Ezra 10:11

“Now therefore make confession unto the LORD God of your fathers, and do his pleasure: and separate yourselves from the people of the land, and from the strange wives.”

"Now therefore make confession unto the LORD God of your fathers, and do his pleasure: and separate yourselves from the people of the land, and from the strange wives." - Ezra 10:11
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What does Ezra 10:11 mean?

Ezra 10:11 (KJV) reads, "Now therefore make confession unto the LORD God of your fathers, and do his pleasure: and separate yourselves from the people of the land, and from the strange wives." This verse comes from the book of Ezra, which is part of the Old Testament. The book…

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The Call to Confession and Separation: A Journey of Restoration

The book of Ezra details a pivotal moment in the history of Israel as they are allowed to return to their homeland after the Babylonian exile. As this community of exiles reassembles, they face the uncomfortable reality of their past mistakes and the challenge of re-establishing…

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A Prayer of Confession and Commitment to Righteousness

O Lord God of our Fathers, In the stillness of this moment, I come before You with a humble heart, seeking Your presence and grace. With the weight of Your Word on my spirit, I reflect upon the profound truth found in Ezra 10:11, where it calls us to make confession unto You…

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Ezra 10:11 - "Now therefore make confession unto the LORD God of your fathers, and do his pleasure: and separate yourselves from the people of the land, and from the strange wives."
Ezra 10:10-12
Ezra 10:10 - "And Ezra the priest stood up, and said unto them, Ye have transgressed, and have taken strange wives, to increase the trespass of Israel."
Ezra 10:3
Ezra 3:10
Ezra 10:3
Ezra 10:5 - "Then arose Ezra, and made the chief priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they should do according to this word. And they sware."
Ezra 7:10 - "For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments."
Ezra 10:38 - "And Bani, and Binnui, Shimei,"
Ezra 10:37 - "Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasau,"
Ezra 10:40 - "Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,"
Ezra 10:32 - "Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah."
Ezra 10:36 - "Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,"
Ezra 10:35 - "Benaiah, Bedeiah, Chelluh,"
Ezra 10:42 - "Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph."
Ezra 10:41 - "Azareel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah,"
Ezra 10:39 - "And Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah,"
Ezra 10:20 - "And of the sons of Immer; Hanani, and Zebadiah."
Ezra 10:34 - "Of the sons of Bani; Maadai, Amram, and Uel,"
Ezra 7:11 - "¶ Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave unto Ezra the priest, the scribe, even a scribe of the words of the commandments of the LORD, and of his statutes to Israel."
Ezra 2:11 - "The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and three."
Ezra 2:10 - "The children of Bani, six hundred forty and two."
Ezra 10:21 - "And of the sons of Harim; Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah."
Ezra 10:24 - "Of the singers also; Eliashib: and of the porters; Shallum, and Telem, and Uri."
Ezra 10:28 - "Of the sons also of Bebai; Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai."
Ezra 10:31 - "And of the sons of Harim; Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,"
"Azareel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah," - Ezra 10:41
"And Bani, and Binnui, Shimei," - Ezra 10:38
"And Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah," - Ezra 10:39