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Thru the Bible in 24 Weeks. 24…23 … 3..2..1. Introduction. The Bible contains stories of the greatest EVILS . . . . . betrayals, revenge, deception The ultimate Prince of Deception - Satan The Bible contains stories of the greatest GOOD . . . . . m iracles, achievements, courage
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Thru the Bible in 24 Weeks 24…23 … 3..2..1
Introduction The Bible contains stories of the greatest EVILS . . . . . betrayals, revenge, deception The ultimate Prince of Deception - Satan The Bible contains stories of the greatest GOOD . . . . . miracles, achievements, courage The greatest sacrifice for you and me The crucifixion & resurrection Of Jesus Christ our Lord!
Judges Deliverers for 1 purpose, not court judges 11thCentury BC. 450 years following Joshua Author: Unknown (Jewish tradition says Samuel is author). Purpose of Judges is to show the failure of the Israelites to keep the covenant. The years between Joshua & David
450 years of Judges (America?)Judges were as bad as people Everyone doing what was right in their own eyes • Same sex marriage? Unwilling to help each other • Greed, out for self Living with idolaters & believing false religions • CoExist – all religions lead to God Intermarried w/pagan religions – away from God • Unevenly Yokes (marrying nonChristian)
Lord Deliver Me – Sin – Lord Deliver Me • The Lord sent plagues, parted the Red Sea • The Israelites turned their backs on God • Israelites believed in Canaanites gods, each god having it’s respective sphere of influence
Book of Lessons& Punishment • God did intervene occasionally to prevent failure • Punishments to teach privileges not license to sin • God is the same. At creation, OT, NT, 2013 Patterns • Sin then suffering because of sin • God raising up a deliverer to get them out of it OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN
Gideon in Judges 6 - 8 • Angel of the Lord appeared to Gideon • Gideon was reluctant, asked for signs from God. Meat & Flour, fleece dry, fleece wet • Gideon & 300 killed 120,000 Midianites Gideon built an altar to the Lord Called it The Lord Is Peace. To this day it stands in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
Samson in Judges 14 - 16 • Tore a lion apart with his bare hands • Scooped bees out of lion’s carcass • Killed 30 Philistines; took clothes for a bet • Caught & tied 300 foxes tails & set on fire • Killed 1000 men with jawbone of donkey • Pulled down 2 temple pillars, killing 1000 Philistines and himself – end of Judges