Unit 1. Ezra/Nehemiah
Session 3, Letting
Go and Grabbing Hold 6/21/2020
Scriptures¡GEZRA 9:5-15
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PREFACE: There has been a big shift in our story since last week¡¦s session.
Following the initial group who returned to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple,
Ezra¡¦s arrived with a second party decades later. In today¡¦s scripture study,
almost 60 years have passed since the completion of the temple. The newest
generation of these Israelites had not experienced the exile, the return, or the
rebuilding. God had orchestrated reconstruction of the temple (Ezra 1-6) and recorded community life according to His
law (Ezra 7-10). Let¡¦s see through Ezra¡¦s eyes how they had
strayed spirituality and their need for forgiveness are Ezra¡¦s mission
Last Week: We
saw how worship is a crucial part of preparing our hearts and lives for
work in the kingdom
of God.
This Week: We will see how we must identify and confront any
areas of compromise in our
relationship
with God.
- Sin¡¦s Consequences: Ezra 9:5-7: 5, But the eye of their God was
watching over the elders of the Jews, and they were not stopped until a report
could go to Darius and his written reply be received. 6, This is a
copy of the letter that Tattenai, governor of Trans-Euphrates, and
Shethar-Bozenai and their associates, the officials of Trans-Euphrates,
sent to King Darius. 7, The report they sent him read as follows:
To King Darius: Cordial greetings.
Commentary: Ezra9:5-7, According to Ezra
7-8, Ezra was a Jewish
scribe charged by the Persian emperor with the task of instructing his
people in the laws of Moses. Persians regularly encouraged religious
leaders throughout the empire to help local cultures reclaim their ancient
traditions. Shortly after arriving in Jerusalem, Ezra discovered major sin in the community of
faith. He immediately recognized the severity of its consequences and mourned
deeply as though someone had died. Like people typically did on
such occasions in those days, he tore his clothes, pulled his hair, and cried out to God in prayer.
Ezra expressed his
deep sense of shame for the sin of his people, much like Adam and Eve felt
in the Garden of Eden (Ge.
3:7). Sin always leaves us feeling ashamed, as if
we have become less than God created us to be. Indeed, the primary word for sin in
Hebrew essentially means mission God¡¦s goal for life.
(Excerpted from the Faith Connection, page 19 of Summer, 2020)
- Sin¡¦s Remedy: Read-Ezra
9:8-9:8, "But now, for a
brief moment, the LORD our God has been gracious in leaving us a remnant
and giving us a firm place in his sanctuary, and so our God gives light to
our eyes and a little relief in our bondage. 9, Though we are slaves,
our God has
not deserted us in our bondage. He has shown us kindness in the sight of the kings of
Persia: He has
granted us new life to rebuild the house of our God and repair its ruins,
and he has given us a
wall of protection in Judah and Jerusalem. Commentary:
Ezra 9: 8-9, Though God¡¦s people had
suffered for their sin, Ezra recognized that God remained faithful and had
given them his sanctuary in which to worship (v.8). These were not their
only blessings, they stood as symbols of how God had kept covenant with Abraham,
demonstrating His constant kindness to his people (v.9), ¡§steadfast love¡¨ in
English Bibles, Thus,
Ezra confirmed, ¡§God has not forsaken¡¨ His people in their sin (v.9). God¡¦s consistent, committed
love for people is the foundation of hope for those who sin, it is
the remedy for our sin, because we cannot pay for them ourselves Our good works are never
enough to redeem us. Sin must be forgiven, and
the steadfast love of God assures
us that God will forgive those who repent¡Aif you invite Jesus Christ coming to heart.
(Excerpted
from the Faith Connection, page 20 of Summer, 2020)
- Sin¡¦s Compromise:
Read - Ezra 9:10-15 10, "But now, O our God, what can we say after this? For we have
disregarded the commands. 11, you gave through your servants the prophets when you said: 'The
land you are entering to possess is a land polluted by the corruption of
its peoples. By their detestable practices they have filled it with their
impurity from one end to the other. 12, Therefore, do not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or
take their daughters for your sons. Do not seek a treaty of friendship
with them at any time, that you may be strong and eat the good things of
the land and leave it to your children as an everlasting inheritance.' 13, "What has
happened to us is a result of our evil deeds and our great guilt, and yet,
our God, you have punished us less than our sins have deserved and have
given us a remnant like this. 14, Shall we again break your commands and intermarry with the peoples
who commit such detestable practices? Would you not be angry enough with
us to destroy us, leaving us no remnant or survivor? 15, O LORD, God of Israel, you are
righteous! We are left this day as a remnant. Here we are before you in
our guilt, though because of it not one of us can stand in your
presence."
Commentary: Ezra 9:10-15, After learning about the sins of the people, Ezra fell to his knees in prayer.
His heartfelt prayer
provides a good perspective on sin. He recognized: 1, that sin is serious (9:6); 2, that no one sins
without affecting others (9:7); 3, that he was not sinless, although he didn¡¦t
have a pagan wife (9:10ff); 4, that God¡¦s love and mercy had spared the nation when they did
nothing to deserve it (9:8, 9, 15). It is easy to view sin lightly in a world that sees sin as
inconsequential, but we
should view sin as seriously as Ezra did. Ezra recognized that if God gave
the people the justice they deserved, they would not be able to stand
before him; often we cry out for justice when we feel abused and unfairly
treated. In those moments, we forget the reality of our own sin and the
righteous judgment we deserve. How fortunate we are that God gives us mercy and
grace rather than only justice. The next time you ask God for fair and
just treatment, pause to think what would happen if God gave you what you
really deserve. Plead instead for his mercy. (Insert from N.I.V. p.955)
- CONCLUSIONS:
1. Sin¡¦s Consequences Verses 5-7, Ezra began his mission with passionate intercessory prayers of confession and repentance.
(such as self -abasement, torn clothing, falling on knees, ashamed, disgrace, guilt.)
2. Sin¡¦s Remedy: Verses 8-9, Ezra reminds the people of two specific things that
illustrate God¡¦s graciousness to His people-the remnant had preserved and they
now had their temple rebuilt.
3. Sin¡¦s Compromise: Verses 10-15, Whatever challenges the Israelites found upon their return to Jerusalem,
they did not recognize the conflicting issues that caused them to ignore the
statues God had given them through Moses. Ezra was a priest and a scribe (Ezra
7:6, 10-12; Nehemiah 8:1,3, 13). A scribe is literally a writer, in that time after
the captivity, scribes not only multiplied copies of the law but were also intimately acquainted
with it and took on the role of teaching it to others. (Insert from NIV Bible and excerpts from the Faith
Connection, (Professor Gay Leonard. Gay is an author and editor. Following
45 years of ministry together, she and her husband, Larry, now reside in
Florida and Tennessee.)
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