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Early History of Israel. Creation & Fall. Egypt (430 yrs ). Wilderness (40 yrs ). Conquest ( 7 yrs ). Patriarchs. Judges. 2166. 1805. 1446. 1350. 1050. Exodus. Discipline. Idolatry. Blessed. Deliverance. Remorse. cycle of Israel’s DISLOYALTY.
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Early History of Israel Creation & Fall Egypt(430 yrs) Wilderness(40 yrs) Conquest(7yrs) Patriarchs Judges 2166 1805 1446 1350 1050 Exodus
Discipline • Idolatry • Blessed • Deliverance • Remorse cycle of Israel’s DISLOYALTY
The Setting: a cycle of disloyalty – 6:1-10 • Enemies remained • Anarchy ruled • Idolatry infiltrated Judges 17:6 (cf. 21:25) In those days there was no king in Israel; every man did what was right in his own eyes.
Our Hero: an unlikely deliverer – 6:11-15 • Fearful • Doubting
“Doubt is the skeleton in the closet of faith, and I know no better way to treat a skeleton than to bring it into the open and expose it for what it is: not something to hide or fear, but a hard structure on which living tissue may grow. If I asked every person to stop reading whose faith has wavered…I might as well end the book with this sentence.” Philip Yancey
Our Hero: an unlikely deliverer – 6:11-15 • Fearful • Doubting • Insecure
2Corinthians 3:5–6 Not that we are adequate in ourselves to consider anything as coming from ourselves, but our adequacy is from God, who also made us adequate as servants of a new covenant....
His Response: a timid obedience – 6:16-32 • a step of faith: worship • a step of faith: consecration
Application Will you take a step of faith? Will you become a deliverer?