The problems of intermarriage (2 Corinthians 6: 15-18). Ezra prays for his people in this chapter in a similar way that Daniel prays for his people in Daniel 9. Ezra uses terms like 'grace', 'escaped remnant' and that no one can stand before God in the natural human condition of sin.

Also, there is the hinted at principle that doing things according to God's will and principles are strongly associated with an abundance of blessings of prosperity - health, mental and also financially - for a nation.