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and I said, my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to you, my God; for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our guiltiness is grown up to the heavens.
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Our Sin, Not Just Theirs
Commentators note that Ezra, a righteous leader, doesn't distance himself from the people's sin. He prays, "our iniquities," identifying himself fully with the community's failure. This serves as a powerful model for corporate repentance, where believers take responsibility for the sins of their nation or church community, not just their individual faults.
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Ezra
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19th Century
Anglican
Ezra’s prayer of confession and deprecation.
(Ezra 9:5) And at the evening sacrifice I arose up.—Until the afternoon Ez…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And said, O my God Here begins the prayer of Ezra, and that with faith in God as covenant God, even when he was abou…
Presbyterian
The sacrifice, especially the evening sacrifice, was a type of the blessed Lamb of God, who in the evening of the world, was to take away sin by th…
