Ezra 9:1-15 - Exposition

§ 2. REFORMATION OF RELIGION ACCOMPLISHED BY EZRA AT JERUSALEM .

1. The complaint made by the princes to Ezra concerning the mixed marriages ( Ezra 9:1 , Ezra 9:2 );

2. Ezra's astonishment and horror ( Ezra 9:3 , Ezra 9:4 );

3. His confession and prayer to God ( Ezra 9:5-15 );

4. Repentance of the people, and covenant sworn to, on the recommendation of Shechaniah ( Ezra 10:1-5 );

5. Ezra's fast ( Ezra 10:6 );

6. Proclamation summoning all the Jews to Jerusalem ( Ezra 10:7-9 );

7. Address of Ezra, and consent of the people to put away the strange wives ( Ezra 10:10-14 );

8. Opposition of Jonathan and others ( Ezra 10:15 );

9. Accomplishment of the work ( Ezra 10:16 , Ezra 10:17 ); and

10. Names of those who had married strange wives ( Ezra 10:18-44 ).