The Book of Judges

This lesson is a follow up for the final lesson on Samuel, where we spoke about King Saul speaking with the spirit of Samuel. We examine what the Bible says about speaking with the dead.

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In this final look at the judges, we look at the relationships between Samuel, Saul, and David, and how commitment to serving God affected those relationships.

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In this second look at Samuel, we look at his work as a judge of Israel. We focus on his consistent good character and his consistent teaching about God as the King.

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In this first lesson on the last judge of Israel, we look at where Samuel came from and the ways in which God used him.

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We are now getting outside the book of Judges. 1 Samuel contains the final two judges. The first of these is Eli, the high priest. His story is a sad one. What can we learn from his good aspects as well as his failings?

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In one of the ugliest stories in the Bible, we find great similarities to the story of Sodom and the immorality that was present there, present among God’s chosen people. We see the punishment for sin, including the sin of defending sinners and keeping them from receiving justice.

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In this lesson, we take a look at a story from the book of Judges that demonstrates the dangers of being ignorant of God’s law and the need to teach His law rather than doing what seems good to us.

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We look in this lesson at the end of Samson’s life. We see his failures as well as his final victory that was through faith in God.

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In this class, we take a look at the faith we see in Samson carrying out his purpose God had given him.

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What can we learn from the start of Samson’s carreer as a liberator for Israel? What makes him different from all other judges? Should we be so hard on him for his seemingly impulsive behaviour?

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What can we learn from the civil war in Jephtha’s time? What can we learn from the judges about which little is said? We look at their stories in this lesson.

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Jephtha gives us an example of a “foolish vow” but more than that, he gives us an example of faithfulness and passing that faith on to his daughter. We have a great example in the sacrifice they made.

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In this lesson, we look briefly at two of the judges about whom very little is known, but we can still learn something from them. We also look at the events leading up to Jephtha and see some important ideas that God gives us there.

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In this lesson, we take a look at Abimelech who is often listed as one of the judges but is actually an oppressor of Israel rather than a deliverer. We see how God brings justice to him and to those who had supported him in his wickedness.

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The story of Gideon is a story of God demonstrating that it is He who gives the victory. Gideon needed strong proof, but when we he knew that it was God who wanted him to lead, he put all his trust in God. God gave a huge victory and delivered Israel through him. In this class, we look at some lessons we can learn from this event.

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What can we learn from the little we are told about Shamgar? What can we learn from the story of Deborah and the victory going to Jael, a woman who wasn’t even an Israelite? We look at these stories and try to find what we can learn.

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Here we have the second judge. Ehud was left-handed and delivered Israel from Moab.

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Othniel is the first of the judges and we can learn from his story what went wrong with Israel and what went right with him.

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What is the book of Judges about and what happened in this time in Israel’s history? We look at a quick overview of the main idea of the book that we will see as we look at more details in later lessons.

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