This is the last episode of the Book of Ezra, focusing on the issue of Israelites marrying pagan women.

• Israel was in direct disobedience to God's command. Pagan wives were leading the Israelites away from Yahweh.
• A critique of Ezra's "solution" to the problem - divorce and abandonment
• Jenn argues that the real solution was for men to teach their children about Yahweh and love their wives, as Paul advises in Ephesians 5.

Related Episodes:

Ezra 10:1-8 - God Hates Divorce

Ephesians 5:21-33 - Love and Submission in Marriage (Part 1)

Ephesians 5:21-33 - Love and Submission in Marriage (Part 2)

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