1. Jesus Christ in Ezra The Great Separator & Sanctifier Ezra 10:11

2. Exodus from Egypt Judges United Kingdom Divided Kingdom Northern Kingdom Into Captivity 1 st Wave of Captives taken to Babylon—Daniel Jerusalem Falls Again to Nebuchadnezzar— Temple Looted—Treasure Taken Back to Babylon— King Jehoiakim City Falls to Nebuchadnezzar—Zedekiah 1 st Wave of Captives return from Babylon Captivity— Zerubbabel—Ezra 1-6 Temple Rebuilt and Completed—Ezra 1-6—Haggai-Zechariah Queen Esther Ezra Leads 2 nd Wave—Restoration of People–Ezra 7-10 Nehemiah Leads Final Return—Walls Rebuilt in 52 Days— Enlists Ezra to “Preach” to People at the Watergate Nehemiah and 1 st Term as Governor Ends—Returns to Babylon King Artaxeres I Dies—Nehemiah returns to Judah between 432-424 1446 BC 1380-1045 BC 1051-931 BC 931 BC 722 BC 606 BC 598 BC 586 BC 536 BC 520-516 BC 483-473 BC 458 BC 444 BC 432 BC 424 BC 2166-1885 BC Abraham, Isaac, Jacob 1885-1804 BC Joseph in Egypt App 4000 BCIn The Beginning God Created the World App 2348 BCThe Flood

3. ìãža˜ Baòdal baw-dal Lãž÷® qaòdash kaw-dash' 1)to consecrate, sanctify, prepare, dedicate, 2)be hallowed, be holy, be sanctified, be separate SANCTIFY—HALLOW—DEDICATE SEPARATE—HOLY—PREPARE CONSECRATE—DEDICATE 1)to divide, separate, to make a distinction, a difference 2) To withdraw, exclude, set apart 3)To divide, difference SEPARATE—DIVIDE DIFFERENCE— SEVER

4. OLD TESTAMENT SANCTIFICATION & SEPARATION Genesis 2:3 Exodus 31:13 Leviticus 20:8; 21:8; 22:9

5. SO WHAT?? HOW DOES IT APPLY TODAY?

6. Hagiazo hagiazoô hag-ee-ad'-zo 1 ) to render or acknowledge, to hallow 2) to separate from profane things and dedicate to God 2a) consecrate things to God 2b) dedicate people to God 3) to purify 3a) to cleanse externally 3b) to purify by paying the penalty: free from the guilt of sin 3c) to purify internally by renewing of the soulSANCTIFY—SANCTIFIED—HOLY—HALLOWED

7. JESUS CHRIST THE GREAT SEPARATOR Luke 12: 51-53 2 Corinthians 2:14-16

8. JESUS CHRIST OUR SANCTIFICATION... John 17: 17, 19 1 Corinthians 1:2; 6:11 Philippians 3: 17-18 1 Thessalonians 4:3-4 2 Timothy 2:19-22 Hebrews 2:10, 11; 9: 14; 10: 10, 14, 13:12 2 Peter 2:1-4 1 John 1:9 Jude 1: 1, 14

9. ... IN OUR WORSHIP John 4:24

10. ... In How We Treat Our Bodies... In How We Treat Our Bodies Romans 12:1 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5

11. ... In How We Communicate 1 Corinthians 15:33 Ephesians 4:29 Colossians 4:6

12. ... In How We Act When We Are Not Around Other Christians or Our Parents Genesis 39:9