WED: “Ezra’s Prayer for the Nation’s Sin”

Text:  Ezra 9:3 – 10:4

  1. Ezra was praying about the ____________ he had heard about  Ezra 9:1-3
    1. He was grieved by their _________________________ to God’s Word
    2. He was grieved by their idolatrous _________________ to God’s Will
    3. He was grieved by their leaders ______________ the people into wickedness
  2. Ezra prayed with a ____________ ___________________ over the sin of his people  Ezra 9:3,10
    1. He prayed with __________________ over the sin of the nation
    2. He prayed in _______________ over the sin of the nation
    3. He prayed in _____________________ over the sin of the nation
  3. Ezra was praying with other _______________ children of God  Ezra 9:4-5
    1. They assembled with ____________ before the Lord
    2. They assembled before God because they ________________ God
    3. They assembled with him before the Lord because of the __________ of their brethren
    4. They assembled before the Lord in _________ with sacrifices
  4. Ezra prayed with ___________ before the glory of God  Ezra 9:6-10
    1. He was ___________ before God about the sin of the people
    2. He was ____________ for the continued sinfulness of the people
    3. He was ____________ because the people wasted the grace of God
  5. Ezra prayed _____________ unto the Lord about the situation  Ezra 9:11-15
    1. He prayed honestly about God’s _______________ to His people
    2. He prayed honestly about God’s _______________ on their sins before
    3. He prayed honestly about God’s _____________ ___ _________ shown to them before
    4. He prayed honestly about their continued ________________ against God
    5. He prayed honestly about their ______________ to be accepted by God
  6. Ezra prayed, and things began to _____________________  Ezra 10:1-4
    1. The change came ______________ he had finished his repentant praying
    2. The people came to him in a great group _______________ of their sin
    3. The people came to get _____________ with God about their sin