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Ezra 9:1 (NIRV)

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1 After all of those things had been done, the leaders came to me. They said, "The people of Israel have committed sins. Even the priests and Levites have sinned. They haven't kept themselves separate from the nations that are around them. The Lord hates the practices of those nations. He hates what the Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites and Jebusites do. He also hates what the Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians and Amorites do.


This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 1) Holy / Holiness / Worldliness - Ezra - applalled by Israel intermarrying and taking up practices of neighboring peoples

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 1) Lead by Doing (2015-07-09)

Definition(s):
Israel (Iz-rehl): who prevails with God
Israel (Is-ra-el): who prevails with God
Amorites (Am-or-ights):
Levites (Lee-vights):