The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in Ezra 10:3,
"Now let us make a covenant before our God to send away all these women and their children, in accordance with the counsel of my lord and of those who fear the commands of our God. Let it be done according to the Law."
The Lord expresses himself about divorce in Malachi 2:16. He does not take it lightly. We find the same thing in 1 Corinthians 7, where Paul deals with divorce as an issue with grave concerns. As a whole, except in certain circumstances there is a prohibition against divorce for those who wish to live their lives in a pleasing manner to the Lord.
Here in Ezra, we read of another issue that eclipsed the sin of divorce - the sin of idolatry. Many returnees to the promised land from the Babylonian captivity married those from the surrounding nations and began again the vile wickedness of worshiping idols. It was determined the best thing to do was to divorce their Gentile wives and separate themselves from the sinful practices of the neighboring countries.
All sins are not equal.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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"Now let us make a covenant before our God to send away all these women and their children, in accordance with the counsel of my lord and of those who fear the commands of our God. Let it be done according to the Law."
The Lord expresses himself about divorce in Malachi 2:16. He does not take it lightly. We find the same thing in 1 Corinthians 7, where Paul deals with divorce as an issue with grave concerns. As a whole, except in certain circumstances there is a prohibition against divorce for those who wish to live their lives in a pleasing manner to the Lord.
Here in Ezra, we read of another issue that eclipsed the sin of divorce - the sin of idolatry. Many returnees to the promised land from the Babylonian captivity married those from the surrounding nations and began again the vile wickedness of worshiping idols. It was determined the best thing to do was to divorce their Gentile wives and separate themselves from the sinful practices of the neighboring countries.
All sins are not equal.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just respond and let me know.
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