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| 4 geographical divisions of Palestine |
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coastal plain-plain of Philista
central hill country
jordan rift
transjordan plateau |
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chosen to lead a war against the Midiniates
• Destroyed fathers altar and built a new one to God w/ a sacrifice
• When preparing for battle he asked God for a sign to see if he was right when he got the sign, he prepared forces for battle
• Attacked @ night with 300 men, then captured 2 men. Lit their torches on fire
• Had son kill them
• Tried to make Gideon king. “ephod” became an idol
• Fear of disgrace was greater than fear of death. |
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• Son of a harlot cast out by ½ brothers. Became an out law raiding caravans on the King’s Highway
• Agreed to be king, but if he were to become successful, he would become permanent head of the tribe.
• He vowed to the Lord that he would be successful, he would sacrifice to the Lord the 1st thing he saw when he returned from battle
• Sacrificed daughter |
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• 3 other minor judges are intro. Have large families
• Possessed neither the will or character of God
• (Nazarite) he bore a son after several years.
• God attacked by a lion – killed lion |
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– a nobody who thought he was somebody
• Gideon’s son by a slave
• Abimelech was considered “a mock judge”
• Sought power
• Called himself… instead of God calling him
• Died in disgrace
• Hired a group of thugs and slaughtered all thugs except for one.
• Then he had himself proclaimed king |
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o Falls in loves w/ David
o She’s given to David by Saul
o Helps save David’s life when Saul plots to kill him
o Never had any kids
o Dares to stand up to David
• Objects to David’s behavior during the procession which brings The Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem |
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| Encouragement of Joshua (3 pair statements) |
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o God, Moses and people encourage Joshua
o 3 pairs of advice/encouragement
o Positive
• “Be strong & courageous”
• “The Lord is w/ your”
• “Obey all the laws”
o Encouragement
o Negative
• Do not be terrified do not be discouraged
• He wont leave you or forsake you.
• Do not turn from it to right or left! |
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| How Joshua is similar to Moses |
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o God says I will be w/you as I was w/ Moses
o Commissioning spies (Joshua 2)
o Crossing the Jordan River (like Red Sea) Josh 3-4
o Joshua reaffirms covenant, reads and rewrites laws (Joshua 8)
• He writes it down over and over again.
o Joshua takes all land, the land rests. He finished what Moses started. (Josh 11.)
o Is Joshua a model for later kings? |
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| Focus on God as victor in Joshua |
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o Circumcision – most important thing is to prepare religiously.
o Passover – they are being reminded of a past victory and it gives them encouragement
o Holy grand commander – Angel telling Joshua that angels are fighting on his side J- takes off his shoes
o Strategy is to place faith in God (Joshua) Rely not on military but on the Lord! |
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| Questions about Holy War in Bible |
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• Deuteronomy 20 describes the rules for conducting a holy war (putting the people under a band)
• Calls for killing every man, woman, child, and beast
• Applies only to wars inside the promised land
• Stated purpose: to prevent religious apostasy
• More ideological than real? |
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o Joshua 1-12 implies total occupation
• Exceptions in Joshua 12-18, Judges 1
o Places where Israelites still are in hills and Canaanites in plains
o Conquest ( & religious devotion) only partial
o Remains unfinished until David (c 1000 B.C.) |
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| Social Structure of Israel (segmentary lieage) |
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o The Israelite Society
• Men of one house vs. other houses
• Houses of one clan vs. other clans
• Clans of one tribe vs. other tribes
• Tribes of one nation vs. other nations
o Constant balancing act between individual wants and group obligations |
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| Deborah as evidence of social structure, and placing focus on God as victor |
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o Only female judge
o Prophetess
o Known for settling disputes
o Calls on Borak to lead tribes against Canaan
o Deborah says “the Lord give victory” has the biggest following than any other judge! 5 tribes!!! |
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| Literary pattern of major judges |
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o Israel sins (worshipped other Gods)
o The Lord sends oppressors
o The people cry for help
o The Lord sends a judge/savior
o The lives of six judges follow this pattern and are called major judges |
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| steady decline of faithfulness during judges |
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o Gideon’s Idol
o Abemelech (G’s son) tries to become king but he ends up getting killed by a woman
o Jepthah’s daughter- sacrifices daughter as animal
o Samson and woman
o Immortality and Civil War |
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| how samuel's birth is like heroes of Genesis |
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o Birth circumstances similar to those of Isaac and Jacob
o Birth like one of the Patriarchs
• Born to Hannah
• One of 2 wives
• More loved by her husband
• Barren many years |
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| biblical view of political systems |
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o Some see in these events a divine preference for democracy and monarchy
o God says “They have rejected Me from being king”
o Samuel says “You have rejected your God”
o Calls the request for a king… “an evil thing”
o Many assume having a king is evil
o Perhaps its asking that is evil |
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| samuel's challenge and how saul fails as kings |
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o Samuel Challenge: Serve the Lord with all your heart remember what he has done for you.
• Saul offers sacrifice instead of Samuel
• Demonstrates faith (claims to) but not waiting for Samuel he exposes fear.
• Saul doesn’t wait to seek Gods advice and starts battle
• As battle begins he makes an oath that me will not eat. Saul hopes God is with him but brings an opposite
• Wins battle but not as commanded
• Claims to glorify the Lord but he actually wants to glorify himself. Wants people to like him
• Saul rips Samuel’s coat
• The Lord will rip away Saul’s kingdom |
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| three ways David unifies the nation |
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o Politically - makes Jerusalem a neutral capital (Jerusalem was right in the middle of 2 tribes)
o Military – defeats neighbor’s enemies.
o Religiously – moves the ark to Jerusalem (the ark had been captured and returned during Saul’s reign had just been sitting somewhere) |
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| what god does for David; and how david serves the lord |
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o Chooses David to be king so say Samuel Jonathan.
o Puts his Spirit on David
o Is often w/ David win battle. Goliath, Philistines others
o Has the right heart
o Credits the Lord w/ victories
o Honors Saul out of respect for the Lord
o Recognizes the Lord has made him king
o Brings the Ark to the capital shows that God is front and centered in his life and wants God front and center in everyone’s life.
o Dances like a fool to honor the Lord |
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| David and Bathsheba: why tell the story; consequences/ punishments |
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• David had an affair with Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah.
• She conceived a child
• David attempts to have Uriah return from battle and sleep with his wife in order to conceal that he was the one who made her pregnant.
• Uriah does not sleep with his wife while back so David has Joab put Uriah in the frontline of the battles where Uriah is killed.
• Bathsheba was brought to David’s house and became his wife and gave birth to his child.
• This story is told to show the sin of David and the consequences that were placed on him because of this deed.
• Consequences/Punishments
o The Lord forgave David of his sins, however, He could not let David go unpunished, so God spared David but…
o The child |
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| david, forgiveness and the character-name of God |
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o Nathan says David is forgiven yet…
• Child dies
• David and family suffer for years
o Does this suggest a lack of real forgiveness?
o Is God living up to his character-name revealed to Moses and Mt. Sinai?
• Gracious merciful to 1,000 generations
• But punishing sin to 3rd/4th generations |
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| relation of Davidic covenant to Mosaic and Abrahamic |
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o Lord’s good world has been corrupted by humans
• Leads to making of Abrahamic Covenant: Lord chose 1 family through whom all families will be blessed.
o The Family (Israel) is to bring blessings to all by upholding the Mosaic covenant “doing justice and righteousness”
o W/o a king, “Every man did what was right in his own eyes”
o Davidic Covenant: designates 1 (royal) family to lead nation in upholding Mosaic and fulfilling Abrahamic Covenant. |
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| stories of solomon's wisdom |
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o How he gets wisdom:
• Asks for wisdom instead of wealth and power
• Demonstrates wisdom in famous court case b/w two prostitutes baby
• As wise judge, provides what was lacking in David’s reign
• Queen of Sheba: “The Lord has made you king to do justice and righteousness.” |
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| religious cause of solomon's decline |
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o Lord tells Saul: I have torn kingdom from you and given it to 1 of your neighbors
o Lord says: “My love will never be taken from him (Solomon), as I took it from Saul”
o Kingdom is torn out from Solomon; 1 tribe (Judah) is left to him. |
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| interpretations of the Davidic covenant |
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o How people reconcile conditional / unconditional
• Reflects political needs
• Tone changes from unconditional (David’s dynasty) to conditional (after Jerusalem falls 586 B.C.)
• So people wont think God has broken a promise
• Tied David’s Covenant w/ Israel’s 2 already existing covenants
• Unconditional, like Abraham’s covenant; conditional like Moses’ covenant.
• As long as nations last, House of David rules.
• Based on nations obedience to Mosaic Law.
• Tied David’s covenant to Christian covenant
• Promise in conditional for physical Israel
• Unconditional for spiritual Israel (fulfillment in Jesus) |
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| interpretations of the Davidic covenant |
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o How people reconcile conditional / unconditional
• Reflects political needs
• Tone changes from unconditional (David’s dynasty) to conditional (after Jerusalem falls 586 B.C.)
• So people wont think God has broken a promise
• Tied David’s Covenant w/ Israel’s 2 already existing covenants
• Unconditional, like Abraham’s covenant; conditional like Moses’ covenant.
• As long as nations last, House of David rules.
• Based on nations obedience to Mosaic Law.
• Tied David’s covenant to Christian covenant
• Promise in conditional for physical Israel
• Unconditional for spiritual Israel (fulfillment in Jesus) |
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o To discourage his people from returning to David’s house, Jeroboam alters worship among northerners in 4 ways to keep people from worshipping as do in south
• Make 2 golden calves for worship
• Designates Dan and Bethal as sanctuary cities
• Appoints new priests (not Levites)
• Changes fall harvest festival
• All of these are contrary to Laws of Moses. |
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| titles and functions of prophets |
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o Prophet are mentioned as authors of records about kings
o Main theme: be true to Mosaic covenant w/ God or expect consequences
o Prophets balance power of kings
• Samuel w/ Saul
• Nathan w/ David
o Served as “mouth” of God to humans
o 4 purposes:
• Announce God’s plans
• Promote Law
• Advise kings
• Speak out for the poor |
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| high priest appointed to David - loyal to Abonijah |
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| commmander of Saul's ary, swithches to David's side |
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| 4h son of david heir to the throne but Solomon gets it |
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| wife of Oriah, adultry with David then become married mother of Solomon |
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| judge ad prophetess, led Israel to victory in battle |
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| high priest and judge, teaches Samuel |
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| mother of Samuel and mistress |
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| walled city in Jordan, was given to Israel by God through earthquake |
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| first king of 10 tribes, made idols, led people to sin, reign full of war and turmiol |
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| great helper of David, but David had Solomon kill him |
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| son of Saul, friend of David |
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| prophet of Samaria, called after the other 400 prophets to consult the king about battle, king didn't like response so sent to prison |
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| Saul's daughter, david's wife and a point of conflict between David and house of Saul |
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| Saul's daughter, david's wife and a point of conflict between David and house of Saul |
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| prophet during reign of David and Solomon, educated Solomon, connected to the building of the temple |
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| saved spies of Israel, a whore, and was spared when Jericho fell |
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| son of Solomon and king of Judah for 17 years |
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| city in Samaria taht Joab inhabited, place where Joshua made his final address to Israel, Joshua's alter overlooks Schechem |
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| place where tabernacle was sent after conquest |
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| husband of Bathsheba, sent into battle to be killed by David, a hittite was honoral for a foreigner |
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| high priest in the tribe of Israel other than Abiathar who support Solomon |
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