Ezra 9:1-15

Contents: The remnant loses its separated position. Ezra's prayer and confession.

Characters: God, Ezra.

Conclusion: Let this be the comfort of true penitents, that though their sins have piled up to heaven, God's mercy is in the heavens and if we confess our sins, trusting to the sacrificed One, God is faithful and just to forgive, and to cleanse from all unrighteousness.

Key Word: Confession, Ezra 9:6.

Strong Verses: Ezra 9:6; Ezra 9:13; Ezra 9:14.

Striking Facts: Ezra 9:5. The evening sacrifice was a type of the propitiation of the Lamb of God, who, in the evening of the world, took away sin by the sacrifice of Himself. With the eye of faith fixed upon that sacrifice we may confess our sins and hope for full cleansing.