User:RobertC/OT Lesson 19

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Lesson 19: The Reign of the Judges

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

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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

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)

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