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Micah and Dan take the easy way instead of worshipping the way God instructed and taking the land that God gave them 1:00-23:33

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The first 14 minutes of this is just some background about how the Israelites got to the place where they weren't following God anymore. This is Judges 1. Then we begin Judges 2. The next 10 minutes talk about how the other nations being a snare to them. Then we read the passage which is the focus of the lesson. The last 20 minutes is how we can be more like the Joshua generation and know God better so we will follow Him.

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Just before Joshua dies, he presents the people with a choice. They can either serve the Lord in their new land or they cannot. If they do, then they will enjoy it forever. But if they turn away from Him to other gods, then He will take it from them and they can go live under those gods in their land and reap their benefits (of which there are none.)

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Be careful about making presumptions. How deep is your desire for God and His people? Are you willing to defend Him? When do we confront other people about their sin and when do we keep our mouths shut? Who do we confront and how do we do it in the right way?

The Israelites almost went to war with the eastern tribes because they thought they had done something against God. But after confronting them, they realized these tribes did what they did because they loved God and wanted to remain close to Him and HIs people. They were both zealous for their God and all that passion almost dissolved into a civil war. It is obviously good to passionate about our relationship with God and also be willing to defend Him. But we need to make sure we have all the facts first, and we need to do it in the right way, at the right time, with the right people.

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God promised Abraham's descendants the land of Israel and almost 500 years later, they received it. Abraham knew he would never see this promise come to fruition. God would fulfill it for his descendants instead. So, Abraham looked towards a more permanent promised land. This was a heavenly country, a city built by God Himself. This promise, too, is handed down to generations and we are the ones who will inherit this land. Our home there is being prepared by Jesus Himself. Like Abraham, all we need to do to receive this land is step out in faith. If we believe in the One who calls us and follow Him all our lives, we become children of God and heirs with Jesus of this eternal land.

Are you willing to work for what you want or would you rather complain and make excuses? Life is not always fair. But complaining about it won't change anything.

Joshua began designating the land of Israel to the tribes. Some of them were willing to fight for what they wanted. Then others were either too satisfied or too entitled to continue to fight. Be faithful to God and He will be faithful to you. Don't be lazy or discontent. Keep your ambition and trust in the Lord.

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God literally fights for the Israelites when He sends hailstones to kill their enemies. He also stops the sun at Joshua's request. God has power! But more subtly but no less miraculously, He gave the Israelites the stamina, endurance, and strength to travel 20 miles uphill overnight, then fight victoriously for a longer than ordinary day. God equips us for what He calls us to.

Also, did God make the people's hearts hard and cause them to do evil against the Israelites or did He just take their already hard hearts and evil ways and use them for His purposes?

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When we are faced with a decision, God should be the first One we go to. The Israelites got themselves in a bind because they relied on their own logic instead of asking God. Based on that, they made an oath in God's name and they couldn't break it.

How good are you at keeping your commitments and making sure that your words and your name mean something? Do you give God's name the respect and honor it deserves? Are you careful not to do anything to taint His name?

Pray without ceasing. Learn to hear God's answers to you.

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We start this year with encouragement to put the past behind us and begin the year committed to following Jesus. Repenting of the past allows us to move forward confident and at peace. Then we talk about why God doesn't tell us everything we want to know and how we can trust and patiently obey anyway.

The Israelites lost the first battle against Ai because of disobedience, but they rid themselves of that sin and God encouraged them to put it behind them and go into battle again. This time, they listened to God and followed His directions completely and He gave them victory. Then Joshua built an altar and offered sacrifices of praise and thanksgiving. After that, they had an assembly and Joshua told the Israelites that if they would obey the Lord in their new land they would be blessed and if they disobeyed Him, they would be cursed. Then he read all the curses and blessings to them. Obedience is important!

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How can we find understanding and faith when we are confused and doubt? Is our sin of any value to us and how can we be truly set free from it? We can't bring destructive things into our lives and think they won't affect us. They will always bring us trouble in the end and they pull us away from God whether we realize it or not. Satan tempts each of us in our own ways, trying to convince us that our sin is okay. Then, if we give in to that temptation, he immediately reminds us of how wrong it was and further tempts us to hide it. But the only way to ever be truly free from our sin, is to bring it in to the light and destroy it. Confess it to God and repent of it and let Jesus cover it with His blood.

Achan brought the things that were devoted to destruction into his house, bringing trouble on the whole nation, making it an object for destruction itself. God was not with them in their next battle because of it. It was only when they destroyed the destructive thing that had been brought into their camp that God was with them again.

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