So now I must add the Book of Ezra to my "list." The list in my mind of "abrupt endings" in the Bible, in Scripture! In the New Testament the history oriented Book of Acts, ends in such a fashion. (Incidentally, Ezra is history, too!) Yes, Acts … [Continue reading]
THE BOOK OF EZRA, SOME FINAL THOUGHTS
I am not saying this is absolutely the last Ezra Lesson, there may be another tomorrow. (We have already invested 9 Studies to Ezra chapter 10 alone!) But I am saying we are nearing the end of our journey through this truly "amazing" little Book of … [Continue reading]
THE BOOK OF EZRA, “ON JUDGING OURSELVES!”
Paul the Apostle, many years after Ezra lived and died, wrote these words: "Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. But let a man examine himself, and so … [Continue reading]
THE BOOK OF EZRA, ITS LAST CHAPTER, THOSE “DIVORCES?”
Yes, many Jewish men had (illegally, according to Moses' Law) married women of heathen descent, people who worshipped false gods at that! And Ezra and his co-leaders felt they (the erring men) were diluting, compromising, hindering the spiritual … [Continue reading]
THE BOOK OF EZRA, THAT FINAL “LIST”
Yes, Ezra is known for its lists, at least to some degree. There was a list of returning (to Judah from Babylon) captives way back in Ezra chapter 2, under Zerubbabel's (among others) leadership. Then another such list (still of returnees) … [Continue reading]
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