SHIELD 241003 Judges 10 (2)

ACCOUNTABILITY FOLLOW UP

09/26/2024 Judges 9: A: △: ▽: T:

Stephen Ezell: 09/26/2024 Judges 9:54 A: Pride is futile△: open confession ▽: perpetuate in Ceirra T: Ceirra

08/15/24 John Hanner: Judges 2:2 A: Figure out what false gods are △: Do Bible Study and prayer ▽: Kids go down wrong path T: Kids boys/daughter

Tom Hess: 09/26/2024 09/26/2024 Judges 9:56-57 A:Unrepentant sin God will discipline △: Find refuge in Christ / Mortify sin ▽: Failed Legacy T: Debbie and someone else

Lyle Larson: 09/26/2024 Judges 9:7 A: stand up for truth △: say it to his face ▽: more tension/be a hypocrite T: Howard

Keith Morgan: 09/26/2024 Judges 9:52-53 A: revenge in the mind △: pray about it ▽: eaten alive T: Ilene

Mike Morgan: 09/26/2024 Judges 9:46, 51 A: Jesus is his stronghold △: continue in devotions ▽: Tower may get burnt T: Julie

Mark Organ: 09/26/2024 Judges 9:31-32 A: Be careful who we let antagonize us △: Have a cool spirit ▽: hubris easily provoked T: Tiger Lily

CONTEXT of Judges 10

Abimelech set himself up as ruler in Shechem and killed nearly all his brothers

One escaped however and pronounced a curse that eventually came true - that the treacherous people and Abimelech the treacherous son would consume each other like fire

TEXT ANALYSIS

I. Tola and Jair raised as judges

Judges 10:1–5“Then after Abimelech died, Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar, arose to save Israel; and he lived in Shamir in the hill country of Ephraim. And he judged Israel twenty-three years. Then he died and was buried in Shamir. After him, Jair the Gileadite arose and judged Israel twenty-two years. And he had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys, and they had thirty cities in the land of Gilead that are called Havvoth-jair to this day. And Jair died and was buried in Kamon.”

Takeaway: No man lives forever, both the righteous and unrighteous die Ecclesiastes 7:15“I have seen everything during my days of vanity; there is a righteous man who perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who prolongs his life in his evildoing.”

II. Ammonite Oppression from the East as Israel Forsakes Yahweh… Again

Judges 10:6–11 | 6 Then the sons of Israel again did what was evil in the eyes of Yahweh and served the Baals and the Ashtaroth, the gods of Aram, the gods of Sidon, the gods of Moab, the gods of the sons of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines; thus they forsook Yahweh and did not serve Him. 7 So the anger of Yahweh burned against Israel, and He sold them into the hands of the Philistines and into the hands of the sons of Ammon. 8 And they shattered and smashed the sons of Israel that year; for eighteen years they did this to all the sons of Israel who were beyond the Jordan in Gilead in the land of the Amorites. 9 Then the sons of Ammon crossed the Jordan to fight also against Judah, Benjamin, and the house of Ephraim, so that Israel was greatly distressed. 10 And the sons of Israel cried out to Yahweh, saying, “We have sinned against You, for indeed, we have forsaken our God and served the Baals.” 11 Then Yahweh said to the sons of Israel, “Did I not save you from the Egyptians, the Amorites, the sons of Ammon, and the Philistines?

Takeaway: It seems that in the midst of oppression we are more inclined to the Lord so if we can say that are hearts are not desiring Him perhaps it makes sense to pray for hardship so that we might better rely upon Him

III. Israel Cries Out to Yahweh

Judges 10:12–18 | 12 “Also the Sidonians, the Amalekites, and the Maonites oppressed you. And you cried out to Me, and I saved you from their hand. 13 “Yet you have forsaken Me and served other gods; therefore I will no longer save you. 14 “Go and cry out to the gods which you have chosen; let them save you in the time of your distress.” 15 Then the sons of Israel said to Yahweh, “We have sinned, so You, do to us whatever seems good in Your eyes; only please deliver us this day.” 16 So they removed the foreign gods from among them and served Yahweh; and He could bear the trouble of Israel no longer. 17 Then the sons of Ammon were summoned, and they camped in Gilead. And the sons of Israel gathered together and camped in Mizpah. 18 And the people, the princes of Gilead, said to one another, “Who is the man who will begin to fight against the sons of Ammon? He shall become head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.”

Takeaway: We should be wary about elevating individuals without ensuring they are qualified

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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