PART 3

 

Part 3 – covers Chapter 2:16-3:16

Looking at Chapter 2:16-23 – God raises Judges

1.     What was a judge and how would you explain the difference between a Judge leader and a King?

 

2.     How long was God with a Judge? V11

 

3.     What happened when each Judge died? V19

 

4.     How does this section help to understand the continued presence of foreign nations in the land after the successful work of  Joshua in clearing the land of them? See verse 20-23

 

5.     Why was the disobedience of the people the Key to Gods anger and response? And what was the cost of their disobedience?

 

6.     Looking at Chapter 3:1-6 – Test

7.     What seems to be Gods declared purpose of the foreign nations in this section?

 

8.     What was the big mistake of Israel men highlighted in verse 6?

 

9.     Why is it likely that the corrupt will corrupt the uncorrupted?

 

Looking at 3:7-11 – The first Judge

10.  Name of the first  Judge?   see verse 7

 

11.  What did it take for the people to cry out to the Lord? V9

 

12.  What relationship did Othniel have to Celeb? V9

 

13.  How did Othniel become a Judge? V10

14.  What is the difference between the work of the Holy Spirit here & in the life of believer today?

 

15.  After Othniel had died the Israelites did what? V12

 

16.  When did God work for the Israelites again?v15