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Podcast: Sharper Iron from KFUO Radio
Episode: Ezra 2:1-70: God Knows His Faithful People
Description: Long lists in the Scriptures may seem unnecessary or uninteresting to modern readers. Yet lists such as the one in this chapter remind us that the LORD works in real history for real people. He knows His people by name, and He is the One who fulfills His promise for them. The initial number of those who returned from exile is rather small, and yet, the LORD was keeping His promise for this remnant. Their concern for genealogy shows a renewed concern for faithfulness to the LORD’s Word. Their willingness to give offerings for the rebuilding of the te...