Ezra 10:39 is one name-entry in the extended list that identifies by name the individual men who had entered forbidden marriages and alliances with the surrounding nations. That list belongs to the record of the people's confession of their condition, acknowledging their unfaithfulness in those heathen connections. It also belongs to the record of their practical separation from heathen practices, a putting away of those alliances in actual conduct. That separation came before they were taught the law, so that confession and reform preceded instruction. Under Ezra this work of separation prepared the people spiritually for the task of rebuilding Jerusalem.
Ezra 10:39 is one name-entry in the extended list that identifies by name the individual men who had entered forbidden marriages and alliances with the surrounding nations. That list belongs to the record of the people's confession of their condition, acknowledging their unfaithfulness in those heathen connections. It also belongs to the record of their practical separation from heathen practices, a putting away of those alliances in actual conduct. That separation came before they were taught the law, so that confession and reform preceded instruction. Under Ezra this work of separation prepared the people spiritually for the task of rebuilding Jerusalem.