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Ezra 10:1-44

Contents: Separation restored. Strange wives surrendered.

Characters: God, Ezra, Shecaniah, Jonanan.

Conclusion: There is hope concerning people when they are convinced not only that it is good to part with their sins, but indispensably necessary lest they be undone.

Key Word: Separated, Ezra 10:11.

Strong Verses: Ezra 10:1; Ezra 10:11.

Striking Facts: Ezra 10:19. The only way of obtaining pardon for sin is to seek it on the ground of Christ's sacrifice, who was our trespass offering, so owning our guilt and His blood as that which washes away the stain and guilt of sin.

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  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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  • The Biblical Illustrator

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