Most often when I see a picture on the Internet that I do not immediately understand, I simply move on without even trying to comprehend what I’m seeing. That’s the beauty of the Internet — there’s always something else just a mouse click away.
Sometimes, however, I dig in my heels. Maybe it’s my mood, maybe it’s a latent stubborn streak, maybe I’m just feeling ornery…but sometimes I won’t let it go until I “get it.” This might involve me doing some research or scanning a picture very carefully or re-reading an article multiple times until I get the point.
Very occasionally, the pay off is surprising/startling/so-far-from-what-I-was-expecting enough to make me laugh out loud. Those times, it’s worth the couple minutes of active curiosity.
This morning’s example:
The woman's sign reads: "Ezekiel 23:20"
(click here if you don’t want to bother doing your own research)
Now I have to research the context of that verse. I tell you, that Bible is one crazy book.
T. Keith Edmunds
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Yeah, the context is a little odd. The whole book of Ezekiel is prophecies regarding the fall of Jerusalem and Israel’s “rebellion” and god talking through Ezekiel to tell the Israelites to repent.
That particular passage she has on her sign is about two whores, Oholah (Samaria) and Oholibah (Jerusalem). Oholibah was lusting after Babylonian warriors, which is maybe a big metaphor for Jerusalem wanting to be like Babylon? Which was not good in the eyes of the lord? Not sure. Crazy book.