Ezra 10 - Introduction

Chapter Ten
PRELIMINARY QUESTIONS

1.

What particular idea do you think brought the people to tears?

2.

Do you think Ezra was justified in advocating divorce?.

3.

Why do you suppose the priests are mentioned first among those who had committed this sin, and again of those who corrected their conduct?

4.

Do you think the list of names is placed here as a means of punishing those who had sinned, or of honoring those who had repented?

OUTLINE

Topic of the chapter: How the problem of mixed marriages was resolved.

D.

The community is cleansed, and a list of offenders is given.

1.

A decision is reached by those who heard Ezra pray (Ezra 10:1-4).

2.

The decision is shared by the leaders, and an assembly is ordered (Ezra 10:5-8).

3.

The decision is accepted by all, in the assembly (Ezra 10:9-15).

4.

The decision is carried out (Ezra 10:16-19).

5.

A list is made of those who complied (Ezra 10:20-44).

REVIEW QUESTIONS

1.

Who was the man who helped Ezra the most, to correct the evil?

2.

What response did he get from the general population?

3.

Whom did Ezra select to investigate and deal with offenders?

4.

How long did the process take?