DAY 3
Ezra Learns of the Intermarriage of the Israelites, Continued (Ezra 9:1–4)
1. Describe Ezra’s response to the news (vv. 3–4).
2. Some of the people “trembled at the words of God” (v. 4). What does it mean to tremble at God’s words? (See Isa. 66:2.)
Ezra Prays to the Lord His God (Ezra 9:5–15)
3. What does Ezra’s touching prayer reveal about God and the Israelites’ sin? (See vv. 5–15.)
4. Notice how the sin of the returned exiles impacted the entire covenant com- munity. How does our personal sin also affect those in our community of faith?
5. What does Ezra’s response to Israel’s sin teach us about how the godly should respond to sin—not only in their own lives, but also in the lives of others?
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