Ezra and Nehemiah Quotes

“God’s people are unified through their obedience. The devil seeks to divide believers. He works ceaselessly to separate what God has brought together, whether that is marriages, churches, or any other relationship in which unity and commitment are essential. Ironically, the devil also works tirelessly to remove separations and divisions that God has established: right from wrong, darkness from light, good from evil . . . and on and on. The evil one’s goal is to create unity in wickedness and disunity in righteousness.”
― John F. MacArthur Jr., Ezra and Nehemiah: Israel Returns from Exile

“The human heart is constantly seeking to make gods from the material world (see Exodus 32)—the world that was created by the only true God. This trend has not changed in modern times.”
― John F. MacArthur Jr., Ezra and Nehemiah: Israel Returns from Exile