Harlot

The term is a reference to the fact that in every way, not just their idol worship, the Jews had become like the nations around them. It is like in the time of Samuel when the Israelites wanted a king “like all the nations” (1 Sam. 8:5). Any time the Jews decided to be like the other nations, they were considered to be prostituting themselves out to those nations. It could be for the nations’ idols, their commerce, their political power. It did not matter what specific reason. When the Jews failed to trust in God and began to seek the favor of other nations, God considered them unfaithful.
Category:Apocalyptic Terms