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* ''Captive to Jabin (vv. 1-3).''  After Ehud, Israelites are wicked and the Lord "sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan" ([[Judg 4:2]]).
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* ''Deborah becomes judge and gives charge to Barak (vv. 4-9).''  Deborah, a prophetess, was the judge in Israel (vv. 4-5).  Deobrah asks Barak if God hasn't asked him battle Sisera (Jabin's general) (vv. 6-7).  Barak says he'll go only if Deborah goes with him (v. 8).  Deborah agrees to go, but declares the journey will be for God's honor, not Barak's (v. 9).
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*  ''Barak defeats Sisera (vv. 10-16).''  Barak goes to mount Tabor (w/ troops) and Sisera goes out to the nearby river of Kishon(w/troops; vv. 10-13).  Deborah says God will favor Barak (v. 14).  Barak's men kill all of Sisera's, though Sisera flees (vv. 14-16).
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* ''Jael kills Sisera (vv. 17-24).''  Jael finds Sisera fleeing and pretends to hide him (vv. 17-20), but Jael drives a nail through Sisera's head (v. 21).  Barak finds Sisera dead (v. 22).  Summary: God deserves credit for victory (vv. 23-24).
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===Notes===
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* ''Hobab.''  See commentary page for [[Judg 4:11]].
  
 
==Gideon's faith: [[Judg 6]]-7==
 
==Gideon's faith: [[Judg 6]]-7==

Revision as of 10:37, 14 May 2006

Lesson 19: The Reign of the Judges

Judg 2; Judg 4; Judg 6-7; Judg 13-16

Feel free to post any comments, questions, suggestions, links, etc. on the discussion page.


Overview

  • Conquering of lands, but some Canaanites remain. In Joshua, we read about how the Israelites conquered many of the Canaanites. In Judges we read about the Israelites conquering more lands, but not driving out all the Canaanites as commanded (cf. Judg 2:2). God ceases to preserve Israel as a result.
  • Reign of judges. After Joshua died, Israel was not united under a single leader until the days of the prophet Samuel and King Saul. During this interval, 12 judges served as Israel’s rulers and military leaders. Most of their reign was tragic as Israel went through the cycle of apostasy, bondage, repentance, and delivery many times.
  • Deborah, Gideon and Samson. Offsetting the tragic parts of this history are a few positive role models. Deborah and Gideon were both righteous judges whom the Lord raised up to deliver Israel. Deborah’s faith was largely responsible for delivering Israel from a Canaanite army. Gideon’s reliance on the Lord allowed his 300-man army to miraculously defeat the Midianites. Samson's story, in contrast, is a bit more tragic.

Cycle of apostacy: Judg 2

  • Forgetting God.
  • Children weren't taught. See commentary for Judg 2:10.
  • They forsook the Lord. See commentary for Judg 2:12.
  • God's wrath/jealousy. See commentary for Judg 2:13-14.

Debora and Barak: Judg 4

Outline

  • Captive to Jabin (vv. 1-3). After Ehud, Israelites are wicked and the Lord "sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan" (Judg 4:2).
  • Deborah becomes judge and gives charge to Barak (vv. 4-9). Deborah, a prophetess, was the judge in Israel (vv. 4-5). Deobrah asks Barak if God hasn't asked him battle Sisera (Jabin's general) (vv. 6-7). Barak says he'll go only if Deborah goes with him (v. 8). Deborah agrees to go, but declares the journey will be for God's honor, not Barak's (v. 9).
  • Barak defeats Sisera (vv. 10-16). Barak goes to mount Tabor (w/ troops) and Sisera goes out to the nearby river of Kishon(w/troops; vv. 10-13). Deborah says God will favor Barak (v. 14). Barak's men kill all of Sisera's, though Sisera flees (vv. 14-16).
  • Jael kills Sisera (vv. 17-24). Jael finds Sisera fleeing and pretends to hide him (vv. 17-20), but Jael drives a nail through Sisera's head (v. 21). Barak finds Sisera dead (v. 22). Summary: God deserves credit for victory (vv. 23-24).

Notes

Gideon's faith: Judg 6-7

Samson's tragic story: Judg 13-16

Other passages

Judg 3: Outline

  • Intermarrying. Children of Israel intermarry with Canaanites, worship false gods, and are cursed (vv. 1-7)
  • Othniel. Othniel judges Israel (vv. 8-11)
  • Ehud. Ehud, who's left-handed delivers Israel from Moabites by slaying Eglon, who's fat (vv. 12-30)
  • Shamgar. Shamgar succeeds Ehud (v. 31)

Judg 5: Outline of Deborah's song

(Outline taken mostly from here.)

  • Blessing God for deliverance through judges (vv. 1-9)
  • Offering oneself to God (vv. 1-2)
  • God preserved Israel in the past (vv. 3-5)
  • Things looked bleak when Deborah arose (vv. 6-8)
  • Bless the Lord refrain (v. 9)
  • The victory remembered (vv. 10-31)
  • A call to recount the great victory (vv. 10-12)
  • Which tribes did and didn't help (vv. 13-18)
  • The battle of Taanach (vv. 19-22)
  • Meroz cursed for not helping (vv. 23)
  • Praise to Jael for killing Sisera (vv. 24-27)
  • Disappointment of Sisera's survivors (vv. 28-30)
  • Final praise to God (v. 31)

Related links

  • Summaries and overviews
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