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Jehovah Raised Up JudgesWhy the Judges?

• Judges 1-3

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Four Reasons for the Judges

• The book of Joshua sounds a positive note
  concerning Israel land conquered!
• Why is Israel now weeping and distressed
  (24-5,15)?
• Why is Israel now in need of Judges (216)?
• Why is Israel now repeating the same sins (219)?
• Consider the four reasons for the Judges
  the Four Is of Judges 1-3

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Four Reasons for the Judges

• First Incomplete Obedience
• They did not completely drive out the Canaanites
  (121,28,30,33 21-5 Deut. 71-5)
• They lacked aim and courage
• They had a disposition of compromise
• They did not past the test (222-23)

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Four Reasons for the Judges

• Christians and Incomplete Obedience
• Are we failing to completely obey (Lk. 1235-48
  Jas. 417)?
• Are we allowing the enemy to remain among us
  (Eph. 427 Jas. 48)?

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Four Reasons for the Judges

• Second Ignorance
• Israel failed to develop new leadership like
  Joshua through teaching and training (26-9
  Josh. 23-24)
• Israel failed to teach the one true God to the
  next generation (210)
• They did not follow Deuteronomy 49 or 64-6

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Four Reasons for the Judges

• Christians and Ignorance
• Are we ignorant of Gods will (Eph. 517)?
• Are we passing Gods word on the next generation
  (2 Tim. 113 22)?
• Are we teaching our children (2 Tim. 315)?
• Are we ignorantly mis-handling the word of God
  (2 Pet. 316)

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Four Reasons for the Judges

• Third Idolatry
• They served idols after their ancestors promised
  not to (211-15)
• They forsook the Lord

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Four Reasons for the Judges

• Christians and Idolatry
• Are we covetousness (Col. 35)?
• Are we going to be lost because of idols (Rev.
  218 2215)
• Are we guarding against idols (1 Cor. 1014
  1 Jn. 521)
• Are we forsaking the Lord by forsaking the
  assembling (Heb. 1025)

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Four Reasons for the Judges

• Fourth Inter-marriage
• Israel failed to maintain pure relationships
  (Judg. 31-6)
• They did not follow Gods instruction (Deut.
  72-3 Josh. 2312)
• They had this problem later (Neh. 1323-27)

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Four Reasons for the Judges

• Christians and Inter-marriage
• Marriage is a close, intimate, and powerfully
  influential relationship for good or evil
• Ungodly unions are dangerous (1 K. 111-11
  1631-33)
• Marrying a non-Christian is not wrong
  (1 Cor. 712-14), but it may be unwise
  (1 Cor. 1533 2 Cor. 614ff)

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Jehovah Raised Up Judges

• The same reasons for unfaithfulness are found
  among Gods people today incomplete obedience,
  ignorance, idolatry, and inter-marriage
• Let us wholly follow the Lord
• Let us be wise
• Let us serve the one, true God
• Let us develop only pure relationships with others