“Sat Appalled”
15/11/20 13:33
November 15, 2020
“Sat Appalled”
Blessings folk!
Ezra was devastated by the news he had received.
The people of Israel had not keep themselves pure before the people of the land.
They had intermingled by marriage.
Something God had told them not to do.
Worse yet, the leaders of Israel were the chief among the sinners!
We saw what Ezra had done.
Now, watch the response of the people…
Ezra was appalled at the sin of the people…especially their leadership.
What was the response of the people?
First note.
Apparently it was not all the people.
It was “everyone who trembled at the words of the God of Israel…”.
Not everyone would have trembled…cared.
They trembled on account of the unfaithfulness of the exiles.
They gathered together with Ezra and sat appalled.
Why do we not “sit appalled” at the sin of the people…especially religious leadership?
“Sat Appalled”
Blessings folk!
Ezra was devastated by the news he had received.
The people of Israel had not keep themselves pure before the people of the land.
They had intermingled by marriage.
Something God had told them not to do.
Worse yet, the leaders of Israel were the chief among the sinners!
We saw what Ezra had done.
Now, watch the response of the people…
Ezr 9:3-4
When I heard about this matter,
I tore my garment and my robe,
and pulled some of the hair from my head and my beard,
and sat down appalled.
Then everyone who trembled at the words of the God of Israel on account of the unfaithfulness of the exiles gathered to me, and I sat appalled until the evening offering.
Ezra…
- Tore his garment
- Tore his robe
- Pulled some hair from his head and beard
- Sat appalled
Ezra was appalled at the sin of the people…especially their leadership.
What was the response of the people?
First note.
Apparently it was not all the people.
It was “everyone who trembled at the words of the God of Israel…”.
Not everyone would have trembled…cared.
They trembled on account of the unfaithfulness of the exiles.
They gathered together with Ezra and sat appalled.
Why do we not “sit appalled” at the sin of the people…especially religious leadership?
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