The Bible

 

Ezekiel 16:18

Study

       

18 And hast taken thy broidered garments, and covered them: and thou hast set my oil and my incense before them.

Commentary

 

Rabbah, the daughters of

  

'The daughters of Rabbah' signify people in natural good and yet falsify the truths of the church.

(References: Apocalypse Explained 637)

Commentary

 

Shame

  

On a natural level, there are a variety of things that can cause shame. We might be ashamed of physical weakness or ugliness; we might be ashamed of a lack of education or a menial job; we might be ashamed of a dirty house or a misbehaving child. On a deeper level we would be ashamed to have people know our dark thoughts and unspoken desires. All of these have to do with our failings, our sense of not being good enough. And so it is in the Bible, where "shame" represents a knowledge and acknowledgement of our own evil, its hold on us and the delight we take in it.