Judges 1:19-34
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Israel had their instructions.
But they failed to fully carry out the Lord’s command.
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The record of their failure was chronicled in Judges 1:19-34:
Judah failed (1:19-20); Benjamin failed (1:21); Joseph failed (1:22-26); Manasseh failed (1:27-28); Ephraim failed (1:29); Zebulon failed (1:30); Asher failed (1:31-32); Naphtali failed (1:33); and Dan failed (1:34).
The tribes of Reuben, Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh even refused to enter Canaan, choosing to remain on the other side of Jordan.
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Israel’s failure to defeat their enemies resulted in them living among their enemies.
After a while, they became like their enemies, adopting the wicked ways of the various Canaanite tribes around them.
Eventually, Israel began to worship the false gods of the Canaanites.
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When they followed this downward path, God allowed them to know His displeasure and His judgment.
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When judgment came, eventually the people would realize that they were to blame.
They would repent and seek the Lord.
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When they did, God forgave them and raised up a deliverer, called a Judge.
These men and women helped Israel throw off the yoke of their oppressors.
They also helped them to live for God.
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Israel would follow a Judge until that Judge died.
Then they would revert to their wicked ways.
The cycle would begin again.
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This continued in Israel for about 400 years, until they got their first king.
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Israel had their instructions.
But they failed to fully carry out the Lord’s command.
*******
The record of their failure was chronicled in Judges 1:19-34:
Judah failed (1:19-20); Benjamin failed (1:21); Joseph failed (1:22-26); Manasseh failed (1:27-28); Ephraim failed (1:29); Zebulon failed (1:30); Asher failed (1:31-32); Naphtali failed (1:33); and Dan failed (1:34).
The tribes of Reuben, Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh even refused to enter Canaan, choosing to remain on the other side of Jordan.
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Israel’s failure to defeat their enemies resulted in them living among their enemies.
After a while, they became like their enemies, adopting the wicked ways of the various Canaanite tribes around them.
Eventually, Israel began to worship the false gods of the Canaanites.
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When they followed this downward path, God allowed them to know His displeasure and His judgment.
*******
When judgment came, eventually the people would realize that they were to blame.
They would repent and seek the Lord.
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When they did, God forgave them and raised up a deliverer, called a Judge.
These men and women helped Israel throw off the yoke of their oppressors.
They also helped them to live for God.
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Israel would follow a Judge until that Judge died.
Then they would revert to their wicked ways.
The cycle would begin again.
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This continued in Israel for about 400 years, until they got their first king.
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