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Passion

Passion. Read Judges 1 – Judges 2:7. Judges. Judges 21:25 – In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as he saw fit. Judges 18:1 – In those days Israel had no king. Deborah. Deborah, God’s spokesperson, tells Barak to go defeat Israel’s enemies. He agrees with qualifiers What?!

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Passion

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  1. Passion Read Judges 1 – Judges 2:7

  2. Judges Judges 21:25 – In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as he saw fit. Judges 18:1 – In those days Israel had no king.

  3. Deborah • Deborah, God’s spokesperson, tells Barak to go defeat Israel’s enemies. • He agrees with qualifiers • What?! • You don’t tell Almighty God conditions of doing his will • God allows this and uses it to bring Israel back

  4. Gideon • Israelites now hiding from their enemies. • God gives Gideon a direct command • Gideon “tests” God • We often commend Gideon for his discernment • This was direct disobedience • How many of us would allow our children to do that? • Graciously God still uses Gideon to accomplish his purposes

  5. Samson • Samson was from the tribe of Dan • They were still cowering in the hills above their inheritance 150 after Joshua • Shimshon – visible rays of light • Delilah – of the darkness • What do these have to do with each other? • Some big confrontation is coming • Who usually overcomes whom?

  6. Hill where Samson lived

  7. Left side archeologists found evidence of a permanent tent city • Judges 13:25 – Mahaneh Dan – “Camp of Dan”

  8. Shephelah – what Samson saw

  9. Beth Shemesh – a Levitical city

  10. Delilah came from somewhere here • Samson went down and “saw” a woman • Samson’s parents begged him to marry one from his tribe • Why would he want to buy into a Kingdom vision his parents didn’t have? • Tribe of Dan lost their passion

  11. Samson found himself alone in a cave • No support • His own people tried to turn him in • Scolded for trying to do what the Israelites should be doing • Why would he want to be a part of that?!

  12. Where is our Passion? • Do we act like the tribe of Dan? • Survival mode – act like God isn’t sovereign • What message are we teaching our children? • There is a lot of passion in our children’s world • Do they see it coming from us on the things that matter? • Are we like the men of Dan and Judah? • What kind of support system are we? • Do our children catch the Kingdom vision? • Are we presenting it to them?

  13. Next Week • City Gates

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