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Themes in Ezra 10

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Themes in Ezra 10

Ezra 10:1 (show verse)

And as Ezra prayed, and as he confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there were gathered to him from Israel a very great convocation of men and women and children: for the people wept a great weeping.

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 son of Jehiel, from the sons of Elam, will answer and say to Ezra, We transgressed against our God, and we were dwelling with strange wives from the people of the land: and now there is hope to Israel concerning this.

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)

And now we will cut out a covenant to our God to bring forth all the wives, and those being born of them upon the counsel of my lord, and of those trembling at the command of our God; and according to the law it shall be done.

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 to thee the word, and we with thee: be strong and do.

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)

And Ezra will rise and cause the chiefs to swear, the priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to do according to this word. And they will swear.

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)

And Ezra will rise up from before the house of God, and will go the chamber of Johanan son of Eliashib: and he will go there, he ate not bread and drank not water: for he was mourning for the transgression of the exiles.

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 caused a voice to pass through Judah and Jerusalem to all the sons of the exile to gather, together at 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 every one who shall not come in three days according to the counsel of the chiefs and the old men, all his substance shall be devoted, and he shall be separated from the convocation of the exile.

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)

And all the men of Judah and Benjamin will gather together at Jerusalem in three days. It was the ninth month, in the twentieth in the month, and all the people will sit in the broad place of the house of God, trembling for the word, and from the heavy showers.

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 will rise up and say to them, Ye transgressed, and ye will dwell with strange wives to add upon the guilt 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)

And now ye shall give praise to Jehovah the God of your fathers, and do acceptance: and separate from the people of the land and from the strange 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)

And all the convocation will answer and say, with a great voice, So to do according to thy words to us.

Ezra 10:13 (show verse)

But the people many, and a time of heavy showers, and no power to stand without, and the work not for one day, and not for two: for we many transgressing in this word.

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)

And our chiefs to all the convocation shall stand now, and all who in our cities dwelt with strange wives, shall come at the appointed times, and with them the old men of city and city, and its judges, until the turning back the burning of the anger of our God from us even for this word.

Ezra 10:15 (show verse)

But Jonathan son of Asahel and Jahaziah, son of Tikvah, stood upon this: and Meshullam and Sabbethai the Levite helped 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 thus the sons of the exile will do. And they will be separated, Ezra the priest, men, heads of the fathers, for the house of their fathers, and all of them by names, and they will it down in one day to the tenth month to seek out the word.

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 will finish with all the men dwelling with strange wives, even to one day to 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 there will be found from the sons of the priest who dwelt with strange wives: from the sons of Joshua son of Josedek and his brethren: Maaseiah and Eleazar, 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 will give their hand to bring forth their wives; and being guilty, a ram of the flock for their guilt.

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 from 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 from 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 from the sons of Pashur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nathaniel, 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)

And from the Levites: Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah (this is Kelita) Pethahiah, Judah and Eleazar.

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)

And from those singing: Eliashib: and from the gates: 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)

And from Israel: from the sons of Parosh: Ramiah and Jeziah, and Malchiah and Miamin and Eleazar and Malchiah 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 from the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Eliah.

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 from the sons of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, 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)

And from the sons of Bebai: Jehohanan Hananiah, Zabbai, 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 from the sons of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, and Ramoth.

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 from the sons of Pahath-Moab: Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, 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 the sons of Harim: Eleazar, Ishijah, Malchiah, 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, 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)

From the sons of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattathah, Zabad, Eliphalet, 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 Jaasau,

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)

From the sons of Nebo: Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau, 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 took strange wives: and there is from them wives, and sons will be produced.

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