Ezra 9 - What People Don't Understand about Sin

About this episode

Jenn Kokal discusses Ezra's response to sin and the implications of intermarriage in the context of faith.

Ezra learns of a great sin that the leaders are doing only a few months after he arrives in Israel: The Levites, priests, and elders have intermarried into pagan families Was God against "interracial" marriage? What Deuteronomy 7 tells us about sin 99% of Christians don't view sin strongly enough Ezra's prayer is a powerful expression of his people's guilt and shame. He recognizes that God's grace has been shown to Israel, allowing them to escape and revive. Jenn encourages Faithful Listeners to take sin seriously, just like Ezra, and to recognize all actions have consequences for those around them. Related Episodes: Colossians 1:21-29 - You're a Sinner Deuteronomy 7:1-11 - How the Book of 2 John Mirrors Deuteronomy 7 There are so many other things P40 does! Check it out: YouTube -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnh-aqfg8rw Ko-Fi -  https://ko-fi.com/p40ministries   Website -  https://www.p40ministries.com Facebook -  https:// www.facebook.com/p40ministries   Contact -  jenn@p40ministries.com  Rumble - https://rumble.com/c/c-6493869   Books -  https://www.amazon.com/Jenn-Kokal/e/B095JCRNHY/ref=aufs_dp_fta_dsk   Merch…

People in this episode

Host: Jenn Kokal

Topics covered

• sin
• intermarriage
• grace
• consequences
• Ezra's prayer
• Christianity
• faith

Keywords

• Ezra
• sin
• intermarriage
• grace
• consequences
• Christianity
• prayer

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Organizations: P40 Ministries, YouTube, Ko-Fi, Facebook, Rumble, Amazon, YouVersion, LifeAudio

Books & works: Ezra, Deuteronomy

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