Ezra And Nehemah Analysis

The response of Ezra and Nehemiah to the sins of the Hebrews is a blueprint of the actions of what a truly righteous person should do. Ezra, a scribe and priest, led the people of Israel back to Jerusalem after being in exile, learned that the nation of Israel, even the priests and the Levites had committed the sin of intermingling and intermarrying with pagans, which was in contrary to the laws given them by Moses. However, rather than leave them to their own devices and certain punishment from God, Ezra put himself in position to pray and intercede to God on behalf of those who had transgressed. He, while in the company of other elders, assumed the posture of penitent, identified with his fellow hebrews although he had not sinned and confessed before the Lord.
In the book of Nehemiah, while a continuation of the narrative of Ezra and the circumstances were different in that Ezra found himself as an intercessor needed to restore the spirit of God to the Hebrews as a result
When God changes our hearts through the new birth, He gives us new desires for holiness and a hatred toward sin. These emotional qualities (and many others) will increase over time. But a distinguishing mark of a true Christian is that he mourns over sin, both his own sins and the sins of others.” Both Ezra and Nehemiah are examples of what holy affection, sensitivity to the Holy Spirit and awareness of the actions God wants us to take when we faced with sin, be it our own or the sins of others. While it may be automatic to judge, we must be mindful that by the same measure we judge others we shall be judged and the truly righteous thing to do is to help others through correction which brings repentance and ultimately reconciliation to