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Judges chs. 1 - 3 By: Edward Short© 1.Judges ch. 1: The Israelites Defeat the Canaanites: Describe how the Israelites attacked the Canaanites Perizzites. Who was Adoni-Bezek? Why did the Israelites cut off his thumbs and big toes? What city did Judah attack? (However, they did not completely occupy that city; see vs. 21.) Vs. 18: What cities did Judah occupy? G____, A_______ and E_____. These were cities of the Philistines. Vs. 22-26: How was the house of Joseph able to attack Bethel? Vs. 27-36: The writer of Judges often repeated one phrase; what was it? So-and-so did such-and-such, [but] they did not d______ them o___ completely (or a similar statement). These statements give us a hint that the Israelites had already begun to leave (whom). 2.Judges ch. 2 and 3:1-6: Man’s Weakness; God’s Faithfulness: Vs. 1-5: What message did God’s angel give the Israelites? Vs. 6-14: How long did the Israelites serve God after the death of Joshua? The heads of families during the generation following the death of Joshua did not t______ their children about the miracles God performed for Israel, the grace he extended or all that he did for them, nor did they tell them about their own individual faith. Consequently “They forsook the LORD, the God of their f________, who had brought them out of Egypt. They followed and w__________ various gods of the peoples around them. They provoked the LORD to a______.” What did God do to Israel as a result of this? Vs. 15-19: Verse 16 proves that God was faithful to the “covenant” as it says, “Then the LORD raised up j_______, who s______ them out of the hands of these raiders.” What did Israel do after these judges died? Vs. 20-23 and ch. 3 vs. 1-6: God passed verdict that the Israelites had b______ the covenant that they had made with God, so God decided that he would no longer “I will no longer d______ out before them any of the nations…” The Lord left some Canaanite groups “to t_____ Israel.” Reader, do you see a pattern in these events? 1) The Israelites forsake God and sin; 2) God allows the Canaanites and foreign peoples to defeat Israel in battle; 3) Israelites cry out to the Lord; 4) God sends “judges” to save Israel and to return to the Lord the true God; 5) They serve God for another period of time; 6) eventually they forsake God again. This is the pattern that the book of Judges records over and over. Read carefully Judges 2:10-23 once again and pay attention to the pattern. Memorize this pattern. Note: The Preface to Judges ends at this point (3:6). Do we ever see in our own lives today the same pattern that the Israelites followed? Do we go further and further away from God? Do we wait until we face problems, illness, death, economic crises, personal difficulties, etc, before we beseech God’s help? After the crisis is past, do we then forget the grace that God has extended (i.e. via answered prayer) as well as the promises we made to him, and then forsake him again? 3.Judges 3: God Raises Judges: Vs. 7-11: The first great judge: Othniel: What Othniel do as a judge? For how many years did the land enjoy peace? Vs. 12-30: The second great judge: Ehud: What was different about Ehud? He was l_____-handed. Describe in detail how Ehud assassinated Eglon king of Moab. For how many years did the country have peace? (Note: Perhaps the author of Judges rounded off these numbers.) Vs. 31: Another judge: Shamgar: What great feat did Shamgar perform? (2004.10.24)(2005.5 Rev.) License Agreement for Bible Texts These Scriptures: • May not be altered or modified in any form. They must remain in their original context. • May not be sold or offered for sale in any form. • May not be used for commercial purposes (including, but not limited to, use in advertising or Web banners used for the purpose of selling online add space). • May be reprinted without modification for non-commercial use. • May be distributed without modification in electronic form for non-commercial use. A copy of this license (without modification) must also be posted with the text. • Are copyrighted by World Bible Translation Center. • Are not public domain. Any use of these Scriptures other than those listed above is prohibited. For additional rights and permission usage, or for clarification of any of the above, please contact World Bible Translation Center. Copyright © 1995, 2000 by World Bible Translation Center All rights reserved. World Bible Translation Center P.O. Box 820648 Fort Worth, Texas 76182 Telephone: 817-595-1664 Toll-Free in US: 888-54-BIBLE E-Mail: info@wbtc.com http://www.wbtc.com
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