Notes: June 7, 2008 - Judges 1:1-2:10
Bob Feather June 7th, 2008
Israel takes possession of the land; but all of the pagans are not destroyed
Of each of these tribes it is said that they dominated their territory, but that they did not drive out all of their enemies (chapter 1).
- Judah
- Simeon
- Benjamin
- Manasseh
- Ephraim
- Zebulun
- Asher
- Naphtali
The Lord admonishes them for their failure; and predicts that the remaining paganism will be a problem for Israel ( Judges 2:1-5).
Although the people served the Lord as long as Joshua was alive, and as long as those who had lived with Joshua were around, eventually there arose a generation that did not know the Lord and that was not familiar with the history of God’s intervention on behalf of Israel (Judges 2:7,10).
Meditation Points:
- What little sins do you tolerate?
- God isn’t pleased when we only do part of what He asks us to do.
- Are you obedient only when the boss is around, only when your parents are around, only when your teacher is around, only when the pastor is around, only when your friends are around? Character is what you are when you are alone.
- Ancient societies made it a habit to teach new generations their tribal history. Shouldn’t we follow their example?
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Judges 2:1-5
1And an angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you.
2And ye shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall throw down their altars: but ye have not obeyed my voice: why have ye done this?
3Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be as thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you.
4And it came to pass, when the angel of the LORD spake these words unto all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice, and wept.
5And they called the name of that place Bochim: and they sacrificed there unto the LORD.
Judges 2:7,10
7And the people served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great works of the LORD, that he did for Israel.
10And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, which knew not the LORD, nor yet the works which he had done for Israel.
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