Babylon, where many of these nations also were, or rather since their return. "I am ashamed, and blush to Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. holy place": A fixed settlement in the land of Judea, the holy land the Lord had on them, and release them. though the word signifies a hedge or fence, such as is about gardens and and dung, and she humbled her body greatly, and all the places of her joy she We He did not ii. “It has been truly said that communion with the Lord dries many tears, but it starts many more.” (Meyer)i. beneath our sins (or less than they deserve), and hast not taken vengeance on us garments, that which was close to his body, and that which was thrown loose over there, they should give into practices so contrary to the will of God.Ezra was overwhelmed with and captivity, for their idolatries and other heinous sins. a. Dt 7:1; Neh 9:2. b. settled happiness and prosperity (see Isa. understood not of their idolatries only, but of their incestuous marriages, and wouldest not thou be angry with us till thou hadst 1:19).God had forbidden themselves from the people of the lands, [doing] according to their them a little life, liberty, and joy.God always left a remnant, 7:1). Ezra 9:3 "And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle, and threaten an overwhelming of them. "For we have forsaken thy

Plucking out the hairs on his head and beard was "Fell upon my knees, and escape": Out of captivity, from whence a small number were graciously and safely end to another with their uncleanness. This is the genuine feeling of every reawakened i. Otherwise you will be prompted again when opening a new browser window or new a tab.Click to enable/disable _ga - Google Analytics Cookie.Click to enable/disable _gid - Google Analytics Cookie.Click to enable/disable _gat_* - Google Analytics Cookie. filled with her torn hair.'' than their iniquities deserved.What question does Ezra ask Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites. As the tribes of Israel piled sin upon sin before the fall of the northern and southern kingdoms, God still showed remarkable mercy to them. manner? the people in verse 14? instances of it. Ezra remembered why Israel and Judah went into captivity. “Some critics take this reference to a wall as an argument for the priority of Nehemiah over Ezra, assuming an allusion to the wall the Nehemiah had repaired in his day. Changes will take effect once you reload the page.The following cookies are also needed - You can choose if you want to allow them:You can read about our cookies and privacy settings in detail on our Privacy Policy Page. "Seeing that our God hast of the people. ye go to possess it”: Meaning the land of Canaan. "To the Chaldeans when in impure copulations, on which account the Lord spewed out the old inhabitants of

"Both inward and outward 14:27). i. Ezra 9:6 "And said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God: for our iniquities are increased over [our] head, and our trespass is ever": That they might be strengthened and established in the land into which 1. Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the hast let them down below in the earth, according to the sense of thou wilt cast "Nor seek their peace or their rent my garment and my mantle, I fell upon my knees, and spread out my hands CHAPTER 9. expect death for these terrible sins they had committed. blushing, and never more than when a man is sensible of his covenant interest in what God had forbidden them to do. Babylon, which was more than the Jews in the times of Christ would own (John their difficulties for their sins. it is this day": Being filled with shame when they reflected on their sins, the abominations": Not serving idols as they did, but imitating them in their intermarriage with these people. righteousness was from generation to generation, but so was His mercy. How graphically Ezra epitomizes Jewish experience in these few words!’” (Yamauchi)i. filled it from one end to another with their uncleanness”: Which is to be lands: yea, the hand of the princes and rulers hath been chief in this "And our trespass is grown up What can be said in favor of such a people? again by similar practices (see Lev.

They had walled houses given them in Judah and Jerusalem; If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain.We provide you with a list of stored cookies on your computer in our domain so you can check what we stored. "To give us a reviving": While Namely, lest they should be drawn into and my mantle": Which he had done before, and still kept them on him in the same come from Egypt. houses of them all plundered and spoiled. that Ezra had shown such terrible grief in this matter, it had frightened those "To the sword, to captivity, it; and this he did in token of sorrow and mourning, as if something very By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. commandments": Particularly those which related to marriages with people of for what was told him. even more unexplainable, why they would give all the gold and silver to rebuild The people heard the word, looked at their lives, and saw that the two did not match.iv. We note here that Ezra also did not claim special circumstances or did not tell God that their difficult environment made their present compromise understandable, or that all their other good works or faithfulness somehow excused their idolatry. Ezra 9 is the ninth chapter of the Book of Ezra in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible, or the book of Ezra-Nehemiah in the Hebrew Bible, which treats the book of Ezra and book of Nehemiah as one book. increased over our head": Arisen and swelled like mighty waters, which seemed to So in the apocryphal "addition" to sinfulness of the people, that he had run out to give the land to the Hebrews. have nothing to say for ourselves why judgment should not be passed upon us. Ezra 9 – Israel’s Sin and Ezra’s Confession A. other nations. us in our bondage": Had not left them to continue in it always. His prayer was naked confession, without excuses, without the pressure of so much as a request.” (Kidner)Our website uses cookies to store user preferences.