When these matters had been concluded, the leaders approached me with this report: Neither the Israelite laymen nor the priests nor the Levites have kept themselves aloof from the peoples of the land and their abominations (Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Jebusites, Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians, and Amorites); for they have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and their sons, and thus they have desecrated the holy race with the peoples of the land. Furthermore, the leaders and rulers have taken a leading part in this apostasy! When I had heard this thing, I tore my cloak and my mantle, plucked hair from my head and beard, and sat there stupefied. Around me gathered all who were in dread of the sentence of the God of Israel on this apostasy of the exiles, while I remained motionless [Taken from EZRA 9:1-4] ===== Universal Life Church World Headquarters Saving Lives by Finding Jesus ©1996-2014 ulcnetwork/ #universallifechurch #michaelcauley #dailythought #dailybiblereadings #news
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