In an extended allegory, God recounts Jerusalem's history: found as an abandoned newborn, raised to beauty, and married to God who adorned her with splendor. Yet Jerusalem played the harlot with Egypt, Assyria, and Babylon, worse than Sodom and Samaria; nevertheless, God will remember His covenant and establish an everlasting covenant.
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Canaan
View on MapCanaan was the Promised Land, the territory God promised to Abraham and his descendants. It stretched from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea. The Israelites conquered Canaan under Joshua after the Exodus. The land was divided among the twelve tribes of Israel.
Samaria
View on MapSamaria was the capital of the northern kingdom of Israel and later became the name for the entire region between Judea and Galilee. After the Assyrian conquest, the population became mixed, and the Samaritans developed their own form of worship. Jews and Samaritans had deep hostility. Jesus broke social barriers by speaking with the Samaritan woman at the well and telling the parable of the Good Samaritan.
Position in Book
Call and CommissionChapters 1-3
Judgment on JerusalemChapters 4-24
Symbolic acts, visions of idolatry, God's glory departing the temple.
Judgment on NationsChapters 25-32
Restoration PromisesChapters 33-39
The New TempleChapters 40-48