Dig Deeper
The book of Judges picks up
the history of ancient Israel from the time of Joshua’s death, “After the death
of Joshua…” (Judges 1:1a) until the time just prior to the reign of King Saul,
“In those days Israel had no king…” (Judges 21:25). Judges chronicles twelve of
Israel’s fourteen judges, with the prophets Eli and Samuel also referred to as
a judge in 1 Samuel. Samuel is the likely author of Judges.
The Hebrew word Shopetim has a much broader definition
than judges does in English. While the judge Deborah did “hold court,” she is
the exception among the judges (Judges 4:4). The Hebrew word includes the role
of “deliverers” or “saviors.” (Thomas Nelson, 2006) If you have a study Bible
read the introduction to the book of Judges. What insight about the role of
judges do you glean? (See also, mystudybible.com.)
Read Genesis 15. What
evidence for the Abrahamic Covenant being unconditional do you find in this
passage and the following Scriptures?
Genesis 22:18--
Deuteronomy 30:1-10--
Galatians 3:16-18--
What evidences for the Land Covenant (also
called the Palestinian Covenant) being conditional do you observe in the
following Scriptures?
Deuteronomy 28:1-68--
Judges 2:1-3--
Psalm 106:34-39--
Memorize This
2 Corinthians 1:20-- For no matter
how many promises God has made, they are "Yes" in Christ. And so
through him the "Amen" is spoken by us to the glory of God. NIV
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