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Judges 73 Jul 28, 10 Judges 18:4-13: paganism distorts our ability to recognize what is wrong; Danites and Levite disobedient to the will of God; dissatisfaction with God’s plan leads to seeking our own plans; a small contingent of Danite warriors head for Lacish
Judges 72 Jul 21, 10 Judges 18:2-3; Wallbuilder’s Congressional Pastor’s Briefing report- American exceptionalism; Danite recon team looking to take advantage of others; the Levite’s disinterest in the Danites indicative of those out of fellowship with God; best counselors using Scripture ask right questions that lead to right decisions
Judges 71 Jul 14, 10 Judges 18:1; outline of chapter; applications from the Danites; doing right in our own eyes; losing focus on the Lord; walking by faith toward the problem, the place of victory; our lives belong to God; testing designed to bring us to spiritual maturity
Judges 70 Jul 7, 10 Judges 17:10-13; Micah doing what is right in his own eyes; the Levite violates ML regarding service to and support from God; open doors from God; deception and seduction of religion versus spirituality, a personal relationship with the Lord that motivates obedience to His commands
Judges 69 Jun 30, 10 Judges 17:6-9; how religious apostasy began (Danites); moral relativism in Israel; a Levite adrift; brief study of Levites
Judges 68 Jun 23, 10 Judges 17:1-5; the depth of paganization/Canaanization of Israel; events of chapters 17-21 concurrent with chapters 1-16; spiritual decline of the homes of Israel; outline of the story of Micah; observations of v.1-5; Israel does not recognize the Lord as King
Judges 67 Jun 16, 10 Judges 16:31-27:1; observations and summary of Samson’s life; biblical view of man for woman; 1 Pet 3:7; the paganization/Canaanization of Israel; consequences of loss of objective reality of faith; subjectivity in the nation; diversity fosters vulcanization .
Judges 66 Jun 9, 10 Judges 16:15-31; Delilah pesters Samson until he gives the secret to his strength; making decision to sin at the point of no return; self-centered prayer; God used Samson to kill more Philistines in his death than in his life.
Judges 65 Jun 2, 10 Judges 16:1-17; Samson's continued sexual lust, self-deception, arrogance, and rejection of God
Judges 64 May 19, 10 Judges 15:14-20; God breaks Samson’s bonds not Samson; God continues to move His plan forward through Samson even though he is negligent toward God; Report on ABWE Good Soil Evangelism and Discipleship training program
Judges 63 May 12, 10 Judges 15:1-14; Samson’s marriage; outline of chapter 15; Samson’s revenge―no divine motivation; the hidden providence of God protects us
Judges 62 May 5, 10 Judges 14:10-20; an enticing riddle; Samson uses his strength instinctively instead of understanding its purpose; God’s plan accomplished through Samson
Judges 61 Apr 28, 10 Judges 14:9-10; date in Church History 4-28-1789 – HMS Bounty sails for Tahiti; the lone mutiny survivor finds the Bounty’s Bible; Samson’s failure violates both the ML and the Nazarite vow; Doctrine of Intermarriage in OT; application for Church Age believer; Samson embraces Philistine tradition
Judges 60 Apr 21, 10 Judges 14:7-8; Pastor Clay Ward report on Pastor’s Briefing at the Capitol; Samson pursuits his desires; symbolism of the decaying lion carcass and the bees; our God is a God of grace, forgiveness and blessing
Judges 59 Apr 7, 10 Judges 14:4—6; importance of the local church; what are your spiritual priorities; Samson endued with the power of the Spirit but living according to the lust pattern of his sin nature; God’s love for us brings Him intimately into our lives
Judges 58 Mar 31, 10 Judges 13:25-14:4; importance of parental training; Samson’s self-centeredness and disobedience; God’s grace not abrogated by human failure
Judges 57 Mar 24, 10 Judges 13:13-25; Manoah tries to manipulate the angel of the Lord; Samson’s life blessed of the Lord, but he fails spiritually-a reflection of Israel
Judges 56 Mar 17, 10 Judges 13:5-12; Birth narrative of Samson; con’t; the Nazirite vow; uniqueness of Samson’s Nazirite service; Manoah a representative of Israel’s apostasy
Judges 55 Mar 3, 10 Judges 13:1-5; Birth narrative of Samson; doctrine of barrenness; angel of the Lord
Judges 54 Feb 24, 10 Judges 13; the 7 Deliverers of Israel; story outline of Samson; who are the Philistines; Gen 10-13-14; Amos 9:7
Judges 53 Feb 17, 10 Judges 11:38-12:13; comparison of Abraham’s sacrifice and Jephthah’s sacrifice; inter-tribal conflict in Israel; Israel’s lack of spiritual faith erodes political foundation
Judges 52 Feb 3, 10 Judges 11:29-37; Jephthah knew what he was offering in his vow; syncretism; human sacrifice prohibited; Ex 23:33; Lev 18:3; 20:1-5; Jephthah’s hypocrisy; meaning of “bewailing her virginity”
Judges 51 Jan 20, 10 Judges 11: 12-32; truth of biblical dates; OT enduement/endowment of the Holy Spirit; Jephthah takes a vow - an attempt to manipulate God
Judges 50 Jan 13, 10 Judges 11:12-28; Jephthah denies Ammon’s claims on the Land through historical, theological, and chronological arguments
Judges 49 Jan 6, 10 Judges 11:1-12; Elders Gilead seeks Jephthah for deliverance; the faithfulness of God
Judges 48 Dec 23, 09  
Judges 47 Dec 2, 09 Judges 10:1-16; Outline of chapter; Tola Jair, Jephthah; futility of human effort; a different response from God
Judges 46 Nov 25, 09 Judges 9:56-57; epilogue to the legacy of Gideon
Judges 45 Nov 18, 09 Judges 9:1-55; death of Abimilech; 1 Kgs 22: 18-22
Judges 44 Nov 11, 09 Judges 9:7-25; Curse of Jotham; application of Judges 9 to America today
Judges 43 Nov 4, 09 Judges 9:1-6; living our lives before our children; the problem of syncretism; overview of Judges 9; Abimelech’s strategy for usurpation of power consistent with Canaanite culture
Judges 42 Oct 28, 09 Judges 8:33-36; dimensions of Israel’s evil; implications of Gideon’s life; Doctrine of Gratitude
Judges 41 Oct 21, 09 Judges 8:22-36; contrast between chapters 7 and 8; a de facto king; legacy of Gideon, an illegitimate kingship; faithfulness of God
Judges 40 Oct 14, 09 Judges 8:18-27; details of the Midianite raids into Israel; Gideon’s blood vengeance; using the Lord’s name in vain; ex 20:7; Deut 5:1; Matt 5:33-37; Gideon loses control and claims the victory for himself; Israel asks Gideon to rule as a king; Gideon’s idol a snare to him and all Israel
Judges 39 Oct 7, 09 Judges 8:4-17;Gideon’s ‘diplomacy’; Ehpriams’ problem; arrogance; Prov 11:2; 13:10; 16:18; Judg 8:4ff; Gideon’s revengeful attitude
Judges 38 Sep 23, 09 Judges 7:22-8:3; Gideon victorious over the Midianites but forgets God; Ephriam contends with Gideon; fragmentation of Israel
Judges 37 Sep 9, 09 Judges 6:36-7:21; seeking God’s will or stalling; God ensures Israel understands who is delivering them by His RIF; God enables Gideon to do what He has asked him to do
Judges 36 Sep 2, 09 Judges 6:25-35; Gideon destroys the altar of Baal; fearing God more than people; if God provides the opportunity to serve, then God provides all our needs
Judges 35 Aug 26, 09 Judges 6:11-24; leadership guidance of the Lord; trusting god for the futures based on God’s faithfulness in the past; a fortiori; weakness of Gideon’s faith
Judges 34 Aug 19, 09 Judges 6:1-11; history of the Midianites, Amalakites, God’s indictment against Israel; Gideon beating the grain
Judges 33 Aug 12, 09 Judges 6-9; Gideon; review cycle pattern in Judges; six cycles in Judges; three parts in chapters 6-9 ; summary of events
Judges 32 Jul 29, 09  
Judges 31 Jul 22, 09 Judges 5:20; “stars of heaven”; study of terms used for angels in the Bible; creation of angels; Job 38:7
Judges 30 Jul 8, 09 Judges 5:15ff
Judges 29 Jul 1, 09 Judges 5:8-15b; Song of Deborah cont.; historical content behind “Bless the Lord!”; praise for the tribes who respond to the call for battle
Judges 28 Jun 24, 09 Judges 4 review and principles; Deborah an example of a woman responding when male leadership fails; Judges 5:1-8 Song of Deborah
Judges 27 Jun 17, 09 Judges 4:5-23; God preserves the masculine and feminine roles; Deborah not listed as a deliver; 1 Sam 12:6-11; Heb 11:32; Barak’s lack of faith in God and timidity will cost him the glory of Sisera’s death; God delivers Israel
Judges 26 Jun 10, 09 Judges 4:4; preparation for death; 1 Thess 4:13ff; death of the believer for the glory of God; Jn 11:1ff; Deborah adjudicates in Israel
Judges 25 Jun 3, 09 Judges 4:4; biblical role of the woman; the divine design; 1 Tim 2:12-15; Gen 1:17-18
Judges 24 May 27, 09 Judges 4:4; evangelicalism feminism’s false assumptions; Gal 3:26-28; spiritual equality does not eliminate God’s established chain of authority; distinctions brought together in Christ; women’s roles in the local church; 1 Cor 14:27-35; maintaining the husband’s spiritual leadership in the home; 1 Tim 2:8ff; Titus 2:3-5; influence of older women on younger women
Judges 23 May 20, 09 Judges 4:4; doctrine of the prophet cont.; spiritual view of women ruling; Isa 3:10; God’s created order; God’s established chain of authority; 1 Cor 11:1ff; long hair, symbol of responder soul; interdependence between men and women
Judges 22 May 13, 09 Judges 4:4; ezer- helper; doctrine of the prophet
Judges 21 May 6, 09 Judges 4:4; leadership principles; divine institutions cont.; leadership application to marriage and family
Judges 20 Apr 29, 09 Judges 4:4; parallel reading of Judges 4 and 5; leadership principles, divine institutions- human responsibility, marriage; helper
Judges 19 Apr 22, 09 Judges 4:1-3; pattern of disobedience in Israel returns; distractions from the spiritual life; understanding the author’s emphasis-Deborah, a woman, prophetess, wife, she
Judges 18 Apr 15, 09 Judges 3:30ff; the battle is spiritual; compromise with the sin nature produces vulnerability to all manner of cosmic thought; soul slavery to the sin nature destroys capacity for freedom; the significance of Shamgar
Judges 17 Apr 8, 09 Judges 3:20-30; Ehud’s victory provided 80 years of rest in the Land
Judges 16 Apr 1, 09 Judges 3:12-19; prosperity is a struggle in the spiritual life; the curse on Jericho; Josh 6:26; 1 Kgs 16:34; Ehud, an exceptional warrior; spiritual momentum after failure; faithfulness of God
Judges 15 Mar 25, 09 Judges 3:7-11; elements of the pattern of deliverers; the passability and impassability of God; success of Othniel
Judges 14 Mar 4, 09 Judges 3:1-6; disobedience causes deviations in God’s plans for us; training Israel; freedom is not free; the Hivites; Gen 10:16ff; four failures of Israel
Judges 13 Feb 25, 09 Judges 2:7-23; the anger of the Lord; anthropomorphisms and anthropopathisms; notification of the cessation of the Lord’s preemptive strikes against Israel’s enemies in the Land because of their disobedience; God controls the destinies of nations; Lord Woodhouselee, Alexander Fraser Tytler--The Cycle of Civilizations
Judges 12 Feb 18, 09 Judges 2:9-23; failing the prosperity test; judges or deliverers of Israel; the cycle pattern in Israel’s history, a downward spiral
Judges 11 Feb 11, 09 Judges 2: 6-10; chronology of Judges 2; comparison/contrast of Moses and Joshua; wisdom of God’s timing in death
Judges 10 Feb 4, 09 Judges 2:1-5; Study: Angel of the Lord--NT references; Israel failure—the danger of compromise; guarding the soul; emotion not a conclusive sign of commitment; chronological view of Judges chapters 1-3
Judges 9 Jan 21, 09 Judges 2:1-5; Study: Angel of the Lord con’t.
Judges 8 Jan 14, 09 Judges 2:1-5; angel of the Lord reminds Israel of God’s grace provision, His commandments and covenants, their disobedience, and God’s warning; consequences of disobedience; Study: Angel of the Lord
Judges 7 Jan 8, 09 Judges 2:1-5; summary of the difference between Israel at the time of Joshua’s national meeting and Israel’s eventual failure; angel of the Lord; Ex 13:20-33; distracted by the details of life; 1 Jn 2:15-17
Judges 6 Dec 17, 08 Judges 1:22-48; history of Jebus/Jerusalem; failure of Israel to drive out the inhabitants of the Land; misapplication of covenantal relationship by Israel with Canaanites; assimilation of pagan culture/cosmic viewpoint; diagram: maps
Judges 5 Dec 3, 08 Judges 1:8-21; Judah’s first campaign in the hill country; Judah initially conquers Jerusalem; Caleb takes Hebron and Debir; character of Othneil and Achsah; Judah’s failure to overcome superior military technology was a result of their lack of faith in God and His promises
Judges 4 Nov 26, 08 Judges introduction review; 1:1-6; Judah and Simeon; Gen 29:33, 35; Josh 19:1, 9; Num 2:2-3; 26:12; 25:6-9, 14; arms control in the ancient world and adopting pagan methodologies; Thanksgiving 
Judges 3 Nov 19, 08 Judges introduction cont.; 1:1; Israel’s failure to completely renovate the Land analogous to the believer’s failure to renovate his thinking and be wholly committed to God ; syncretism; guidance for Israel’s kings; Deut 176:18—17:20; outline of the book; non neutrality of human viewpoint methodology; routing out the Canaanites and routing out false concepts and every human viewpoint; differences in Judges and Joshua, but no contradictions; Hebrew narrative; Christianity, not just a faith but a way of life
Judges 2 Nov 12, 08 Judges introduction cont.; where the titles of the OT books originated; purpose of the Book- the need for authority in every area of life; the paganization/canaanization of Israel in the Premonarch period
Judges 1 Nov 5, 08 Judges introduction; a historical narrative that contrasts the God’s faithfulness with Israel’s apostasy