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26 Cards in this Set
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Dates
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1375-1100 B.C.
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Theme/Message
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Israel's rebellion seems to doom the theocracy
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Outline
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Intro / 6 major cycles / Conclusion
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What does the book of Judges tell us?
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What happened after the death of Joshua
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The book of Joshua
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1. Chapters 1/2 Looks back in review and forward to what will happen in the nation of Israel
2. Chapters 3-16 Through the cycle of the judges it demonstrates the downward spiral as Israel gets farther away from God 3. Chapers 17/18 part I of the conclusion 4. Chapters 19-21 part II of the conclusion |
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What is the structure of the book of Joshua
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It has a chiastic structure
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What is Judges structured around?
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The book is structured around what happened to Gideon
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Why is Gideon important?
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Because things get progressively worse with Gideon
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How?
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Gideon begins by delivering the people from idolatry and Baal worship and ends by leading the peopl back into idolatry and Baal worship
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The major judges
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Othniel / Ehud / Deborah-Barak / Gideon / Jeththah / Samson
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What is the cycle in Judges?
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Rebellion / Judgement / Cry / Salvation / Rest
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Problem at the beginning of Judges...
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Israel has broken covenant with God by not driving the Canaanites out of the land. And Israel broke covenant by serving Canaanite idols
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Why did Yahweh leave some of the people in the land?
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1. To teach Israel war
2. To teach Israel obedience |
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Did Israel pass this test?
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No!
1. Instaed of making war, they made friends 2. Instaed of obedience they intermarry and defect |
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What is the problem?
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Israel does not recognize the enemy
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What does it mean if they can't recognize the enemy?
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It means that they do not know and love the LORD
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Minor judges
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Shagmar / Tola / Jair / Izban / Elon / Abdon
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What is significant about Samson?
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Israel never cried out for help and when Samson came to deliver them, they did not want to be delivered.
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Was Samson supposed to fully deliver Israel?
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No, he was only the beginning of the deliverence.
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How does Samson epitomize Israel?
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He was specially chosen and in a special relationship witih God but spurned the opportunity for blessing
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What the main characteristic of Sampson?
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1. Self-centered
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What is his personal issue?
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He is disloyal to God and the vow
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What is the bigger issue?
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The glory of God
Who will get the glory, Samson or God? |
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What is the issue in all of the judges?
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Proper worship of God and His glory through His people
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What is the sad conclusion of the book of Judges?
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1. Each man did what was right in their own eyes
2. There was no king in Israel |
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What would the end of the book of Judges lead you to conclude?
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Their spiritual decline is now complete and we would expect to see God fight against Israel and remove them from the land.
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