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Title: Judges: Hope For Troubled Times


1
JudgesHope For Troubled Times
  • Chapters 26-331
  • Oppression and Deliverance
  • 21 Dec 11

2
Announcements
3
Judges and Ruth Winter Quarter
Week Date Topic
1 07 Dec 11 Overview Judges and Ruth
2 14 Dec 11 Israels Success and Failure Judges 11-25
3 21 Dec 11 Oppression and Deliverance Judges 26-331
4 28 Dec 11 Deborah, Gideon Judges 4-6
5 04 Jan 12 Gideons Success and Failure Judges 71-105
6 11 Jan 12 Jephthah the Judge Judges 106-1215
7 18 Jan 12 Samson and His Exploits Judges 13-14
8 25 Jan 12 Samson and Delilah Judges 15-16
9 01 Feb 12 A Levite and His Concubine Judges 17-19
10 08 Feb 12 The War with Benjamin Judges 20-21
11 15 Feb 12 Ruth and Naomi Return to Bethlehem Ruth 1-2
12 22 Feb 12 Ruth and Boaz are Married Ruth 3-4
13 29 Feb 12 Review Judges and Ruth
4
Todays Objectives
  • Review last weeks lesson from Judges 11-25
  • Provide an historical background and timeline for
    this weeks lesson
  • Review historical maps of Israel and the region
  • Read Judges 26-331
  • Recognize why God raised up judges to deliver
    the Israelites from their oppressors
  • Sense the love and compassion of God for His
    people when they continually failed to obey Him
  • Examine our own lives to make sure no idols are
    vying to be worshiped alongside God

5
Historical Background
  • Jewish traditions states Samuel wrote Judges
  • Written around 1050 B.C. and covered the period
    from 1375 B.C. to 1050 B.C.
  • Death of Joshua to the beginning of the monarchy
  • Israels form of government was a theocracy
  • God alone was their King
  • God raises up a series of judges between Joshuas
    death and the coronation of Saul
  • Major and minor judges most did not rule over
    all
  • Depressing period in Israels history
  • Cycle of sin, oppression, repentance, and
    deliverance
  • Spiritual compromise was the norm of Israel
  • God sends powerful oppressors to counter
    spiritual compromise

6
Historical Background
  • Judges 26-331
  • Israel shared the land with Canaanites, Hittites,
    Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites
  • All descendents of Noah through Ham with the
    exception of the Perizzites (Gen 1015)
  • Includes the judges Othniel, Ehud, and Shamgar
  • 1370 B.C. to 1330 B.C.
  • Phinehas led civil war against Benjamites (Josh
    22)
  • 18th and 19th Egyptian Dynasties
  • Tutankhamen
  • Eye
  • Horemhab (Last king of the 18th Dynasty)
  • Ramses I ( 1st king of 19th Dynasty)
  • Seti I and II (Ramses the Great)

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Key People in Todays Lesson
  • Othniel
  • First of the judges
  • Raised up to lead Israel after the Israelites
    fell under the subjection of the king of
    Mesopotamia for 8 years.
  • Ehud
  • Descendant of Benjamin
  • Killed Moabite king Eglon with a two-edged dagger
  • Routed the Moabites at the fords of the Jordan,
    putting 10,000 of them to death.
  • Shamgar
  • Repelled the Philistine invasion, slaying 600 men
    with an "ox goad"

10
Israel Follows Other Gods (26-15)
  • Campaign to establish Israel
  • 26-9 similar to Josh 2429-31
  • Campaign to establish Israel in the promised land
    was complete
  • Joshua allowed the fighting forces to return and
    take possession of the land (vs. 26)
  • Israel remained faithful to God during the
    lifetime of Joshua and the elders who followed
    him why?
  • People had witnessed the power of God (vs. 27)
  • Succeeding generations largely ignores God
  • Did evil in the eyes of the Lord (vs. 211)

11
Israel Follows Other Gods (26-15)
  • Canaanites and Phoenicians lead Israel astray
  • Began worshiping Baal and the Ashtoreths (vss.
    212-13)
  • The true God worshiped along side the pagan gods
  • God does not yield His glory to another (Isa.
    4811)
  • The same principle holds true today
  • Jesus will not share His glory with anyone or
    anything
  • Cycle of Sin, Oppression, Repentance, Deliverance
  • God oppressed Israel through aggressors (214)
  • Israelites unable to defend themselves (215)
  • Gods goal was to urge Israel to change

12
The Lord Raises Up Judges (216-36)
  • God uses tribal chiefs to rescue the Israelites
  • Judges or Shaphat were raised (217)
  • Meaning to judge or, by extension, to govern
  • Most were virtuous and honest, some were corrupt
  • God continues to have compassion for Israel
  • Judges were raised to rescue (218)
  • Israels unfaithfulness was kept in check until
    the judge passed
  • Progressively more sinful with each passing judge
  • Despite repeated violations of the Mosaic
    covenant (vs. 20)

13
The Lord Raises Up Judges (216-36)
  • God no longer defeat and expel nations left in
    Canaan
  • God would use them to test the faithfulness of
    His people (221-22)
  • God allowed idolatrous groups to remain in the
    land
  • Presence would test the seriousness of Israels
    commitment to God (222)
  • Would also test the Israelites whod did not have
    battle experience
  • Philistines, Cananites, Sidonians, and Hivites
    were to test Israel

14
Othniel Defeats the Arameans (37-11)
  • Israel continued to serve the Baals and Asherahs
  • Cycle of Sin
  • Mesopotamian oppression
  • Cycle of Opression
  • Cushan-Rishathaim of Aram Naharaim chosen as the
    leader of Gods oppression against Israel
  • Arameans inhabited the land between the Tigris
    and Euphrates rivers
  • Also known as Syrians
  • Israel had endured eight years of oppression
    under the Arameans (38)

15
Othniel Defeats the Arameans (37-11)
  • God raises Othniel
  • Israel cries out (repentence)
  • God provides deliverance for Israel
  • God enables Othniel to rescue Israel
  • Son of Kenaz and Calebs younger brother
  • Othniel defeats Aram
  • Othniel judged Israel for forty years in peace
    (310-11)

16
Baal
Asherah
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Ehud Plots Against Eglon (312-23)
  • Israel once again returns to sin
  • God calls upon Eglon, the Moabite, to punish
    Israel (vs. 312)
  • Joined by the Ammonite and Amalekite people
  • Three groups attack Israel and capture Jericho.
  • Israel suffered for 18 years under the Moabite
    rule
  • Israel cries out for Gods help
  • God raises Ehud to rescue Israel
  • Ehud visits Eglon to bring a payment of tribute
    (315)
  • Ehud devises a way to kill Eglon with a hidden
    sword (316)
  • Ehud claims to have a secret message (317-19)

19
Ehud Plots Against Eglon (312-23)
  • Ehud kills Eglon (320-23)
  • Ehud then left the chamber
  • Decisive
  • Man of action
  • Brought relief to Gods people

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Ehud Begins the Battle (324-31)
  • Death of the king discovered (324-25)
  • Ehud escapes to Seirah
  • Ehud signals to his fellow Israelites to battle
    in the hill country of Ephraim (327)
  • Ehud carefully acknowledges that God had enable
    the people to defeat the Moabites
  • Israelite strike down Moabites fleeing from
    Jericho
  • 10,000 Moabites killed
  • Israel enjoyed 80 years of peace (329-30)

22
Shamgar Delivers Gods People (331)
  • God raises Shamgar
  • God uses the Philistines to oppress Israel
  • Shamgar was likely a farmer
  • Shamgar leads the Israelites and slaughters 600
    Philistines with an ox goad
  • Shamgar also mention in Judges 56

23
Review
  • Reviewed last weeks lesson
  • Provided an historical background and timeline
    for this weeks lesson
  • Reviewed historical maps of Israel and the region
  • Read Judges 26-331
  • Recognized why God raised up judges to deliver
    the Israelites from their oppressors
  • Sensed the love and compassion of God for His
    people when they continually failed to obey Him
  • Examined our own lives to make sure no idols
    are vying to be worshiped alongside God
  • Next class on 28 Dec 11, Judges 4-6
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