Daniel 9:4-16; Genesis 44:16; Joshua 7:8; Lamentations 3:22; Romans 3:19
Ezra's Confession. Ezra 9:5 . at the evening Oblation: therefore in the presence of the assembled worshippers. Ezra 9:7 . from the days of ou...
what shall we say... ? Figure of speech Erotesis. App-6.
And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments, What shall we say after this? - Even in the midst of these b...
Ezra's Indignation at Intermarriages with the Heathen 1. The Canaanites, etc.] In the Law it was only with the various Canaanite nations that marr...
(5-15) Ezra’s prayer of confession and deprecation. (5) And at the evening sacrifice I arose up. — Until the afternoon Ezra had sat silent and in g...
FOREIGN MARRIAGES Ezra 9:1-15 The successful issue of Ezra's undertaking was speedily followed by a bitter disappointment on the part of its le...
a Leader's Sorrows for His People's Sins Ezra 9:1-15 The mingling of the holy seed with heathen peoples was always the curse of Israel, and it...
On Ezra's arrival at Jerusalem complaint was made to him of the failure and sin of the people. What an appalling story it was, that during these sixt...
Reader! what sweet and gracious signs of sorrow, and of real communion with God. The blushing, and dropping countenance, under the conscious sense of...
And now, O our God, what shall we say after this ?.... What apology or excuse can be made for such ingratitude? what can be said in favour of such a...
And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments, Ver. 10. And now, O our God, what shall we say after this...
And now, what shall we say after this? What apology can we make for ourselves, after thou hast conferred such great and high favours upon us, and w...
HUMBLED BECAUSE OF MIXED MARRIAGES (vv. 1-4) If Ezra expected to engage in the pleasant work of the priesthood, it must have been a keen disappo...
5 And at the evening sacrifice I arose up from my heaviness; and having rent my garment and my mantle, I fell upon my knees, and spread out m...
What apology can we make for ourselves, after thou hast conferred such great and high favours upon us, and we have so grossly abused them?
Ezra Deals With The Problem Of Returnees Who Have Been Led Astray Into Idolatry Having Taken Foreign Wives ( Ezra 9:1 to Ezra 10:44 ). It is imp...
Ezra's Admission Of Israel's Guilt Before YHWH On Behalf Of The People ( Ezra 9:5-15 ). When the time of the evening sacrifice came, no doubt feel...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.] We now come to the social and religious reformation effected by Ezra amongst the Jews who had previously returned to...
Ezra 9:2 . The holy seed have mingled with the people. The distinction of the Jews from the heathen was not by nature, but by grace. Their nobilit...
§ 2. REFORMATION OF RELIGION ACCOMPLISHED BY EZRA AT JERUSALEM . EXPOSITION IN the interval between Zerubbabel's rule and the...
Ezra's Confession of the People's Sin
And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? For we have forsaken Thy commandments
10 And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,