Monday, April 4, 2016

Day 95

Ezra 6Ezra 7Ezra 8;   Ezra 9Ezra 10

Darius renews the decree of Cyrus to build the temple. It is finished and dedicated, and sacrifices and feasts commence again. Ezra goes up to Jerusalem. Artaxerxes provides for beautifying the temple and sustains the Jews in their worship. Those who go up from Babylon to Jerusalem are listed. The Levites are called to accompany them. Ezra and the people fast and pray for and gain guidance and protection in going to Jerusalem. Many Jews intermarry with the Canaanites and others and follow their abominations. Ezra prays and confesses the sins of all the people. The Jews covenant to put away their wives taken from the Canaanites and others. Ezra assembles the people at Jerusalem. The Levites who married non-Israelite women are listed.



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