daily reading 41.4 (Ezra 10:18–44)
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Our opening prayer for this week:
O God, my faithful God, O fountain ever flowing,
Who good and perfect gifts In mercy are bestowing,
Give me a healthy frame, And may I have within,
A conscience free from blame, A soul unhurt by sin.Grant me the strength to do, With ready heart and willing
Whatever you command, My calling here fulfilling,
That I do what I should While trusting you to bless
The outcome for my good For you must give success.Keep me from saying things That later need recalling;
Grant that no idle words May from my lips be falling,
But then, when in my place, I must and ought to speak,
My words grant power and grace Lest I offend the weak.
Lord, let me win my foes With kindly words and actions,
And let me find good friends For counsel and correction.
Help me, as you have taught, To love both great and small
And by your Spirit’s might To live in peace with all.Let me depart this life Confiding in my Savior;
My soul, give rest from strife That it may live forever;
And let my body have A place near those I love
Within a Christian grave, While I’m with you above.And on that solemn day When all the dead are waking,
Stretch o’er my grave your hand, Yourself my slumbers breaking.
Then let me hear your voice, Transform this earthly frame,
Forever to rejoice With all who love your name. Amen.
Ezra 10:18–44
- The following were found to have married foreign women from the descendants of the priests: from the descendants of Jeshua son of Jozadak and his brothers: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah.
- 19 They pledged to send their wives away, and being guilty, they offered a ram from the flock for their guilt;
- 20 Hanani and Zebadiah from Immer's descendants;
- 21 Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah from Harim's descendants;
- 22 Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah from Pashhur's descendants.
- 23 The Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (that is Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.
- 24 The singers: Eliashib. The gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.
- 25 The Israelites: Parosh's descendants: Ramiah, Izziah, Malchijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Malchijah, and Benaiah;
- 26 Elam's descendants: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah;
- 27 Zattu's descendants: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza;
- 28 Bebai's descendants: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai;
- 29 Bani's descendants: Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth;
- 30 Pahath-moab's descendants: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh;
- 31 Harim's descendants: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon, 32 Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah;
- 33 Hashum's descendants: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei;
- 34 Bani's descendants: Maadai, Amram, Uel, 35 Benaiah, Bedeiah, Cheluhi, 36 Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib, 37 Mattaniah, Mattenai, Jaasu, 38 Bani, Binnui, Shimei, 39 Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah, 40 Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai, 41 Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah, 42 Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph;
- 43 Nebo's descendants: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.
- 44 All of these had married foreign women, and some of the wives had given birth to children.
Helpful notes on Ezra 10:18–44
For yourself pray:
- That God gives you a deeper sense of the seriousness of your sin
For others pray:
- That God gives peace in the Israel-Hamas war for the sake of his chosen children
A psalm to listen to and ponder, as time allows:
- Psalm 119:57–64 (heth) (YouTube, duet)
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