Jensens survey of the old testament adam 136
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had come to the end of the line, and that
they must cry out for mercy? Make a
study of these important phrases in this
paragraph:
“We have been unfaithful to our God.”
“Yet now there is hope.”
“Let us make a covenant with our God.”
“Be courageous and act.”
V. The Propitiation (10:5-17). The story of
Ezra ends by showing how the sin of
mixed marriages was dealt with, and
how peace with God was thereby
restored. (Recall the words “hope” and
“covenant” of 10:2-3.)
The price of restoration was high. This is
perhaps the main truth of these closing
verses of Ezra. Observe the following in your
study:
a) Firm authority of God’s spokesman
(10:5).
b) Deep remorse (10:6).
c) Thorough investigation (10:7-8, 14).
d) No one excused from examination (10:8).
e) Sense of fear (10:9, 14).
f) Tragic consequences involved in the
solution (10:44).
g) Way to restoration (the word
“propitiation” in this outline means
atonement, or restored fellowship by
sacrifice): confession of sin (10:11a),
offering for sin (10:19), dissolution of
marriage (10:116).
V. KEY WORDS AND VERSES OF EZRA
Some key words and phrases of Ezra are:
“went up,” “Jerusalem,” “decree,” “house of
the LORD,” “hand of the LORD upon him,”
“law of the LORD.” The Word of God is
prominent throughout the book, under
various designations. Look up each verse
cited here and jot down the word or phrase
used: 1:1; 3:2; 6:14, 18; 7:6, 10, 14; 9:4;
10:3, 5.
VI. APPLICATIONS OF EZRA
1. What are some important spiritual
qualifications of God’s servants?
2. What lessons about worship and praise
can be learned from this book?
3. Satan always tries to oppose God’s
work. What can Christians do to prevent
such opposition, or overcome it when it
exists?
4. Does God use unbelievers to ful ll tasks
in His work? If so, how and why? Can you
cite examples on the contemporary scene?
5. What constitutes a mixed marriage
today, in the sense in which it was a sin of
Ezra’s time? Why is it such a dangerous evil?
VII. BACKGROUND OF NEHEMIAH
A. TITLE AND PLACE IN THE CANON
The book of Nehemiah is named after its
main character and its opening words (1:1a).
In all Old Testament canonical lists it has
been classi ed as a historical book. Both
Hebrew and Greek Bibles of the earliest
centuries treated Ezra and Nehemiah as one
book. The two-book classi cation of our
English Bibles may be traced back to the
Latin Vulgate Bibles.
B. DATE AND AUTHORSHIP
Authorship of the book may be attributed
to Nehemiah, who probably wrote most of it
around 420 B.C. Some parts of the book
contain his memoirs (1:1—7:5; 11:1-2;
12:27-43; 13:4-31). The list of Jewish
families given in 7:5-73 was from a
