Ezra 10: The Covenant to Put Away Foreign Wives

As Ezra weeps and prays, a large crowd gathers in sorrow, and Shecaniah urges a covenant to dismiss the foreign wives along with their children in keeping with the Law. The people gather in heavy rain, agree to Ezra’s call, and leaders examine each case, ending with a list of the men involved.

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Why were the people trembling as they sat in the open square by God’s house (Ezra 10:9)?

The grave matter before them and a heavy downpour of rainAn earthquake had shaken the temple as the people gatheredEzra had threatened every guilty man with death that very dayEnemy soldiers had surrounded Jerusalem on the day they met