SHIELD 240815 Judges 2

ACCOUNTABILITY FOLLOW UP A: △: ▽: T:

08/01/24 Stephen E.: Judges 1:1–2 | 1 Now it happened after the death of Joshua that the sons of Israel asked of Yahweh, saying, “Who shall go up first for us against the Canaanites, to fight against them?” 2 And Yahweh said, “Judah shall go up; behold, I have given the land into his hand.” A: No volunteers, no “Here am I, send me” △: Too passive, be proactive / Create conversations ▽: Chaos can increase T: Vincent/Jose

07/25/24 John H.: James 5:7“Therefore be patient, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the soil, being patient about it, until it receives the early and late rains.” Action: Wait on the Lord | Change: Praying blessings | Consequence: Hindrance to his own blessing | Teach: Julie

07/25/24 Lonnie L.: James 5:17–18 | 17 Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months. 18 Then he prayed again, and the sky gave rain and the earth produced its fruit. Action: Praying earnestly | Change: Pray for discernment | Consequence: Suffer for choices | Teach: Lauren

07/25/24 Lyle L.: James 5:19 | 19 My brothers, if any among you strays from the truth and one turns him back, Action: Don’t Wander, Get Close | Change: Go to work | Consequence: Move in with Lonnie | Teach: Spouse

08/01/24 Mark O.: Judges 1:19“Now Yahweh was with Judah, and they took possession of the hill country; but they could not dispossess the inhabitants of the valley because they had iron chariots.” A: Better to obey later than never △: Repent ▽: Generational fallout, widespread sin T: Rachael

08/01/24 Mike: Judges 1:16“Now the sons of the Kenite, Moses’ father-in-law, went up from the city of palms with the sons of Judah, to the wilderness of Judah which is in the south of Arad; and they went and lived with the people.” A: Follow through with God’s instruction △: Reflect on mentors ▽: Won’t grow or accomplish T: Julie

07/25/24 Pastor Mac: James 5:9 | 9 Do not groan, brothers, against one another, so that you yourselves may not be judged. Behold, the Judge is standing right at the door. Action: Groan Grumbling | Change: Take every thought captive | Consequence: Inability to love others | Teach: Sons

7/11/2024 Christopher: James 4:8 “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.” Action: Draw nearer to God | Change: Wrestle with God | Consequence: Old me will return | Teach: Open ended

CONTEXT Judges 1

Israel has inquired about the conquest of the land and Judah was sent up first but went with Simeon

Three vignettes about partial obedience or outright disobedience (Judah did not strike down Adoni Zedek/Kenites lived among the Canaanites/Man from Luz - transplanted idolatry not displaced)

TEXT ANALYSIS

I. Divine Messenger’s Interpretation

Judges 2:1–5“Then the angel of Yahweh came up from Gilgal to Bochim. And he said, “I brought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land which I have sworn to your fathers; and I said, ‘I will never break My covenant with you, and as for you, you shall cut no covenant with the inhabitants of this land; you shall tear down their altars.’ But you have not listened to My voice; what is this you have done? “Therefore I also said, ‘I will not drive them out before you; but they will become as thorns in your sides, and their gods will become a snare to you.’” So it happened that when the angel of Yahweh spoke these words to all the sons of Israel, the people lifted up their voices and wept. So they named that place Bochim; and there they sacrificed to Yahweh.”

Takeaway: Be careful not to interpret remorse for repentance - there is a big difference between the two. Godly sorrow is remorseful but doesn’t stop short of turning from sin (i.e. repentance)

2 Corinthians 7:10“For godly sorrow produces a repentance without regret, leading to salvation, but the sorrow of the world brings about death.”

II. Narrator’s Interpretation

Judges 2:6–20a | 6 Then Joshua sent the people away, and the sons of Israel went each to his inheritance to possess the land. 7 And the people served Yahweh all the days of Joshua and all the days of the elders who survived Joshua, who saw all the great work of Yahweh which He had done for Israel. 8 Then Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Yahweh, died at the age of 110. 9 And they buried him in the territory of his inheritance in Timnath-heres, in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash. 10 And all that generation also were gathered to their fathers; and there arose another generation after them who did not know Yahweh or even the work which He had done for Israel. 11 Then the sons of Israel did what was evil in the eyes of Yahweh and served the Baals, 12 and they forsook Yahweh, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods from among the gods of the peoples who were around them and bowed themselves down to them; thus they provoked Yahweh to anger. 13 So they forsook Yahweh and served Baal and the Ashtaroth. 14 And the anger of Yahweh burned against Israel, and He gave them into the hands of plunderers who plundered them; and He sold them into the hands of their enemies around them, so that they could no longer stand before their enemies. 15 Wherever they went, the hand of Yahweh was against them for evil, as Yahweh had spoken and as Yahweh had sworn to them, so that they were severely distressed. 16 Then Yahweh raised up judges who saved them from the hands of those who plundered them. 17 Yet they did not listen to their judges either, for they played the harlot after other gods and bowed themselves down to them. They turned aside quickly from the way in which their fathers had walked in obeying the commandments of Yahweh; they did not do as their fathers. 18 Now when Yahweh raised up judges for them, Yahweh was with the judge and saved them from the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; for Yahweh was moved to pity by their groaning because of those who oppressed and suppressed them. 19 But it happened when the judge died, that they would turn back and act more corruptly than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them and bow down to them; they did not abandon their practices or their stubborn ways. 20 So the anger of Yahweh burned against Israel,

Takeaway: What were the failures?

Failure to disciple Deuteronomy 6:5–9““You shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. “These words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart. “You shall teach them diligently to your sons and shall speak of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when you rise up. “You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as phylacteries between your eyes. “You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.”

Failure to eradicate idols 1 Corinthians 10:19“What do I mean then? That a thing sacrificed to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything?” 1 John 5:21“Little children, guard yourselves from idols.”

Failure to follow their training Romans 3:12“All have turned aside, together they have become worthless; There is none who does good, There is not even one.”” \

Failure to consider how they were wounding their Savior (Heartless) Isaiah 53:5“But He was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; The chastening for our peace fell upon Him, And by His wounds we are healed.”

III. God’s Interpretation

Judges 2:20b–23 and He said, “Because this nation has trespassed against My covenant which I commanded their fathers and has not listened to My voice, I also will no longer dispossess before them any of the nations which Joshua left when he died, in order to test Israel by them, whether they will keep the way of Yahweh to walk in it as their fathers did, or not.”” “So Yahweh allowed those nations to rest, not dispossessing them quickly; and He did not give them into the hand of Joshua.”

Takeaway: God doesn’t seem to ever grade on a curve. The test is always comprehensive the topics are always known and always prove if we want to pass or not

What Does This Text Say About:

God: The Father, Son, Spirit | People: Believers/Unbelievers

My attitude or behavior - What is the Holy Spirit convicting me about

What is one change that I can make | What is a consequence of not making the change

Who can I teach?

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