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Study Guide > Judges 3
You wait 2 weeks...then 3 Judges come along at once!
Tonight we will see the continuation of this cycle that the Isrealites get themselves into.
[Cycle of habits] > more like a downward spiral.
[Enemies of Isreal] >
Philistines / Canaanites / Sidonians / Hivites / Hittites / Amorites / Perizzites / Jebusites
[Read Judges 3]
Act out Ehud’s story
[Activities] > Character sketch / Storyboard for Ehud / Write your own Judges story, using the cycle pattern (beginning statement, cycle of apostasy, oppression, distress, deliverance, conclusion)
This issue of cross-race marriage and idol worship go hand in hand. Why?
Can we think of modern day stuff that compares?
The Isrealites were slaves for 8 years before they cried out to God. What?!
After waiting 8 years to ask for help and God sending Othniel, you’d think they’d have learned their lesson. But the Moabites held them in slavery for 14 years before they asked God to help! What? Why?!
Ehud isn’t mentioned with a lot of the other judges in Hebrews 11, chapter about faith. Why?
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PHILISTINES> The word basically translates "wallowing" / "wallow self". There were 5 kings and these could represent the 5 sinful aspects we can be guilty of wallowing in...
ReplyDeleteself-pity / self-deprecation / self-importance / self-indulgence / self-pleasure.
Throughout their history, the Isrealites struggled and battled with the Philistines.
Just like them, we are in a constant battle with these 5 "self-wallowing" aspects.
CANAANITES> speaks to us of the influence the world has on us as Christians. Canaanite translates "merchant" "trafficker". The Canaanites were more than happy to share the land, if they got something out of it!
ReplyDeleteAs Christians we can be guilty of treating God like father christmas or a genie in a lamp and we just call him when we want something.
This Canaanite enemy is still very much about.
HITTITES> The Hittite empire was large and strong. Hittite comes from the word "Heth" = "sons of terror". This speaks to me of fear and what a huge hold it can have on us.
ReplyDeleteFear can rob us.
The bible says do not fear/be afraid 365 times!
AMORITES> Amorite = "talker" / "to say" / "speak". The word is used for self-boasting or commanding. This is about words and no action. In matt 23:3, Jesus warns his disciples about the pharisees. Who say one thing, but do another.
ReplyDeleteHIVITES / PERIZZITES> There names mean the same thing, "villager". They are the other side to the Amorites. The Amorites boast of self and build themselves up. Teh Hivites & Perizzites downplay themselves. Always putting themselves down. Either way the focus is in the wrong place...SELF
ReplyDeleteSIDONIANS / JEBUSITES> Sidonian = "hunting" and Jebusite = "trample" "tread down". This reminds us that even today we are in a battle.
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