Ezra 10:7

“And they made proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem unto all the children of the captivity, that they should gather themselves together unto Jerusalem;”

"And they made proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem unto all the children of the captivity, that they should gather themselves together unto Jerusalem;" - Ezra 10:7
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What does Ezra 10:7 mean?

"Ezra 10:7 (KJV): And they made proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem unto all the children of the captivity, that they should gather themselves together unto Jerusalem." The book of Ezra is set in the time period after the Babylonian exile, when the Jews were allowed to…

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Gathering for Restoration: A Call to Community in Christ

The verse from Ezra 10:7 states: "And they made proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem unto all the children of the captivity, that they should gather themselves together unto Jerusalem;" In this powerful scripture, we witness a decisive moment in the life of the returning…

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A Call to Unity and Restoration

O Almighty and Everlasting God, the Creator of Heaven and Earth, we come before You with hearts full of reverence and gratitude. We gather in Your name, boldly approaching the throne of grace, deeply influenced by the profound words found in Ezra 10:7, which say, "And they made…

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Ezra 10:7 - "And they made proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem unto all the children of the captivity, that they should gather themselves together unto Jerusalem;"
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."
"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 7:10
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 7:12 - "Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and at such a time."
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 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 7:1 - "Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,"
Ezra 10:35 - "Benaiah, Bedeiah, Chelluh,"
Ezra 10:41 - "Azareel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah,"
Ezra 10:36 - "Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,"
Ezra 10:42 - "Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph."
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 7:2 - "The son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub,"
Ezra 7:4 - "The son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki,"
Ezra 2:10 - "The children of Bani, six hundred forty and two."
Ezra 10:24 - "Of the singers also; Eliashib: and of the porters; Shallum, and Telem, and Uri."
Ezra 10:21 - "And of the sons of Harim; Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah."
Ezra 10:31 - "And of the sons of Harim; Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,"