C.R.P. Day 268 - Ezra 7-10

Ezra descendant of Aaron left a Babylon and went to Jerusalem to expound the Torah of YHVH to fulfill and teach its statutes and law in Israel; King Artaxeres gave permission for the exiles to return to Jerusalem; The genealogies of the Levites and their counts; Ezra proclaims a fast at the River Ahava; The Levite’s transgressed and married alien wives; The people of Israel intermarried with the people of the land; Ezra tore his garment and cloak, tore hair from his head and beard and sat down in silence; Ezra and the people weep profusely before the Temple of God; The guilty agree to send away their wives and offer a guilt offering of a ram for their guilt.