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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 Either the Bible is the inspired word of God or it is not. I believe it is the inspired word. I also God commissioned men like Ezra and Nehemiah to accurately record what He inspired. Ezra and Nehemiah are telling the men of Israel they violated God's law and married pagans. Exodus 34:15-16 lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they play the harlot with their gods and make sacrifice to their gods, and one of them invites you and you eat of his sacrifice, [16] and you take of his daughters for your sons, and his daughters play the harlot with their gods and make your sons play the harlot with their gods. Marriage is covenant and you see in this passage God strictly forbids any covenant. Giving the reason that once they do they will start messing with pagan gods. It is not real hard to see. I gave you a lot of examples of what happened when the children of Israel disobeyed. I also gave you more passages where God forbids ANY covenant between Jew and Pagan. The evidence is overwhelming and way to conclusive for you to try to explain it away. If you want to believe differently fine but don’t insult our intelligence or the word of God by trying to convince us you right. EdB |