1. Scheme Of
Redemption

2. Goals of Our Study
To learn how God moved from man's problem of sin to His solution of Jesus on the cross
To understand how everything in the scriptures relates to, and points to, Jesus and the cross
To understand how everything in the Bible reveals God to mankind who He is and what He is like
Get a better understanding of how we got here tonight on the orange carpet

3. Main concepts of our study
"Scheme of Redemption" The plan of God, established before creation, to redeem mankind from sin
View the Bible as a novel, with 66 different chapters
The real division taking place at Genesis 3:6 rather than between Malachi and Matthew
This division covers two drastically different worlds: The world prior to sin and the world after sin

4. Main concepts of our study
Genesis 1-2: God and perfection, man and innocence
Genesis 3-12 – The Background of Redemption
Genesis – Redemption through Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph
Exodus 1-12 – Slavery In and Judgement On Egypt
Exodus – Two Month Journey to Sinai
Exodus 19-Numbers 10 – One Year at Sinai
Number – Unbelief
Number 15-Deut 34 – 40 Years of Wandering
Joshua – Canaan Conquered and Divided
Judges 1-1 Samuel 9 – Period of the Judges

5. Recap Discussed all of Joshua
Discussed the success of Joshua and the 2nd generation of Israel, due to their obedience to God
The land is divided up among the tribes
Discussed “Ed” the altar, the conflict between east and west Israel that arose over it, and how a Romans 14 mindset prevailed in Israel

6. Overview of Judges Covers the majority of the period of The Judges
Period of the Judges includes all of Judges, Ruth, and the first 9 chapters of 1 Samuel
Ruth has nothing to do with the story of judge, but we’re told it took place during that period
Covers a period of ~350 years
Documents the stories of Israel’s disobedience in serving false gods, God’s judging/punishing Israel, and God delivering them by one of Israel’s 15 judges

7. The judges of Israel
Othniel
Ehud
Shamgar
Deborah
Barak
Gideon
Abimelech
Tola
Jair
Jephthah
Ibzan
Elon
Abdon
Samson
Eli
Samuel

8. Things start out well
Judges 1:1-3 – Now it came about after the death of Joshua that the sons of Israel inquired of the Lord, saying, “Who shall go up first for us against the Canaanites, to fight against them?” The Lord said, “Judah shall go up; behold, I have given the land into his hand.” Then Judah said to Simeon his brother, “Come up with me into the territory allotted me, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I in turn will go with you into the territory allotted you.” So Simeon went with him.

9. Verse 1 – Israel inquired of the Lord
Things start out well
Verse 1 – Israel inquired of the Lord
The single guaranteed way to succeed in everything you do in life
In discussing the need for prayer, James tells us (Jas 5:16) that the effective prayer of a righteous man accomplishes much!
If you want success in whatever you do, begin with asking the Lord how to proceed and watch to see how He responds

10. God makes Judah the lead
Judges 1:11-12 – Then from there he went against the inhabitants of Debir (now the name of Debir formerly was Kiriath-sepher). And Caleb said, “The one who attacks Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will even give him my daughter Achsah for a wife.”
Caleb shows back up
Caleb from the tribe of Judah (Nbr 13:6). Interesting that God chose Judah, and thereby Caleb, the 2nd faithful spy, to lead Israel?

11. Downward spiral begins
Judges 1:21 – But the sons of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites who lived in Jerusalem; so the Jebusites have lived with the sons of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.
Up to this point, everything had gone well. Israel appropriately inquired of the Lord for leadership after Joshua’s death, and continued with conquering according to God’s commands
But that started to dwindle at this point

12. Downward spiral continues
Judges 1:27-30 – But Manasseh did not take possession of Beth-shean and its villages, or Taanach and its villages, or the inhabitants of Dor and its villages, or the inhabitants of Ibleam and its villages, or the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages; so the Canaanites persisted in living in that land. It came about when Israel became strong, that they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but they did not drive them out completely. Ephraim did not drive out the Canaanites who were living in Gezer; so the Canaanites lived in Gezer among them. Zebulun did not drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, or the inhabitants of Nahalol; so the Canaanites lived among them and became subject to forced labor.

13. Downward spiral continues
Judges 1:31-36 – Asher did not drive out the inhabitants of Acco, or the inhabitants of Sidon, or of Ahlab, or of Achzib, or of Helbah, or of Aphik, or of Rehob. So the Asherites lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; for they did not drive them out. Naphtali did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh, or the inhabitants of Beth- anath, but lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; and the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and Beth- anath became forced labor for them. Then the Amorites forced the sons of Dan into the hill country, for they did not allow them to come down to the valley; yet the Amorites persisted in living in Mount Heres, in Aijalon and in Shaalbim; but when the power of the house of Joseph grew strong, they became forced labor. The border of the Amorites ran from the ascent of Akrabbim, from Sela and upward.

14. God responds to disobedience
Judges 2:1-5 – Now the angel of the Lord came up from Gilgal to Bochim. And he said, “I brought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land which I have sworn to your fathers; and I said, ‘I will never break My covenant with you, and as for you, you shall make no covenant with the inhabitants of this land; you shall tear down their altars.’ But you have not obeyed Me; what is this you have done? Therefore I also said, ‘I will not drive them out before you; but they will become as thorns in your sides and their gods will be a snare to you.’” When the angel of the Lord spoke these words to all the sons of Israel, the people lifted up their voices and wept. So they named that place Bochim; and there they sacrificed to the Lord.

15. God responds to disobedience
Notice how God enjoins the covenant in His rebuke. This was covenant #2, made at Sinai after the golden calf incident:
God would drive out the inhabitants for them
They must do as He commanded, including the keeping of the Law and the commands of conquering the land
Israel broke the covenant, so God was no longer obligated to rid the land of all the inhabitants.
Israel’s breaking of the covenant will cause them much suffering!

16. Third generation problematic
Judges 2:6-10 – Documents Joshua’s death and burial
Verse 10 – All that generation also were gathered to their fathers; and there arose another generation after them who did not know the Lord, nor yet the work which He had done for Israel.
The 2nd generation, the group who were under 20 when the wandering began, have now all died and the 3rd generation are the leaders of Israel

17. Overview of the story of Judges
Judges 2:11-23 summarizes the whole story of Judges
Israel forsakes God, and worships false gods/idols provoking God to anger
God gives Israel over into the hand of plunderers for judgement
Israel repents and cries out to God who raises up a judge who delivers Israel from their captors
The judge dies and Israel turns again to idols
Rinse, wash, and repeat

18. Canaanites allowed to remain as a test
Judges 2:20-23 – So the anger of the Lord burned against Israel, and He said, “Because this nation has transgressed My covenant which I commanded their fathers and has not listened to My voice, I also will no longer drive out before them any of the nations which Joshua left when he died, in order to test Israel by them, whether they will keep the way of the Lord to walk in it as their fathers did, or not.” So the Lord allowed those nations to remain, not driving them out quickly; and He did not give them into the hand of Joshua.

19. Canaanites allowed to remain as a test
Judges 3:1-4 – Now these are the nations which the Lord left, to test Israel by them (that is, all who had not experienced any of the wars of Canaan; only in order that the generations of the sons of Israel might be taught war, those who had not experienced it formerly). These nations are: the five lords of the Philistines and all the Canaanites and the Sidonians and the Hivites who lived in Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baal- hermon as far as Lebo-hamath. They were for testing Israel, to find out if they would obey the commandments of the Lord, which He had commanded their fathers through Moses.

20. Canaanites allowed to remain as a test
Does it interest you that God does this?
What are some things it indicates to us?
God is actively at work in the world
Sometimes a nation may be in the condition it is in due to its unwillingness to seek God
Sometimes things may be happening in your life for a reason:
Maybe it’s to bring about better things (e.g. Joseph)
May be due to sin in your life
Maybe God is testing you (Job)

21. God’s Word rings true!
Deut. 7:1-4 – When the Lord your God brings you into the land where you are entering to possess it, and clears away many nations before you, the Hittites and the Girgashites and the Amorites and the Canaanites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and stronger than you, and when the Lord your God delivers them before you and you defeat them, then you shall utterly destroy them. You shall make no covenant with them and show no favor to them. Furthermore, you shall not intermarry with them; you shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor shall you take their daughters for your sons. For they will turn your sons away from following Me to serve other gods; then the anger of the Lord will be kindled against you and He will quickly destroy you.

22. God’s Word rings true!
Judges 3:5-8 – The sons of Israel lived among the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; and they took their daughters for themselves as wives, and gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods. The sons of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, and forgot the Lord their God and served the Baals and the Asheroth. Then the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, so that He sold them into the hands of Cushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia; and the sons of Israel served Cushan-rishathaim eight years

23. The story of the judges begins
“The sons of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, and forgot the Lord their God and served the Baals and the Asheroth”
From here, the story of the judges of Israel begins
Coming up:
Overview of stories of Judges
Quick discussion on Ruth
Closure of period of the judges, and entering into the period of the kings