Ezra chapter 9 on Bible Reading

Ezra Chapter 9

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EZRA

The Rebuilding of the Temple

Being a priest and scribe, Ezra leads a group of exiles back to Jerusalem.

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Ezra Made It Clear That Forsaking G-d’s Commandment Is The Main Cause Of G-d’s Wrath Being Unleashed

The question is, “Who is teaching to do so?”

Paul, and the rest of the New Testament (if not the whole).

Don’t agree? Read this chapter alone in contrast with the epistles of Paul and the rest of the New Testament teachings/doctrines against G-d’s Commandments/Laws.

“Intermarriage”

“Ezra’s Prayer And Confession”

… “The people of Israel, the Kohanim and the Levites have not kept themselves apart from the peoples of the lands; [doing] like the abominations of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Jebusite, the Ammonite, the Moabite, the Egyptian and the Amorite.
:9:1
For they have take of their daughters in marriage for themselves and for their sons, and the sacred offspring [of Israel] have intermingled with the peoples of the land. And the hand of the officers and the chiefs has been foremost in this transgression!”
9:2
When I heard this thing I tore my garment and my cloak; tore hair from my head and my beard, and I sat down in silence.
9:3
… and I fell upon my knees and spread out my palms to Hashem, my God.
:5
I said, “My God, I am embarrassed and ashamed to lift my face to You, my God; for our iniquities have multiplied over [our] head, and our sins extend up to the heavens!
:6
For we are slaves, but our God has not forsaken us in our servitude; …
:9
So now, what can we say, O our God, after this? For we have forsaken Your commandments which You have commanded through Your servants the prophets, …
:10 – 11
So now, do not give your daughters to their sons, and do not wed their daughters to your sons, and do not seek after their peace and their well-being forever, so that you may possess and eat of the goodness of the land, and bequeath it to your sons forever.’
:12
shall we again violate Your commandments and intermarry with the peoples of these abominations? Surely You would become enraged at us, until [our] destruction without remnant or survivor!
:14
“Hashem, God of Israel, You are charitable, for we have survived as a remnant to this very day. Behold, we are before You in our guilt, for we are unworthy to stand before You because of this.”
:15

1 And they gave the king’s decrees to the satraps of the king and the governors of the land beyond the river, and they exalted the people and the House of God.
2 And when these were completed, the chiefs approached me, saying “The people of Israel, the priests, and the Levites were not separated from the peoples of the lands, like the abominations of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.
3 For they have taken of their daughters for themselves and for their sons, and the holy seed has become mingled with the peoples of the lands, and the hand of the chiefs and the deputies was first in this treachery.”
4 And when I heard [of] this matter, I rent my garment and my robe, and I tore the hair of my head and my beard, and I sat bewildered.
5 And all those who hastened at the words of the God of Israel gathered to me on account of the treachery of the community of the exiles, and I sat bewildered until the evening offering.
6 And at the [time of] the evening offering, I arose from my fast with the rent condition of my garment and my robe, and I kneeled on my knees and spread my palms to the Lord, my God.
7 And I said, “O my God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift up my face to You, my God, for our iniquities have increased over our heads, and our guilt has grown up to the heavens.
8 Since the days of our forefathers, we are in great guilt until this day, and because of our iniquities, we were delivered-we, our kings, our priests-into the hands of the kings of the lands by the sword, in captivity, and with plunder and with shame-facedness as of this day.
9 And now, for a short moment, favor has been granted by the Lord our God, to leave us a remnant and to give us a peg in His holy place, so that our God may enlighten our eyes and grant us a little life in our servitude.
10 For we are slaves, and in our servitude our God has not forsaken us, and He has extended loving-kindness upon us before the kings of Persia, to give us life, to exalt the House of our God and to erect its ruins, and to give us a fence in Judea and in Jerusalem.
11 And now, what shall we say, O God, after this, for we have forsaken Your commandments,
12 Which You have commanded by Your servants the prophets, saying, ‘The land that you are coming to inherit is an unclean land because of the uncleanliness of the peoples of the lands, by their abominations with which they filled it from end to end with their uncleanliness.
13 And now, you shall not give your daughters to their sons, neither shall you take their daughters for your sons, and you shall not seek their peace nor their prosperity to eternity, in order that you become strong and eat the goodness of the land, and you shall cause your children to inherit it to eternity.’
14 And after all that has come upon us because of our evil deeds and because of our great guilt, because You our God, have punished us less than our inquities deserve, and You have given us a remnant such as this.
15 If we revert to breaking Your commandments to intermarrying with these abominable peoples, will You not be wroth with us until destruction without remnant or escape?
16 O Lord God of Israel, You are righteous, for we are left a remnant as of this day; behold we are before You in our guilt, for we cannot stand before You because of this.”

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King Cyrus of Persia allows the exiles to return to their homeland and rebuild the Temple.

Despite opposition, the Temple is completed and dedicated.

Ezra teaches the Torah and to enforce its laws. Focusing on erradicating intermarriage with non-Jewish women. Correcting their mistakes is ultimately achieved by sending away their wives in taking oaths.

G-d’s faithfulness to His promises, by following His instructions, teachings, commandments, laws, decrees, statutes, precepts and ordinances are themes illustrated in this book.

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