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Judges 17-18: Homemade religion
Outline Household gods Homemade priest Introduction Saving the worst for last. What we are about to study is so very terrible, the author has taken things out of chronological order to make his point. Chapters...
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Judges 11:1-12:15: Jephthah
Outline Jephthah’s ascent Jephthah’s politics Jephthah’s parenting Jephthah’s problem-solving Introduction The book of Judges is the story of man’s ever deepening sinking into sin. Judges uses the various generations and rulers appointed to show what...
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Judges 8: Gideon the sinner
Outline Sinful conflict resolution Sinful justice Sinful rule Introduction One of the most dangerous temptations we face is success. When we succeed and people begin to approve of us we can get an inflated view...
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Judges 6:33-7:25: God’s strength through weakness
Outline God uses reticent doubters God uses tiny armies Introduction Paul was troubled by a thorn in the flesh, a deliberate, providential, God permitted thorn which forced Paul to depend upon God more closely and...
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Judges 6:1-32: First things first
Outline Repentance Presence Idols Introduction The book of judges is anonymous, we don’t know who wrote it, and it is likely that more than one person did. The most popular theory is that Samuel had...