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Judges 2:6-3:31

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Part 1: The roots of Israel’s apostasy (Judges 1:1-3:6), continued
The unfolding and consequences of apostasy (Judges 2:6-3:6), continued
Joshua’s death and the coming apostasy (Judges 2:6-10)
  • There are ancient monuments and reliefs that reference Israel in the land of Canaan in roughly 1400 B.C.
    • The recurring pattern of Israel’s apostasy, God’s grace, and God’s anger (Judges 2:11-23)
    • Deuteronomy 12:29-32 – Baal was a storm God.
    • God told them clearly that worshiping idols was abhorrent to Him.
    • Judges 2:19 – Israel’s downward spiral. When they relapsed, they did even worse than before.
      • The testing of Israel (Judges 3:1-6)
      • Judges 3:5-6 – Israel fails to remove the Canaanites.
        • Part 2: The downward spiral of Israel’s apostasy (Judges 3:7-16:31)
        Othniel (Judges 3:7-11)
        • Othniel was either the younger brother or nephew of Caleb and was married to Caleb’s daughter.
          • Ehud (Judges 3:12-30)
          • Ehud was left-handed, or “restricted in the right hand” as the Hebrew says literally.
          • Eglon’s name means, “little calf.”
            • Shamgar (Judges 3:31)
            • Shamgar is mentioned again in Judges 5:6, but not much is known about him.
            • An ox goad is not normally a particularly lethal instrument.
              • Takeaways
              • The pattern in Judges – described in Judges 2 and oft-repeated throughout the book – demonstrates God’s steadfast love. He listens to the cries of his oppressed people and arranges for their deliverance.
              • God responds in like manner today to those who cry out for his help out of sincere repentance. He has sent the perfect judge-deliverer, Jesus, to save us from the bondage of sin (Romans 5:6-8).
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