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Themes in Ezra 10

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Themes in Ezra 10

Ezra 10:1 (show verse)

Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there assembled unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children: for the people wept bitterly.

Awakenings and religious reforms » Awakenings, religious, » General references to
religious Awakenings » General references to
Conviction of sin » Examples of » Israel in ezra's time
-ezra » The scribe
-ezra » Characteristics of » Prayerfulness
-ezra » Famous, » Scribe » Exhorts people to put away their heathen wives
Influence » Good » Instances of » -ezra
Prayer » Weeping in
Religious » General references to
Repentance » Examples of » Israel in ezra's time

Ezra 10:2 (show verse)

And Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have married foreign wives of the people of the land: yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing.

Divorce » Forced on those who had idolatrous wives
-ezra » Famous, » Scribe » Exhorts people to put away their heathen wives
-ezra » Characteristics of » A reformer
Jehiel » Father of shechaniah
Marriage » Who not to marry
Shechaniah » Jew » A jew who proposed the putting away (divorce) of gentile wives to ezra

Ezra 10:3 (show verse)

Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those that tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law.

Alliance and society with the enemies of God » Examples of forsaking
Awakenings and religious reforms » Religious reforms names of men under whose leadership reforms occurred » -ezra
Divorce » Forced on those who had idolatrous wives
-ezra » Famous, » Scribe » Exhorts people to put away their heathen wives
-ezra » Characteristics of » A reformer
Foes of the home » Polygamy » Divorce
Home » Polygamy » Divorce
Marriage » Who not to marry
religious Reforms » Names of men under whose leadership reforms occurred » -ezra
Religious » Reforms names of men under whose leadership reforms occurred » -ezra

Ezra 10:4 (show verse)

Arise; for this matter belongs unto you: we also will be with you: be of good courage, and do it.

Alliance and society with the enemies of God » Examples of forsaking
Divorce » Forced on those who had idolatrous wives
-ezra » Famous, » Scribe » Exhorts people to put away their heathen wives
-ezra » Characteristics of » A reformer

Ezra 10:5 (show verse)

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

Divorce » Forced on those who had idolatrous wives
-ezra » Famous, » Scribe » Exhorts people to put away their heathen wives
-ezra » Characteristics of » A reformer
Oath » Ezra requires, of the priests and levites
Priest » Miscellaneous facts concerning » Polluted by marrying idolatrous wives

Ezra 10:6 (show verse)

Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Jehohanan the son of Eliashib: and when he came there, he did eat no bread, nor drink water: for he mourned because of the transgression of them that had been carried away.

Alliance and society with the enemies of God » Saints grieve to witness in their brethren
Divorce » Forced on those who had idolatrous wives
-ezra » Famous, » Scribe » Exhorts people to put away their heathen wives
-ezra » Characteristics of » Self-denial
Fasting » Examples of » -ezra
Fasting » Instances of » Of ezra, on account of the idolatrous marriages of the jews
Johanan » A priest

Ezra 10:7 (show verse)

And they made proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem unto all the children of the captivity, that they should gather themselves together unto Jerusalem;

Divorce » Forced on those who had idolatrous wives
-ezra » Famous, » Scribe » Exhorts people to put away their heathen wives

Ezra 10:8 (show verse)

And that whosoever would not come within three days, according to the order of the leaders and the elders, all his substance should be forfeited, and he himself separated from the congregation of those that had been carried away.

Confiscation » Confiscation of property
Confiscation » As a penalty
Divorce » Forced on those who had idolatrous wives
-ezra » Famous, » Scribe » Exhorts people to put away their heathen wives
Government » Mosaic » Legislates with ezra in reforming certain marriages with the heathen
Loyalty » Enforced
Nation » Spiritual » Rebellion against
Punishments » Confiscation of property
Rebellion » Against civil authority
Rulers' » Of israel » Rebellion against
The Nation » Crimes Against » Rebellion
The Nation » Punishment » Confiscation of property

Ezra 10:9 (show verse)

Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together unto Jerusalem within three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month; and all the people sat in the open square before the house of God, trembling because of this matter, and because of the heavy rain.

Alliance and society with the enemies of God » Persons in authority should denounce
Chisleu » Ninth month in the israelitish calendar
Divorce » Forced on those who had idolatrous wives
-ezra » Famous, » Scribe » Exhorts people to put away their heathen wives
Government » Mosaic » Legislates with ezra in reforming certain marriages with the heathen
Jerusalem » Street of the house of God
Meteorology » Storms » Rain
Month » Chisleu (december)
Months » 9 chisleu, december
Rain » Storms
Rain » Instances of extraordinary » After the captivity
Rain » Rainy season in palestine is in the ninth month, corresponding to december
Rain » Divided into » Great
Storms » Rain

Ezra 10:10 (show verse)

And Ezra the priest stood up, and said unto them, You have transgressed, and have taken foreign wives, to increase the trespass of Israel.

Alliance and society with the enemies of God » Persons in authority should denounce
Ammonites » Jews intermarry with
Divorce » Forced on those who had idolatrous wives
-ezra » Famous, » Scribe » Exhorts people to put away their heathen wives
Government » Mosaic » Legislates with ezra in reforming certain marriages with the heathen
Rebuke » Appointed by God corrupt » Ezra rebukes the people
Reproof » Faithfulness in » Ezra, of the men of judah and benjamin
Sin » For punishments, ancient modes of reacts » Ezra rebukes the people

Ezra 10:11 (show verse)

Now therefore make confession unto the LORD God of your fathers, and do his pleasure: and separate yourselves from the people of the land, and from the foreign wives.

Alliance and society with the enemies of God » A call to come out from
Alliance and society with the enemies of God » Persons in authority should denounce
Ammonites » Jews intermarry with
Confession of sin » Encouraged
Divorce » Forced on those who had idolatrous wives
-ezra » Famous, » Scribe » Exhorts people to put away their heathen wives
Government » Mosaic » Legislates with ezra in reforming certain marriages with the heathen
Israel » Separation of » Of israel from the heathen, encouraged
Rebuke » Appointed by God corrupt » Ezra rebukes the people
Separation » In israel, of the physically unclean and diseased from the » Of israel from the heathen, encouraged
Sin » Confession of » Encouraged
Sin » For punishments, ancient modes of reacts » Ezra rebukes the people

Ezra 10:12 (show verse)

Then all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice, As you has said, so must we do.

Ezra 10:13 (show verse)

But the people are many, and it is a time of heavy rain, and we are not able to stand outside, neither is this a work of one day or two: for we are many that have transgressed in this thing.

Ammonites » Jews intermarry with
Divorce » Forced on those who had idolatrous wives
-ezra » Famous, » Scribe » Exhorts people to put away their heathen wives
Government » Mosaic » Legislates with ezra in reforming certain marriages with the heathen
Rain » Instances of extraordinary » After the captivity
Rain » Rainy season in palestine is in the ninth month, corresponding to december

Ezra 10:14 (show verse)

Let now our rulers of all the congregation stand, and let all them who have taken foreign wives in our cities come at appointed times, and with them the elders of every city, and the judges thereof, until the fierce wrath of our God for this matter is turned from us.

Ezra 10:15 (show verse)

Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahzeiah the son of Tikvah opposed this matter: and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite supported them.

Ammonites » Jews intermarry with
Asahel » Father of jonathan
Divorce » Forced on those who had idolatrous wives
-ezra » Famous, » Scribe » Exhorts people to put away their heathen wives
Jahaziah » A returned exile
Jonathan » Son of asahel
Meshullam » A returned exile
Shabbethai » A levite, assistant to ezra
Tikvah » Father of jahaziah

Ezra 10:16 (show verse)

And the children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, with certain heads of the fathers' houses, according to their fathers' houses, and each of them by name, were set apart, and sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter.

Alliance and society with the enemies of God » Examples of forsaking
Ammonites » Jews intermarry with
Divorce » Forced on those who had idolatrous wives
-ezra » The scribe
-ezra » Famous, » Scribe » Exhorts people to put away their heathen wives

Ezra 10:17 (show verse)

And they finished with all the men that had taken foreign wives by the first day of the first month.

Alliance and society with the enemies of God » Examples of forsaking
Ammonites » Jews intermarry with
Divorce » Forced on those who had idolatrous wives
-ezra » Famous, » Scribe » Exhorts people to put away their heathen wives

Ezra 10:18 (show verse)

And among the sons of the priests there were found that had taken foreign wives: namely, of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren; Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah.

Alliance and society with the enemies of God » Examples of forsaking » Sons of the priests
Ammonites » Jews intermarry with
Amorites » Intermarry with jews
Christian ministers » Instances of » Priests and levites
Eliezer » A priest after the exile
Gedaliah » A priest, who divorced his gentile wife after the exile
Jarib » A priest who married an idolatrous wife
Jebusites » Not exterminated, but they intermarry with the israelites
Jehozadak » A priest of the exile
Maaseiah » The name of a number of priests of the exile
Priest » Miscellaneous facts concerning » Instances of » Of the captivity
Priest » Miscellaneous facts concerning » Polluted by marrying idolatrous wives

Ezra 10:19 (show verse)

And they gave their promise that they would put away their wives; and being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their trespass.

Alliance and society with the enemies of God » Examples of forsaking » Sons of the priests
Ammonites » Jews intermarry with
Amorites » Intermarry with jews
Christian ministers » Instances of » Priests and levites
Covenant » Of men with men » Ratified » By giving the hand
Dedication » Personal of offerings » Trespass
Hand » Clasping of, in token of contract
Jebusites » Not exterminated, but they intermarry with the israelites
Oath » Ezra requires, of the priests and levites
Offerings » Trespass
Offerings » Trespass » Ordinances concerning
Priest » Miscellaneous facts concerning » Instances of » Of the captivity
Priest » Miscellaneous facts concerning » Polluted by marrying idolatrous wives

Ezra 10:20 (show verse)

And of the sons of Immer; Hanani, and Zebadiah.

Ammonites » Jews intermarry with
Amorites » Intermarry with jews
Christian ministers » Instances of » Priests and levites
Hanani » A priest
Immer » Family » of priests
Jebusites » Not exterminated, but they intermarry with the israelites
Priest » Miscellaneous facts concerning » Instances of » Of the captivity
Zebadiah » A priest who defiled himself by marrying an idolatrous woman

Ezra 10:21 (show verse)

And of the sons of Harim; Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah.

Ammonites » Jews intermarry with
Amorites » Intermarry with jews
Christian ministers » Instances of » Priests and levites
Elijah » A post-exile jew
Jebusites » Not exterminated, but they intermarry with the israelites
Jehiel » Name of two priests who married idolatrous wives
Maaseiah » The name of a number of priests of the exile
Priest » Miscellaneous facts concerning » Instances of » Of the captivity
Shemaiah » A priest who put away (divorced) his gentile wife
Uzziah » A priest » Puts away (divorced) his gentile wife

Ezra 10:22 (show verse)

And of the sons of Pashhur; Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.

Ammonites » Jews intermarry with
Amorites » Intermarry with jews
Christian ministers » Instances of » Priests and levites
Elasah » Son of pashur
Eleasah » And
Elioenai » A priest
Ishmael » A priest of the exile
Jebusites » Not exterminated, but they intermarry with the israelites
Jozabad » A priest
Maaseiah » The name of a number of priests of the exile
Nethaneel » A priest who divorced his gentile wife
Pashur » A priest, son of malchiah » An influential man and ancestor of an influential family
Priest » Miscellaneous facts concerning » Instances of » Of the captivity

Ezra 10:23 (show verse)

Also of the Levites; Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah, (the same is Kelita,) Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.

Ammonites » Jews intermarry with
Amorites » Intermarry with jews
Christian ministers » Instances of » Priests and levites
Eliezer » A levite
Jebusites » Not exterminated, but they intermarry with the israelites
Jozabad » Three levites
Judah » Name of two exiled priests
Levites » Intermarried with canaanites
Pethahiah » A levite who divorced his gentile wife
Shimei » A levite who put away (divorced) his gentile wife

Ezra 10:24 (show verse)

Of the singers also; Eliashib: and of the gatekeepers; Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.

Ammonites » Jews intermarry with
Amorites » Intermarry with jews
Christian ministers » Instances of » Priests and levites
Eliashib » Name of three israelites mentioned in
Jebusites » Not exterminated, but they intermarry with the israelites
Levites » Intermarried with canaanites
Shallum » A porter who put away (divorced) his wife
Telem » A porter who put away (divorced) his gentile wife

Ezra 10:25 (show verse)

Moreover of Israel: of the sons of Parosh; Ramiah, and Izziah, and Malchijah, and Mijamin, and Eleazar, and Malchijah, and Benaiah.

Ammonites » Jews intermarry with
Amorites » Intermarry with jews
Benaiah » Son of parosh
Eleazar (eleazer) » A returned israelitish exile
Jebusites » Not exterminated, but they intermarry with the israelites
Jeziah » An israelite who married an idolatrous wife
Malchiah » Name of three exiles
Miamin » Jew » Divorced » Gentile wife
Pharosh » The ancestor of one of the families which returned to jerusalem from the captivity in babylon
Ramiah » Had taken a non-israelite wife

Ezra 10:26 (show verse)

And of the sons of Elam; Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Elijah.

Ammonites » Jews intermarry with
Amorites » Intermarry with jews
Jebusites » Not exterminated, but they intermarry with the israelites
Jehiel » Name of two priests who married idolatrous wives
Jeremoth » One of the sons of elam
Mattaniah » Four israelites who divorced their gentile wives after the captivity
Zechariah » Name of various jews after the captivity

Ezra 10:27 (show verse)

And of the sons of Zattu; Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza.

Ammonites » Jews intermarry with
Amorites » Intermarry with jews
Aziza » Son of zattu
Eliashib » Name of three israelites mentioned in
Elioenai » An israelite
Jebusites » Not exterminated, but they intermarry with the israelites
Jeremoth » One of the family of zattu
Mattaniah » Four israelites who divorced their gentile wives after the captivity
Zabad » Three israelites who divorced their gentile wives
Zattu » One whose descendants returned with zerubbabel

Ezra 10:28 (show verse)

Of the sons also of Bebai; Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.

Ammonites » Jews intermarry with
Amorites » Intermarry with jews
Athlai » A son of bebai
Bebai » The name of three jews whose descendants came from the exile
Hananiah » Son of bebai
Jebusites » Not exterminated, but they intermarry with the israelites
Jehohanan » Son of bebai
Zabbai » Son of bebai

Ezra 10:29 (show verse)

And of the sons of Bani; Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, and Jeremoth.

Adaiah » Two sons of bani
Ammonites » Jews intermarry with
Amorites » Intermarry with jews
Bani » Father of returned exiles
Jashub » Of the family of bani
Jebusites » Not exterminated, but they intermarry with the israelites
Malluch » Son of bani, who divorced his gentile wife after the captivity
Meshullam » Son of bani who divorced his gentile wife
Ramoth » An israelite at the time of ezra » Had taken a non-israelite wife
Sheal » Descendant » Bani

Ezra 10:30 (show verse)

And of the sons of Pahath-moab; Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.

Adna » A son of pahath-moab
Ammonites » Jews intermarry with
Amorites » Intermarry with jews
Benaiah » Son of pahath-moab
Bezalel » Son of pahath-moab
Binnui » Son of pahath-moab
Chelal » Son of pahath-moab
Jebusites » Not exterminated, but they intermarry with the israelites
Maaseiah » A returned exile
Manasseh » Two jews who put away (divorced) their gentile wives after the captivity
Mattaniah » Four israelites who divorced their gentile wives after the captivity
Pahath-moab » The ancestor of an influential family of judah which returned to jerusalem from the captivity

Ezra 10:31 (show verse)

And of the sons of Harim; Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,

Ammonites » Jews intermarry with
Amorites » Intermarry with jews
Eliezer » An israelite after the exile
Harim » An israelite, whose descendants returned from babylon
Ishijah » One of the sons of harim
Jebusites » Not exterminated, but they intermarry with the israelites
Malchiah » Name of three exiles
Shemaiah » An israelite who put away (divorced) his gentile wife
Shimeon » An israelite who put away (divorced) his gentile wife

Ezra 10:32 (show verse)

Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.

Ammonites » Jews intermarry with
Amorites » Intermarry with jews
Benjamin » A son of harim
Jebusites » Not exterminated, but they intermarry with the israelites
Malluch » One of the family of harim, who divorced his gentile wife after the captivity
Shemariah » The name of two israelites who put away (divorced) gentile wives

Ezra 10:33 (show verse)

Of the sons of Hashum; Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.

Ammonites » Jews intermarry with
Amorites » Intermarry with jews
Eliphelet » An israelite, probably identical with number five above
Hashum » Ancestor of certain jews who returned from the captivity
Jebusites » Not exterminated, but they intermarry with the israelites
Jeremai » Of the family of hashum
Manasseh » Two jews who put away (divorced) their gentile wives after the captivity
Mattathah » One of the family of hashum
Mattenai » Two israelites who put away (divorced) their gentile wives after the captivity
Shimei » The name of two israelites who put away (divorced) gentile wives
Zabad » Three israelites who divorced their gentile wives

Ammonites » Jews intermarry with
Amorites » Intermarry with jews
Eliashib » Name of three israelites mentioned in
Jebusites » Not exterminated, but they intermarry with the israelites
Meremoth » Jew » Divorced » Gentile wife
Vaniah » Puts away (divorces) his gentile wife

Ezra 10:37 (show verse)

Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu,

Ammonites » Jews intermarry with
Amorites » Intermarry with jews
Jaasau » Of the family of bani
Jebusites » Not exterminated, but they intermarry with the israelites
Mattaniah » Four israelites who divorced their gentile wives after the captivity
Mattenai » Two israelites who put away (divorced) their gentile wives after the captivity

Ammonites » Jews intermarry with
Amorites » Intermarry with jews
Azareel » A son of bani
Jebusites » Not exterminated, but they intermarry with the israelites
Shelemiah » Name of two descendants of bani who put away (divorced) gentile wives
Shemariah » The name of two israelites who put away (divorced) gentile wives

Ezra 10:42 (show verse)

Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.

Amariah » A returned exile. Divorces his idolatrous wife
Ammonites » Jews intermarry with
Amorites » Intermarry with jews
Jebusites » Not exterminated, but they intermarry with the israelites
Joseph » A returned exile
Shallum » A son of bani, who put away (divorced) his wife

Ezra 10:43 (show verse)

Of the sons of Nebo; Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, and Joel, Benaiah.

Ammonites » Jews intermarry with
Amorites » Intermarry with jews
Benaiah » Son of nebo
Jebusites » Not exterminated, but they intermarry with the israelites
Jeiel » A priest who was defiled by marriage to an idolatrous woman
Joel » One of nebo's family
Mattithiah » An israelite who divorced his gentile wife after the captivity
Nebo » The ancestor of certain jews
Zabad » Three israelites who divorced their gentile wives
Zebina » Son of nebo

Ezra 10:44 (show verse)

All these had taken foreign wives: and some of them had wives by whom they had children.

Ammonites » Jews intermarry with
Amorites » Intermarry with jews
Jebusites » Not exterminated, but they intermarry with the israelites