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.”

"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 10:5
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What does Ezra 10:5 mean?

Ezra 10:5 (KJV) states: "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." The book of Ezra is set in the time period after the Israelites were freed from the Babylonian captivity and…

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A Covenant of Commitment: The Call to Faithfulness

In Ezra 10:5, we find a pivotal moment in the life of the Israelites as they return from Babylonian exile. The verse reads, "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." This…

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A Prayer of Commitment and Obedience

Heavenly Father, As we gather in humble reverence before You, we stand in awe of Your greatness and the depth of Your mercy. You who governs the heavens and the earth, we find ourselves lost in the profound truth of Your Word. Lord, we come before You with the echo of Ezra 10:5…

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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 5:10 - "We asked their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief of them."
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 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."
Zerubbabel in Ezra chapter 5
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,"
"We asked their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief of them." - Ezra 5:10
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