God has called His people to walk faithfully with Him, separate from the sinful practices of the world. In part 4 of Ezra-Nehemiah: The Gracious Hand of God, Pastor Dan Cox reads from Ezra 9 & 10.
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Study Notes
Understanding the Text
- First Return Under Zerubbabel (Ezra 1-6)
- Second Return and Reform Under Ezra (Ezra 7-10)
- Return to the Land (Ezra 7-8)
- Reform in the Land (Ezra 9-10)
- Sin in the land (Ezra 9:1-2)
- Ezra’s despair (Ezra 9:3-4)
- Ezra’s prayer (Ezra 9:5-15)
- Confession and repentance (Ezra 10:1-44)
The Elephant in the Room Question…
Applying the Text
Separation from the World
A Biblical Strategy for Separation from the World
- Worship God only
- Do not reduce God to an idol
- Do not misuse God’s name
- Remember the Sabbath
- Honor your parents
- Do not murder
- Do not commit adultery
- Do not steal
- Do not lie
- Do not covet
A Biblical Strategy for Separation from the World
- Love God with your whole being
- Love others as Christ has loved you