Ezra 10:18, Ezra 10:19 NIV

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Ezra 10:1-44

EZRA AND HIS REFORMS THE COMMISSION AND ITS EXECUTION (Ezra 7-8) The first of these chapters tells who Ezra was (Ezra 7:1-6 ), the date and object of his journey to Jerusalem (Ezra 7:7-10 ), the nature and extent of his commission from the king (Ezra 7:11-26 ), and his feelings in the premises (Ezra 7:27-28 ). The second, gives the number and genealogic record of the Jews who accompanied him (Ezra 7:1-20 ), the spirit in which they entered upon the pilgrimage (Ezra 7:21-25 ), the... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Ezra 10:1-44

Ezra 10:0 1. Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down [in public prostration] before the house of God, there assembled unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children: for the people wept very sore [the calamity was domestic as well as national]. 2. And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Ezra 10:18-44

Observe, Reader, how the names of the offenders are recorded. No doubt both in judgment and in mercy. How fully doth it show forth the covenant love of God in Christ, while it fully sets forth also his people's sin and depravity. Oh! what could have atoned for this dreadful rebellion, but the blessed provision made for Israel's sin in the redemption by Israel's God. Here, blessed Jesus, as in every other case, we see the glorious resource in thy salvation. In every age, and upon every occasion,... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Ezra 10:15-44

15-44 The best reformers can but do their endeavour; when the Redeemer himself shall come to Zion, he shall effectually turn away ungodliness from Jacob. And when sin is repented of and forsaken, God will forgive it; but the blood of Christ, our Sin-offering, is the only atonement which takes away our guilt. No seeming repentance or amendment will benefit those who reject Him, for self-dependence proves them still unhumbled. All the names written in the book of life, are those of penitent... read more

Frank Binford Hole

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Ezra 10:1-99

Ezra 10 IN VERSE Ezr_10:1 , we see Ezra on his knees, and as he confessed, moved by deep emotion that revealed itself in weeping. Some of us are so constituted that we dislike anything emotional, but we must recognize that truly deep conviction, whether as to things good or things evil, is bound to produce emotion an example of emotion in both directions is found in 2Ti_1:4 . Paul was not a mere theologian, propounding Christian doctrine in a philosophical way, but an ardent servant of Christ,... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Ezra 10:18-44

Catalog of Men who had taken Strange Wives v. 18. And among the sons of the priests there were found that had taken strange wives; namely, of the sons of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and his brethren: Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah. v. 19. And they gave their hands that they would put away their wives, pledging themselves most solemnly by giving their right hand; and being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their trespass. Cf Leviticus 5:14-Ezra :. v. 20. And of the... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Ezra 10:1-44

B.—THE REMOVAL OF THE ERROR, AND THE LIST OF THOSE WHO PURIFIED THEMSELVES FROM ITEzra 10:1-44I. The effect that Ezra’s prayer had upon Shechaniah, then upon the princes of the congregationEzra 10:1-81Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there assembled unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children: for the people wept very sore.2And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam,... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Ezra 10:1-19

Putting Away Strange Marriages Ezra 10:1-19 The people seem to have been more impressed by Ezra’s intense grief of soul than they could have been by his severest condemnation. Is not this the secret of winning men from their evil ways? But we must not expend all our force in tears; we must act when we have opportunity. Shechaniah was not implicated, but his father and other near relatives were, Ezra 10:26 . His words may be appropriated by us all, Ezra 10:2 . There is always hope for the man... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Ezra 10:1-44

The sincerity and passion of Ezra's vicarious repentance produced immediate results. The people had gathered about him through the long hours of the day, and it would seem that they became conscious of the enormity of their sin as they saw how this man was so affected by it. At last, one of their number spoke to him, acknowledging the sin, and suggesting the remedy. Then immediately Ezra became a man of action. He first called the people into sacred covenant, that they would put away the evil... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ezra 10:1-44

Ezra Deals With The Problem Of Returnees Who Have Been Led Astray Into Idolatry Having Taken Foreign Wives (Ezra 9:1 to Ezra 10:44 ). It is important here to recognise that what was in question was not the taking of foreign wives who willingly turned away from all false gods and became worshippers of YHWH, but the problem of taking foreign wives who introduced their false gods and ideas into the worship of Israel. This is specifically brought out in Ezra 9:1-2; Ezra 9:11-12. It was as a... read more