Not Fully Conquering the Land Deuteronomy 7:1,2 Deuteronomy 11:23-25 Deuteronomy 7:3-5 Deuteronomy 20:16-18

First Stumbling Block Joshua Chapter 9 Gibeon’s Deception- vv.3-13 Israel did Not Consult God- vv.14,15 Had to Honor Their Agreement- vv.19-21

Failed After Joshua Died Judges 1:21 “did not drive out” Judges 1:27-36 “did not completely drive them out” Israel seemed content to enslave the Canaanites!

WHY Were they Content? Compassion – “Poor people, they are so misguided and helpless.” Convenience – “It would be a lot easier for us if we just moved in and learned to ‘get along’ with these people.” Opportunity to gain a resource- “IF we leave them alive, we can use them as SLAVES!”

Consequences A snare & Temptation- Judges 2:1-4 Next generation forsook the Lord – Judges 2:10-12 Idolatry continued, in the greater part, until the exile many hundreds of years later!

Lessons from Israel Matthew 5:39-47 “turn the other cheek to him also” “love your enemies” Matthew 5:13-16 “you are the salt of the earth” you are the light of the world” “let your light so shine”

Lessons from Israel Have to walk a Fine Line of Balance: Living IN the World – 1 Corinthians 5:10 Not being OF the World- Romans 12:2; 1 John 2:15-17 1 Corinthians 15:33

Sources of the Failure: Rash Covenant w/o Consulting God How Often do We fail to consult God? Can always pray – 1 Thessalonians 5:17 2 Timothy 2:15 James 1:5,6

Sources of the Failure: Rash Covenant w/o Consulting God How Often do We fail to consult God? Can always pray – 1 Thessalonians 5:17 2 Timothy 2:15 James 1:5,6

How Many Poor Decisions Could Be Avoided?

Possible Reasons of Israel Resource, Convenient, Compassion for people US – “more money, slightly easier to compromise, compassion for sin?” Need Mind of Christ – 1 Corinthians 2:16

Lessons from Israel Israel Stopped Looking Toward God, but Look Toward Their Neighbors! How many “New Ideas” are Not Based on God’s Word, but recent trends in the world?

Lessons from Israel Did Not Fully Conquer The Land! Have we Fully Conquered the “Old Man of Sin?” Romans 6:5,6 Colossians 3:5

Galatians 2:20 "I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.”