Example Of Torah Obedience

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Torah Obedience
After Joshua’s death and the death of “that whole generation”, the next generation “knew neither the LORD nor what he had done for Israel” (Judges 2:10). Because this new generation was consistently unfaithful to the covenant that God made with them in Deuteronomy, God was furious. He says in Judges 2:20-22, “Because this nation has violated the covenant that I laid down for their forefathers and has not listened to me, 21 I will no longer drive out before them any of the nations Joshua left when he died. 22 I will use them to test Israel and see whether they will keep the way of the LORD and walk in it as their forefathers did.” This is a perfect example of the Deuteronomic History emphasis of Torah obedience, which this module defines as “for ancient Israel to enjoy God’s good gift of the land, the ancient Israelites were expected to be faithful to the covenant that God established with them….” Since the Israelites were not faithful to the covenant, God made their lives extremely difficult by repeatedly subjecting them to serve unjust kings in the land that was mean...

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