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Modern-Day Applications From Judg 2:6-12 “Living Among The Canaanites” …
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Modern-Day Applications From Judg 2:6-12 “Living Among The Canaanites” Modern-Day Applications From Judg 2:6-12
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“Living Among The Canaanites” BACKGROUND INFORMATION Moses forewarned Israel Num 33:50-52, 55 Joshua reminded Israel again following the initial conquests Josh 23:1-7, 12-13 Israel failed to obey God Judg 1:27-36 They did not drive out the Canaanites They allowed them to remain, live among them
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Modern-Day Applications From Judg 2:6-12 “Living Among The Canaanites” ISRAEL’S FAILURES Ê The loss of godly leadership vv. 6-9 Joshua had fulfilled his mission Time had passed him, his generation by (no one lives forever) He & his generation had brought Israel to her promised home
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Modern-Day Applications From Judg 2:6-12 “Living Among The Canaanites” ISRAEL’S FAILURES Ê The loss of godly leadership vv. 6-9 So much can happen between generations Good leaders die off Bad leaders can lead into apostasy Israel was faithful as long as Joshua, his generation was alive Once they were gone, Israel failed miserably
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Modern-Day Applications From Judg 2:6-12 “Living Among The Canaanites” ISRAEL’S FAILURES Ë The lack of knowledge of God’s will v. 10 Teaching is crucial Deut 6:6-7 Knowledge is a must Hos 4:6 This new generation was bereft of a working knowledge of God’s will What He had historically done for Israel
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Modern-Day Applications From Judg 2:6-12 “Living Among The Canaanites” ISRAEL’S FAILURES Ë The lack of knowledge of God’s will v. 10 Failure in teaching OR Failure in learning Either way, the result was the same What God had done for His people had to be passed down to successive generations Their identity depended upon this
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Modern-Day Applications From Judg 2:6-12 “Living Among The Canaanites” ISRAEL’S FAILURES Ì The lure of Baalism vv. 11-12 No leaders…No knowledge Filling such a “void” with anything was easy Baal = prevalent god among the Canaanites Each community had its own version Credited with fertility (crops, livestock, man)
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Modern-Day Applications From Judg 2:6-12 “Living Among The Canaanites” ISRAEL’S FAILURES Ì The lure of Baalism vv. 11-12 When neighboring peoples appeared successful, it was too easy for leaderless & ignorant Israel to adopt their methods Israel violated the earliest of God’s commands Ex 20:3-5
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Modern-Day Applications From Judg 2:6-12 “Living Among The Canaanites” ISRAEL’S FAILURES Ì The lure of Baalism vv. 11-12 Israel was no longer God’s peculiar people Ex 19:5-6 Because of her first 2 failures, Israel could not see this danger for what it truly was… DEATH Prov 14:12
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Modern-Day Applications From Judg 2:6-12 “Living Among The Canaanites” OUR FAILURES The spiritual applications are striking We are not trying to claim a physical land However, we are trying to secure a home Phil 3:20 Heb 11:13-16 We’ve not even been commanded to drive out our “Canaanites” Mt 5:13-16 We’ll apply the same 3 points…
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Modern-Day Applications From Judg 2:6-12 “Living Among The Canaanites” OUR FAILURES Ê We can lose godly leaders Through their death…through their apostasy It is crucial we constantly stay prepared for the next generation of leaders We can’t afford to be found in such a “vacuum” or void
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Modern-Day Applications From Judg 2:6-12 “Living Among The Canaanites” OUR FAILURES Ë We can have a lack of knowledge Possessing knowledge is a premium Eph 5:17 2 Pet 3:18 Like Israel, we can in 2 major ways – We can fail to teach the next generation The next generation can fail to learn
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Modern-Day Applications From Judg 2:6-12 “Living Among The Canaanites” OUR FAILURES Ë We can have a lack of knowledge Important issues that identify & define us will become foreign (authority, nature/work/ organization/worship of church, salvation) Our “distinction” must be maintained 2 Cor 6:14-18 “Distinction” via the word of God 2 Tim 2:15
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Modern-Day Applications From Judg 2:6-12 “Living Among The Canaanites” OUR FAILURES Ì We can be lured by “Baalism” Our “Baalism” = worldliness, false religion Any form of carnality, man-made religion that has the appearance of success must be avoided Jn 18:36 1 Pet 2:9-11 1 Jn 2:15-17
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Modern-Day Applications From Judg 2:6-12 “Living Among The Canaanites” OUR FAILURES Ì We can be lured by “Baalism” In some local churches, it appears some have already given in to this If we fail re: the first 2 points, we will surely fail here We will be just like Israel…empty It will be easy for us to bow to our “Baals”
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Modern-Day Applications From Judg 2:6-12 “Living Among The Canaanites” CLOSING COMMENTS Our text appears right before a tragic and disappointing cycle of unfaithfulness For the next 350+ years, Israel would reap the effects of these 3 failures Our future is not yet written The time for us to evaluate is NOW
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