HISTORICAL LITERATURE: WHY DOES IT SAY THAT

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HISTORICAL LITERATUREWHY DOES IT SAY THAT?
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PLOTLINE OF THE HISTORICAL LITERATURE
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MASS MURDER?

• Deuteronomy 72 Joshua 617, 21
• How can this be true?
• 1. People incurred wrath of God (Lev 1824-30).
  God gave 400 years of patience.
• 2. Total destruction must come through cultural
  destruction as well.
• 3. Much fuller understanding of corporate
  identity guilt belonged to corporate group.
• 4. God always acts justly (Gen 1825)

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CONTINUED

• God often imposed Herem Law (take no spoils)
• Land became polluted with false worship God
  continued his revelation of blessings AND curses

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TWO RESULTS OF JUDGES PERIOD

• God became so outraged that he abandoned Israel.
• Ark of the Covenant left the land
• People became frustrated with lack of central
  leadership.

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Key Points of Interest

• Judges Period Failure of people to live up to
  Gods ideals as expressed in the law and covenant
  from Sinai
• Monarchy Period Failure of kings to live up to
  Gods ideals of kingship expressed in his
  covenant with David

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ROLE OF THE PROPHETS

• To appoint kings and warn kings
• Announce covenant violations to the people
• Announced oncoming captivity due to failure to
  abide by covenant with God

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HOW TO VIEW THE EXILE

• Testimony to the justice of God
• Gods punishment of Israel
• Also, his purging/purification of Israel