Judges
1. This chapter describes how Judah and Simeon conquered their enemies the Canaanites and conquered the land overall. It also describes how the Israelites failed to conquer a portion of land.
2. This chapter describes how an Angel of the Lord came to the place of Bokim and gave message there, as well as how Joshua died. The chapter also describes how the Israelites disobeyed the Lord as well as how the Lord raised up judges to rescue the people from their attackers.
3. This chapter describes how the Lord left some nations in the land to remind the Israelites who had not fought in the war of Canaan as to teach the people warfare. The chapter also describes three judges that the Lord raised up to be judges of the people.
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This chapter describes how Gideon’s son Abimelech became ruler over Shechem as well as Jotham’s parable. This chapter describes how Shechem rebelled against Abimelech because the Lord sent spirits to stir up trouble between Shechem and Abimelech because of the murdering of Gideon’s seventy sons.
10. This chapter describes how Tola became Israel’s judge as well as how how Jair became Israel’s judge. This chapter describes how the Israelites became evil in the sight of the Lord but how the Lord turned them over to the Philistines and Ammonites for eighteen years.
11. This chapter describes how Jephthah became the judge of Israel including how Jephthah was chased off of his father’s land and told he would have no inheritance because he was the son of a prostitute. The chapter also describes Jephthah’s vow which promised to sacrifice anything that came out of his home if the Lord gave him victory over the Ammonites, and when the Lord did and he returned home it was his virgin daughter that came out and he allowed her to roam the hills for two months and mourn her death with no children but then he did as he had vowed.
12. This chapter describes how the people of Ephraim fought with those people of Jephthah. The chapter also describes how Ibzan became a judge of Israel, how Elon became a judge of Israel, and how Abdon became a judge of
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Ezekiel lived in a time of international crisis and conflict. Assyria was the world power in the area under the rule of Tiglath-pilesar III. In 724 B.C Israel raged war upon Assyria, and Israel was no match for Assyria. In 627 B.C the last of the able Assyrian ruler, Ashurbanipal died. Right after the death of Ashurbanipal, Babylon under Nabopolassar wanted independence from Assyria. In 612 B.C the Assyrians under Nineveh surrendered to the rising Babylonians. In 605 B.C the Babylonians were at war against the Egyptians. The Babylonians won and they established themselves as the leading power in the area. During all of this Judea allied with the Babylonians and with this Judea kept her independence. During the last century before Judea was destroyed it was ruled by four rulers and of those rulers, all but Josiah were wicked. Josiah was committed to God and led Judea to him. All the others did not heed the warnings of Ezekiel and Jeremiah from God, and the rulers of Judea chose to rebel against God. God punished Judea by sending Nebuchadnezzar’s army to crush the nation of Judea and flatten the city of Jerusalem.
Jericho is perhaps most recognized, especially to youngsters, as the city where Joshua was victorious in battle. This story of marching and shouting and crumbling walls is unbelievable unless you attribute it to God's almighty power. The capture of Jericho is significant because it is the beginning of the war of conquest and the first time a ritual act, "herem," is implemented . "Herem" refers to God's judgment on the condemned and his preservation of those who remain faithful to him. In the story of the Fall of Jericho, Rahab and those in her house were the only residents of Jericho to survive Joshua's conquest. The true victory of the city belongs to the Lord as the city was attained through obedience to His commands (Coogan 2001).
God had offered Chosen people, a covenant, or special agreement. In this covenant, The Israelites promised to worship only God, and in return God promised them. preservation throughout history and the land of Canaan. Canaan was later called Judah, Israel, and Palestine. Central to the understanding of the Jewish covenant is the prosperous herdsman who heard and followed God’s call, Abraham.
Following the creation story of the book of Genesis is the book of Exodus. In Genesis, God promised Abraham a “great nation from which all nations of the earth will be blessed (Gen 12:1-3)” and in Exodus God completes this promise through the creation of the holy nation, Israel. Exodus tells the story of the God who rescued his people out of Egypt because of the promise he had made to Abraham. God calls to Moses to complete his promise. God’s call to Moses is not only important because he liberates the Israelites but also because God reveals His name(s) along with His true Nature. God calls upon Moses and tells him that He’s back to help the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt and that Moses is to lead them. God then gives him full instructions on what to tell the Pharaoh and, more importantly, the Israelites, who are promised, land “flowing with milk and honey”.
Surveying the Old Testament reveals the theme of God’s faithfulness to his people. In light of this understanding, the restoration of the Israelites prophesized in the Old Testament is essentially the fulfillment of every covenant with God. This perspective relates to the work of Christ and encourages any follower of God to trust in his faithfulness.
The book of Judges is the sequel to Joshua. It is the seventh book of the Old Testament. It recounts stories and events from the death of the hebrew leader and prophet Joshua to the birth of the hebrew Samuel. That is roughly, from the end of the Israelite conquest of Canan in the 13th Century B.C to the begining of the monarchy in the 11 th century B.C. It tells about the hebrews from Joshua’s Death to the time of Samuel. It was written in about 550 BC, on tablets named the Ras Shamra tablets. The Ras Shamra tablets where later discovered in the early 20th Century, even though the stories and acountings of the judges where already known and written. The book of Judges belongs to a specific historical tradition which is called the Deuteronomic history. The author of the book of Judges, was in exile in Babylonia. While in exile he was deeply concerned with foreign domination. So he wrote many of his stories on the migration of the tribe of Dan to the North and the sins of the Benjamites. The author emphasized that Israel was being influenced by foreign powers and the loss of freedom and prosperity. Recurring throughout the book is the stereotyped formula: "The people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the lord." Then after each period or subjection the author introduces another formula: " But when the people of Israel cried the Lord, the Lord raised up a deliverer for the people. Through-out the book, the book of judges tells about prophets, rulers and influencial people such as: Othniel, Ehud, Shamgar, Deborah, Gideon, Tilian and Samson. There are also many more minor people.
God calls Abram while he is in Ur. He commands him to leave the country with his family to a land God has chosen. He promises to bless Abram and make his descendants form a great nation. This promise will be fulfilled in the Mosaic Covenant. God makes a promise to bless Abrams personally, and also promises that his name will be well known. This promise will later be fulfilled in the Davidic Covenant. God will bless anyone who blesses Abram, but will place a curse on anyone who attempts to cur...
The Book of Exodus begins hundreds of years later once Joseph and his brothers have all died. This leaves a void in leadership over Israel and is eventually subdued to Moses. He is a Hebrew boy who starts off as a slave, and eventually encounters God through the burning bush where he is convinced to assume his role as leader of the Israelites. With the help of his brother Aaron, they face controversy with the Pharaoh of Egypt trying to rid their people and lead them to a land full of prosperity, which God has promised. It is through Moses' leadership that they find freedom and religious conformity as a community.
The kingdom of Jerusalem is one of the most important Kingdoms in the bible, thats why it was so important when it fell to the Babylonians. The beginning of the book is describing in first person from Jeremiah the prophet the destruction of Jerusalem and how sad it is of a site to see. In chapter two of the book Jeremiah is talking about the how mad the lord is at his people, and how he brought judgement to the wicked land. God is showing in chapter two how mad he is and he cut off the power of Israel, but in chapter three he Jeremiah tells us that he is faithful to us and he will restore the land. Even though he to is very sad from his city being taken and destroyed he remembers what the lord has told him. He then explains that the people of the kingdom of judah and the kingdom of Jerusalem need to fall back to the lord and get rid of those false gods. For the love and kindness of the lo...
Kingship played a vital role in the progression and development of the kingdom of Israel throughout history from the time they first were freed by the mercy of Yahweh. The presentation of ancient Hebrew culture from kingship in the Old Testament reveals the tradition in
Cindy Pereyra The Pentateuch Dr. Luther 5 May 2014 Deuteronomy Study Assignment 1. Read Deuteronomy 16:18-20. a. Describe the requirements of judges in Israel based on this passage. In this passage, the requirements of judges in Israel are shown. The people are told to appoint judges and officers for themselves in all the towns that the Lord is giving to them according to their tribes.
road, continually smiting him until he came into the city, and they stood before Joseph. 28 And Judah's anger was kindled, and he said, This man has only brought me back to destroy Egypt this day. 29
Judah and his other brothers plotted against their brother Joseph. Although most of the brothers wanted to kill Joseph, (Genesis 37:18); but when Reuben, the eldest brother, heard of the plot, he cleverly tried to rescue Joseph; (Genesis 37:21-23). Then, when all the brothers saw a group of Ishmaelite and Midianite traders, (Genesis 37:25), passing by, Judah quickly suggested that, while there could be no profit to them in killing Joseph, there certainly would be a profit in selling him to these traders. Killing Joseph, he said, would gain them nothing, and would require them to conceal their act; (Genesis 37:26).
The people of Israel, had yet again, forgotten their calling as God’s people. “And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord…” (Judges 13:1). Since they had done evil and disgraced God, a step was taken further and God “delivered them into the hand of the Philistines” (Judges 13:1). As pointed out before, there is a pattern found in the narratives of God’s people. Their disloyalty puts them in a sub-optimal position thus requiring a divine intervention.