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Israel crossed the Jordan here on dry ground. for the lord, your god dried up the water of the jordan in front of you until you crossed over. Joshua 4:22-23 |
SIEGE OF THE PROMISE LAND |
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Future brings uncertainty to us. therefore we fear whatever it might bring to us. |
The istraelites felt the same uncertainty that we feel |
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After the exodus event, they wondered in the desert for |
40 years |
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Son of Nun |
Joshua |
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He was chosen to be a god's instrument to lead the istraelites to the promise land. |
Moses |
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The commission of Joshua contained three things: |
1. the assurance of divine help 2. the exhortation to trust the Lord completely. 3. the demand for the people's faithful observance of god's laws. |
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" I will be with you as I was with Moses. I will not leave you nor for sake you" ( Joshua 1:5) |
The assurance of divine help |
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" Be firm and steadfast, so that you may give this people possession of the land which I swore to their father I would give them" (Joshua 1:6) |
The exhortation to trust the Lord completely. |
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"above all, be firm and steadfast, taking care to observe the entire law which my servant Moses enjoined you" Joshua 1:7-8 |
the demand for the people's faithful observance of god's laws |
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Joshua gained the title of moses |
"Servant of the lord" |
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He performed the duties of moses as leader of the istraelites |
Joshua |
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Promised land was known as |
Land flowing with milk and honey |
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From a dry and weary land that they experienced slavery going to a land of milk and honey as their |
hope |
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Joshua sent ___ to observe the city of Jericho |
Spies |
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He was a resident of Jericho and protected the spies of Joshua |
Rahab |
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However, they need to cross the ___ before the conquest |
River of Jordan |
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When priest who are carrying the ____ touched their feet on the ground the water stopped to flow and the istraelites crossed the Jordan river |
Ark of Covenant |
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The parting of the ____ and ____ where to interrelated events in the lives of the istraelites |
Red sea and Jordan river |
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Signified the deliverance of Israel from slavery |
Crossing of the red sea |
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Signified the conquest of the promise land |
Crossing the Jordan river |
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After reaching the promise land the istraelites remained to a place called |
Gilgal |
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God instructed Joshua to choose ___ from each tribe and they will take ____ as perpetual memorial for the people. |
12 men and 12 stones |
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the people marched around the city for ___ carrying the ark of covenant |
six days |
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On the ___ they marched around city seven times. after that the people shouted and accompanied by the blowing of horns the wall collapsed. and the people stormed and took the city. |
Seventh day |
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The author of the book of Joshua showed that |
God helped the istraelites in their victory. |
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The land was divided among the twelve tribes of Israel namely; |
Reuben Simeon Judah Isaachar Zebulun Ephraim Manasseh Benjamin Dan Asher Gad Napthali |
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God fulfilled his promise to Abraham that he would give the land to the descendant's of Abraham |
For the land that you see I will give to you and to your offspring forever ( genesis 13:15) |
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Joshua gathered all the tribes at land of |
Shechem |
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Joshua recalled the good deeds of god to them from their slavery in Egypt until he gave the promise land or the ___ to them |
Canaan |
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The people in turn promised to serve and obey god |
The book of Joshua signifies a god who fought for israel |
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God has shown his love to his people. We are called also to love him in return. He wanted us to serve other people. |
We are serving them not because they are our friends but because they were also created in the image of god |
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We need to help those people who are suffering just like when he helped the istraelite's amidst their suffering |
God loves the poor and we must also love the poor to follow god's message of salvation |
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The lord took pity on their distressful cries of affliction under their oppressors ( judges 2:18) |
Judges |
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In the old testament Yahweh was seen as a |
Jealous God |
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Yahweh hates love for |
idolatry |
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God is loyal and faithful to his people despite of the unfaithfulness that his people have shown. |
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During their conquest to the promised land, the istraelites experience two transformations in there national life |
1. From a wandering nomadic life to a more permanent settlement in the promise land 2. Transformation that occured during the time of the judges was divided leadership. |
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The istraelites were landless from the time of the patriarchs in genesis until to their slavery in Exodus |
Abraham travelled from a distant country to another land. Jacob and his family settled in Egypt during the time of famine by special grant of the pharoah through Joseph |
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But finally God gave the land of Canaan and made Israel responsible for that land. |
However, the istraelites upon setting to the Canaanite communities they began to worship Canaanite god name "Baal" |
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Is a god of fertility |
Baal |
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Istraelites committed the sin of |
idolatry |
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The generations after Joshua had forgotten the salvific acts of god to them. |
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Single leadership during the time of moses and Joshua |
during the time of the judges, Israel became a confederation of tribes with no central government |
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The unity of the tribes are only manifested in the faith in Yahweh and the shrine of Shiloh where the ark of covenant located |
It resulted Israel's sin of idolatry and disunity among the people That is why Yahweh sent judges to deliver them from oppression |
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Today we see Judges as a ____ whose task is to decide court cases |
public official |
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In the old testament, judges were men and women chosen by god to bring deliverance to his oppressed people |
Judges was given wisdom, courage, and authority by god |
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They ( judges) can be called ____ but they are holy men and women. however, god still chose them to become an instrument despite of their shortcomings |
Charismatic leaders |
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The stories about judges was passed orally later on they were transformed into hero legends in which the judges became super human like |
Gideon and Samsom |
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Othniel, Ehud, Barak, Gideon, Jephthah and Samson |
Major Judges |
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Shamgar, Tola, Jair, Ibzan, Elon and Abdon |
Minor Judges |
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The book of judges has reccuring theme presented in four major parts |
1. The unfaithfulness of Israel to Yahweh. The Israelites offended the Lord by worshipping and serving the Baals. (Judges 2:11) 2. The Lord’s anger against Israel and how he delivered them to plunderers who despoiled them. (Judges 2:14 ) 3. Amidst the experience of suffering and difficulties Israel cried out to the Lord fro deliverance, sought forgiveness and returned to the Lord (Judges 6:7) 4. Yahweh heard his people’s distressful cries of afflictions under their oppressors. He sent a judge to deliver them from the hands of their tormentors. |
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Last chapter of the book of Joshua the people pledge their total commitment to God. but in the book of judges Israel was seen as constantly straying from their covenant with god. |
Their suffering caused by their sinfulness moved Israel to conversion. God would send judge to save them from their suffering |
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However, when the judge died, they will commit idolatry again |
The storiyin the book of judges showed on how god extent his faithfulness and mercy to his people |
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The istraelites had become unfaithful and worshipped alien god __ |
Baal |
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As a result of their unfaithfulness the midianites and the foreign nations harassed istraelites by burning their crops and leaving them with no food |
as they suffer, the istraelites cried out to the lord for help and deliverance |
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God appointed Gideon to be an instrument so that his people will be delivered from their bondage. |
Gideon initially refused god's call and even doubted himself. However, god assured his building presence to Gideon |
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God instructed Gideon to destroy the altar of Baal which his father had constructed. he build an appropriate altar for the lord |
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Gideon was called " let Baal take action against him since he destroyed his altar" |
Jerubbaal |
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He attacked the midianites with ___. at that night he successfully driven away the enemy |
300 men |
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The istraelites experienced peace for ___. However, after Gideon's death again the istraelites worshipped Baal and abandoned god |
40 years |
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He is one of the judges of Israel |
Samson |
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The story begins when the istraelite's were under the foreign power of the |
Philistines for 40 years |
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Manoah's wife was barren but an angel appeared to her and said that she would bear a son. the son was to be a nazirite |
Nazirite ( a person who did not cut his hair and did not drink wine) |
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the name of her son is Samson. He was dedicated to God with a nazirite vow |
Samson has a Great strength that was given to him by the lord. he was chosen to liberate the istraelites from the philistines. he was their leader for almost 20 years. |
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Samson feel in love with a woman named Delilah. however, his enemies bribed Delilah to find out the secret of Samson's strength. Samson revealed his secret and his disobeyed god |
samsom was blinded and was forced to work at gaza |
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The people and rulers of philistines gathered in the temple of their god, dagon |
The blind Samson was summoned he pushed the two supporting columns and brought the building down on top of thousand of philistines and himself |
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Samson is portrayed as a human blessed with the grace of god who later disregarded the will of god in order to follow his personal desired and passions. but in the end he repented and offered his life to serve his people. |
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Our greatest sin is idolatry not in terms of worshipping false gods but our worship of money and possessions. we allow ourselves to be salves of our possessions We spend our money for useless things not even thinking with the poverty that surrounds us. |
we disregard the poverty and hunger that exist all around us. |
