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DISUNITY IN ISRAEL

Text: Judges 12
19 September 2011

DISUNITY IN ISRAEL

1. Ephraim- Trouble-maker

a) Arrogant

b) Fault Finding

2. Ephraim

a) Confronting Gideon Judges 8:1-3

b) Confronting Jephthah Judges 12:1-6

i) Not calling Ephraim to battle the Ammonites Judges 12:1a

ii) Threat to burn down the house of Jephthah Judges 12:1b

JEPHTHAH’S RESPONSE TO EPHRAIM

1. Refuted Ephraim’s charge

a) He did ask Ephraim for help Judges 12:2a

b) Ephraim was no help at all Judges 12:2b

2. Reasoning with Ephraim

a) Battling the Ammonites was out of sheer necessity Judges 12:3

b) Acknowledging Divine help from God Judges 12:3b

c) Why was Ephraim picking a fight with Jephthah? Judges 12:3c

INTERNECINE WARFARE

1. Ephraim insulted Jephthah and the Gileadites Judges 12:4

2. Jephthah fought with Ephraim Judges 12:4

3. Ephraim was soundly defeated Judges 12:4

4. The Shibboleth test for all Ephraimites attempting escape Judges 12:5-6

JUDGESHIP OF JEPHTHAH
Only 6 years Judges 12:7

OTHER JUDGES

Ibzan Judges 12:8-9
7 years

Elon Judges 12:11-12
10 years

Abdon Judges 12:13-15
8 years