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Breaking faith has consequences. The sins of the people affect the corporate whole, which is why, though God's first choice would never be to separate married people, a greater evil was at stake if they remained with the women of foreign people - literally the same nations that God warned against in the book of Deuteronomy - namely that God's chosen people would be lured by their wives to worship other detestable gods, thus breaking God's first and most important commandment.

Scripture References: Ezra 10:1-44, Jeremiah 24:4, Malachi 2:10-16, Hebrews 10:1-4, Hebrews 10:11-14, 1 Corinthians 11:23-26

Related Topics: Faith, Knowing God, Knowing God, Obedience, Rebellion | More Messages from Micah Labovitch | Download Audio

From Series: "Ezra: The Lord Restores His People"

For seventy years in exile and captivity, the people of God were chastised and broken. Having ignored hundreds of years of warnings from His prophets, God finally allowed Jerusalem to be destroyed and a remnant to be taken to Babylon. His people were devastated, distraught, and disciplined. But then, the call for restoration came. We have all been there. The Lord has allowed us to face the consequences of our choices, and sometimes they have been severe. But then, by the grace of God, the call of restoration comes. This is where the book of Ezra begins. Join us as we study Ezra together this fall, looking at the restoration of God’s people, and how it all ultimately points to the final restoration His people will have in Jesus Christ.

Bulletin with Study Notes

In this introduction to the Ezra sermon series, Pastor Micah covers the first two chapters, outlining how God was the ultimate instrument in stirring the hearts of the Israelites and their captors to restore the temple in Jerusalem. He is the one to stir our hearts toward restoration today. Will we respond?

Scripture References: Ezra 1:1-11, Ezra 1:5, Genesis 2:1-70

Related Topics: Knowing God, Spiritual Growth | More Messages from Micah Labovitch | Download Audio

From Series: "Ezra: The Lord Restores His People"

For seventy years in exile and captivity, the people of God were chastised and broken. Having ignored hundreds of years of warnings from His prophets, God finally allowed Jerusalem to be destroyed and a remnant to be taken to Babylon. His people were devastated, distraught, and disciplined. But then, the call for restoration came. We have all been there. The Lord has allowed us to face the consequences of our choices, and sometimes they have been severe. But then, by the grace of God, the call of restoration comes. This is where the book of Ezra begins. Join us as we study Ezra together this fall, looking at the restoration of God’s people, and how it all ultimately points to the final restoration His people will have in Jesus Christ.