LESSON 11
Ezra Learns of the Intermarriage of the Israelites (Ezra 9:1–4)
2. Read Ezra 9:1–2 and answer the following:
What was Israel’s transgression?
Who specifically was involved?
Who were the foremost offenders?
3. How does Deuteronomy 7:1–9 shed light on this situation?
4. Just like the command for the Israelites, Christians are called to be holy and set apart. Fill in the chart below and consider the ways this principle of sep- aration applies to you.
1 Corinthians 5:9–10
I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people—not at all meaning the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters, since then you would need to go out of the world .
2 Corinthians 6:14–15
1 Peter 1:14–16
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