Ezra 10:21 Meaning and Explanation
“And of the sons of Harim; Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah.”
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What Does Ezra 10:21 Mean?
The list moves to the sons of Harim, naming five: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah. Still among the priestly lines, the record sets down each man individually, continuing the thorough accounting that the reform demanded.
To be named in such a list was humbling, yet the naming was also part of the path back. These men were not cast out and forgotten; they were called to set things right and remained within the covenant community as they did so. Repentance does not erase the memory of sin, but it does open the way to restored fellowship with God. The honesty of the record, far from condemning these men forever, marks the very moment they turned to obey. God's mercy meets people not in pretended innocence but in honest return.
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What does Ezra 10:21 mean?
Five men from the priestly family of Harim are named among those involved.