Ezra 10:5 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

Then arose Ezra, and made the chief priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they should do according to this word. And they sware.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Then Ezra stood up and made the chief priests, the Levites, and all the people of Israel promise that they would do what had been said. And they made the promise.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Ezra got all the religious leaders and people to make a solemn promise to follow through on what they had agreed to do.

📚 Historical Context

This occurs during Ezra's reform when the Jewish exiles had returned to Jerusalem from Babylon. The people had been confronted about marrying foreign wives who worshiped other gods, which violated God's law and threatened their spiritual purity as His chosen people. Ezra was leading them to recommit to following God's commands properly.

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