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A SAD HISTORICAL PATTERN OBSERVED

Text: Judges 2:11-23
7 February 2011

A SAD HISTORICAL PATTERN OBSERVED

1. The children of Israel

a) They did evil Judges 2:11a

b) They served Baals and Ashtoreths Judges 2:11b, 13

c) They forsook the LORD Judges 2:12a, 13

d) They followed other gods Judges 2:12b

e) They bowed to them in worship Judges 2:12c

f) They provoked the LORD to anger Judges 2:12d

2. The Reaction of the Lord

a) Hot anger against Israel Judges 2:14a

b) Delivered Israel into the hands of the plunderers Judges 2:14b

c) Israel could no longer stand against their enemies Judges 2:14c

d) God’s hand was turned against Israel for calamity Judges 2:15a

e) God’s word of warning was being fulfilled Judges 2:15b
Deuteronomy 28:15-68

3. The Raising up of Judges

a) Special leaders called “judges” were raised up Judges 2:16a

b) They were the physical (military) deliverers of the nation Judges 2:16b

c) God was with these judges in their work of deliverance Judges 2:18a

d) Reason: God was moved with pity for the children of Israel Judges 2:18

4. At the death of the Judge

a) Israel would revert to their sinful ways Judges 2:19a

b) Greater corruption would take place Judges 2:19b

c) They chose to remain stubborn Judges 2:19c

5. Another reaction from the Lord

a) Hot anger Judges 2:20a

b) Because Judges 2:20b

i) Transgression

ii) Not heeded God’s voice

c) Inhabitants would no longer be driven out Judges 2:21

Israel will be tested with reference to obeying God Judges 2:22