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NASB | Ezra 9:2 "For they have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and for their sons, so that the holy race has intermingled with the peoples of the lands; indeed, the hands of the princes and the rulers have been foremost in this unfaithfulness." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ezra 9:2 "For they have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and for their sons, so that the holy race has intermingled with the peoples of the lands. Indeed, the officials and chief men have been foremost in this unfaithful act and direct violation [of God's will]." [Deut 7:3, 4] |
Subject: Intermarriage |
Bible Note: ischus, I don't think you make much of a case. The whole history of the OT is strewn with cases of the Israelties falling away from faith because of falling in with pagan women and being influenced by their religions. Solomon, that paragon of wisdom being a prime example. The blame should squarely be laid at the feet of the offending Israelites and not the women they married as Ezra makes clear when they confess their sin, not the sin of the women they married. And the passage where you says Ezra adds to the number of foreign nations listed in Deuternomy, is enclosed in brackets in my bible, indicating that it is likely a scribal gloss and not part of the original text. I did not pass over you posts lightly. I just find them unconvincing. The Talmud considers Ezra a second Moses. And one must also take into account the prophets of that time mentioned in Exra 5:1. Why did not God use them to straighten out Ezra if he was in the wrong? Perhaps the answer is in Ezra 7:6? I see no indication that the foreign wives were converts to the faith and the context of Ezra-Nehemiah would indicate they were not. I am sorry you saw no relevance to the Samaritan issue. Emmaus |