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695 B
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19 lines
695 B
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## the officials approached me ##
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"Officials" in this case is more likely to refer to the Jewish princes who returned earlier with Zerubbabel.
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## have not separated themselves ##
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have married people from other lands and have adopted their religion.
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## and their abominations ##
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The real issue was that when they married outsiders, they abandoned God.
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## have mixed the holy people with the people of other lands ##
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God's law has provision for Israel marrying people who choose to follow Yahweh as their God. However, in this case the outsiders were leading the Israelites into their mix of religion.
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## the officials and leaders ##
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The people with specific authority in the government. |