From b62642462136c091716b5fb016087d1a044cd5c0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: John Hutchins Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2017 17:31:57 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] NFW changes --- ezr/front/intro.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/ezr/front/intro.md b/ezr/front/intro.md index 56bf0abeb1..7e99e81c98 100644 --- a/ezr/front/intro.md +++ b/ezr/front/intro.md @@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ Foreigners worshiped many false gods. Yahweh did not allow his people to marry f #### Did all of the people of Israel return to their homeland? #### -Most of the Jews remained in Babylon instead of returning to the Promised Land. Many of them had become successful in Babylon and desired to remain there. However, this meant that they were unable to participate in the temple worship as their ancestors had done. (See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/promisedland]]) +Many of the Jews remained in Babylon instead of returning to the Promised Land. Many of them had become successful in Babylon and desired to remain there. However, this meant that they were unable to participate in the temple worship as their ancestors had done. The remnant who returned to Israel were very faithful because they returned. (See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/promisedland]], [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/remnant]] and [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/faithful]]) ## Part 3: Important Translation Issues ## #### How does the Book of Ezra use the term "Israel"? #### -The Book of Ezra uses the term "Israel" to refer to the kingdom of Judah, which was composed mostly of the two tribes of Judah and Benjamin. The other ten tribes had ended their loyalty to any kings descended from David. God allowed the Assyrians to conqur the other ten tribes and take them into exile. As a result, they became a part of other ethnic groups and did not return to the land of Israel. +The Book of Ezra uses the term "Israel" to refer to the kingdom of Judah, which was composed mostly of the two tribes of Judah and Benjamin. The other ten tribes had ended their loyalty to any kings descended from David. God allowed the Assyrians to conquer the other ten tribes and take them into exile. As a result, they became a part of other ethnic groups and did not return to the land of Israel. (See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/israel]]) #### Are the events in the Book of Ezra told in the order that they acutally happened? ####