Judges 3-5
An Overview of Chapter 3
The Lord left several nations in the promised land as a test to see if this generation of Israelites would obey the commandments of the Lord. Of course they did not so they intermarried with the foreign nations and worshipped their gods. This angered God so He allowed them to be sold into slavery. At this time the first judge arose in Israel, Caleb’s son-in-law Othniel and he led the Israelites to victory. He reigned for 40 years.
After Othniel died the Israelites became wicked in the sight of the Lord, so the Lord sold them to the Moabites. The Israelites cried out to God and He raised up a new judge, Ehud. Ehud killed the king of Moab personally and led the Israelites into victory over 10,000 Moabites. Ehud lived for 80 more years and their was peace in the land.
An Overview of Chapter 4
The easily predictable sons of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord after Ehud died. This time God sold them to the Canaanites and after 20 years of slavery the Israelites cried out to God. The Lord raised a new judge, the prophetess Deborah. She called for Barak and instructed him to raise an army from the tribes of Naphtali and Zebulun. The Canaanite army had 900 iron chariots, but the Israelites still defeated them. Sisera, the commander of the the Moabite army, fled to the tent of an Israelite woman - Jael. She told him to hide under a rug, and while he was under their she drove a tent peg through his head.
An Overview of Chapter 5
Deborah and Barak sing a duet of praise to the Lord. It retells the story of how Israel followed other gods and then the Lord brought Deborah to save them. It also speaks of the tribes that helped fight, and those that did not. Also mentioned are Jael, and the mourning mother of Sisera.
The land was peaceful for 40 years.
Reflection
Do you look at the problems in your life as a test from God? Can simple obedience help you pass the test. If you were to sing a song that represented your relationship with God, what would it be?
For Further Study
Prophetess: Exodus 15:20, Judges 4:4, 2Kings 22:14, Nehemiah 6:14, Isaiah 8:3, Luke 2:36, Acts 21:9, Revelation 2:20
The Lord left several nations in the promised land as a test to see if this generation of Israelites would obey the commandments of the Lord. Of course they did not so they intermarried with the foreign nations and worshipped their gods. This angered God so He allowed them to be sold into slavery. At this time the first judge arose in Israel, Caleb’s son-in-law Othniel and he led the Israelites to victory. He reigned for 40 years.
After Othniel died the Israelites became wicked in the sight of the Lord, so the Lord sold them to the Moabites. The Israelites cried out to God and He raised up a new judge, Ehud. Ehud killed the king of Moab personally and led the Israelites into victory over 10,000 Moabites. Ehud lived for 80 more years and their was peace in the land.
An Overview of Chapter 4
The easily predictable sons of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord after Ehud died. This time God sold them to the Canaanites and after 20 years of slavery the Israelites cried out to God. The Lord raised a new judge, the prophetess Deborah. She called for Barak and instructed him to raise an army from the tribes of Naphtali and Zebulun. The Canaanite army had 900 iron chariots, but the Israelites still defeated them. Sisera, the commander of the the Moabite army, fled to the tent of an Israelite woman - Jael. She told him to hide under a rug, and while he was under their she drove a tent peg through his head.
An Overview of Chapter 5
Deborah and Barak sing a duet of praise to the Lord. It retells the story of how Israel followed other gods and then the Lord brought Deborah to save them. It also speaks of the tribes that helped fight, and those that did not. Also mentioned are Jael, and the mourning mother of Sisera.
The land was peaceful for 40 years.
Reflection
Do you look at the problems in your life as a test from God? Can simple obedience help you pass the test. If you were to sing a song that represented your relationship with God, what would it be?
For Further Study
Prophetess: Exodus 15:20, Judges 4:4, 2Kings 22:14, Nehemiah 6:14, Isaiah 8:3, Luke 2:36, Acts 21:9, Revelation 2:20
posted by Shaun Sells | 12:02 AM
2 Comments:
Good question Ally. This is at least 106 years after the death of Joshua (Judges 3:8, 14, 29) and since the original Jabin of Hazor died during Joshuas life it must be someone different. It is probably a relative, or at the very least someone who was named after him. It is sad to note that the Israelites had victory and even destroyed this city, but within a few generations the city has been rebuilt and the Israelites are living evil lives.
Thanks for the great question.
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