Ezra 10:5

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Then arose Ezra, and made the chief priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they should do according to this word. And they sware.

Arose

Proverbs 27:9

Made

Matthew 26:63

General references

Exodus 14:15

Exodus 18:24

1 Corinthians 12:21

Bible References

Arose

a wise man will listen and increase his learning,
and a discerning man will obtain guidance—

Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still;
teach a righteous man, and he will learn more.

A man takes joy in giving an answer;
and a timely word—how good that is!

A word spoken at the right time
is like gold apples on a silver tray.

Oil and incense bring joy to the heart,
and the sweetness of a friend is better than self-counsel.

Made

Let us therefore make a covenant before our God to send away all the foreign wives and their children, according to the counsel of my lord and of those who tremble at the command of our God. Let it be done according to the law.

They responded: “We will return these things and require nothing more from them. We will do as you say.”

So I summoned the priests and made everyone take an oath to do this.

join with their noble brothers and commit themselves with a sworn oath

to follow the law of God given through God’s servant Moses and to carefully obey all the commands, ordinances, and statutes of Yahweh our Lord.

I rebuked them, cursed them, beat some of their men, and pulled out their hair. I forced them to take an oath before God and said: “You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or yourselves!

But Jesus kept silent. Then the high priest said to Him, “By the living God I place You under oath: tell us if You are the Messiah, the Son of God!”

General references

The Lord said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to Me? Tell the Israelites to break camp.

Moses listened to his father-in-law and did everything he said.

So the eye cannot say to the hand, “I don’t need you!” Or again, the head can’t say to the feet, “I don’t need you!”