Greear wades into the book of judges to shine a light onto the muddy waters. Judges spans about 350 years from joshuas conquest ca. The tragedy which was highlighted in the book of judges is that everyone rejected god as their king, and did as they saw fit judges 21. What we are going to see is the level of idolatry affecting, not just at the personal and the tribal level, but the whole nation of israel. A sermon on one of the most unpleasant stories of the bible from judges 19, the levite and his concubine. This fellow lived somewhere in the hill country of ephraim. Click here to read click here to listen chapter 19.
Bit by bit, the succession of judges diminishes in quality until finally leading israel into utter chaos. In chapter 19, we reached an alltime low in israels history with the horrible sins of the gibeonites, who were of the tribe of benjamin. Judges 19 in those days, when there was no king in. Now the men of israel had sworn an oath at mizpah, saying, none of us shall give his daughter to benjamin as a wife.
This is a selftest on chapters 1 6 of the book of judges. Judges 1921 king james version kjv 19 and it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in israel, that there was a certain levite sojourning on the side of mount ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of bethlehemjudah. Judges 19 commentary commentary critical and explanatory. How anyone can read this story and still be a believing christian or jew is beyond me. Heroes and heroines arise, who seem to have the potential to save israel. Chaos judges 121 bible commentary theology of work. Humankind, left to its own devices, falls into unimaginable sin. When people do that which is right in their own eyes, its not usually right in gods eyes. Ive just made a trip to bethlehem in judah and im on my way back home, but no one has invited us in for the night. She left him and went back to her parents home in bethlehem, judah. The cambridge bible for schools and colleges suggests that the death of joshua may be regarded as marking the division between the period of conquest and the period of occupation, the latter being the focus of the book of judges. Judges chapter 1921, gang rape of a levites concubine. We are going to see what happened when the israelites.
The book of judges cracks a window into depths of the human soul. The final section of the book, chapters 1721, contains two very disturbing stories of israels idolatry and injustice judg 1718 and 1921, and each story begins and concludes with an identical passage. Judges chapter 1921, gang rape of a levites concubine leads to civil war. The main body of the book consists of narratives about the judges. He obtained a concubine from bethlehem in judah, and she was unfaithful to him 8 and then returned to the home of her father. The second conclusion chapters 1921 focuses on another levite. Judges 2021 we have arrived at the last section in the book of judges.
Othneil, ehud judges chapters 1718 judges chapter 1921 the book of ruth 50 1204 bc. There is not the slightest allusion in the book of judges, to the babylonian captivity. This story is crystal clear and does not need a recap. Lester suggests in his lecture a about the emergence of israel that the judges period was between the israelites settlement in the promised land and the rising of the monarchy. God was trying via the law to get a self organizing nonhierarchial society where he is king. Judges 19, new king james version nkjv the bible app. Because the author was an exile in babylonia, foreign domination was a matter of deep concern. Judges 19 once again the author tells a story about a levite. But in the end, each proves to be a broken savior that cannot deliver. Then the lord raised up judges, who saved them out of the hands of these raiders.
After and ate donkeys drank drink eat fed feet fodder gave had he him his house into so something the their they to took washed ot history. Adultery, lack of common hospitality, sodomy, rape, and murder had become a way of life. More than once, these passages reiterate that people just did whatever they want. This is the final message in our series on the book of judges, and it is. Judges 1921 kjv and it came to pass in those days, when. Were coming from bethlehem on our way to a remote spot in the hills of ephraim. The judges failure of leadership judges 916 israel falls apart judges 1721 the prosperity gospel unmasked in early form judges 17 the levites concubine. The last verse of the book of judges summarizes that whole era. Judges 1921 worse than sodom and gomorrah calvary chapel ontario. Judges follows the book of joshua and opens with a reference to joshuas death joshua 24. The end of judges1921 reading the bible in a year2020. Stephen on judges 19 the point here is not the concubine being a harlot,but the evil in mans heart when he leaves god out of his life and out of his government. Judges 1921 kjv and it came to pass in those days, when bible.
In our last study, we looked at chapters 17 and 18 which described how far the nation fell away into apostasy whenever they turned away from the lord and mass confusion ruled the day. Yet they would not listen to their judges but prostituted themselves to other gods and worshiped them. Judges 19 micah and the levite 17 there was a man of t the hill country of ephraim, whose name was micah. There was a man from the tribe of levi living in a remote area of the hill country of ephraim. Now a levite who lived in a remote area in the hill country of ephraim took a concubine from bethlehem in. Judges 19 contains a seldom read, let alone studied or discussed, story of. Timeline, maps, chronology, sermons of othneil, ehud, ruth. The book concludes with stories of rape, murder, and civil war, with the appropriately grim coda, in those days there was no king in israel. Includes cross references, questions, teaching points, outline, and applications on judges chapters 1921. From the time the israelites left egypt, till the time of samuel, israel was governed by a theocratic system, where god was supposed to be their king. This summary of the book of judges provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of judges. Then the young womans father said to the man, please be content to stay all night, and let your heart be merry.
Judges 19 commentary matthew henrys complete commentary. The book concludes with supplements about the migration of the tribe of dan to the north chapters 1718 and about the sins of the benjaminites chapters 1921. Today, we are going to consider the rest of the book of judges, chapter 1921. Judges 19 as a paradigm for understanding and responding to. The art of editing, concluded that chapters 1921 were written by a postexilic author whose intent was to make. The levite was himself provided with all necessaries judges 19. One day he brought home a woman from bethlehem in judah to be his concubine.
A disobedient and idolatrous people are defeated time and time again without god because of their rebellion. However, they are faint images of him nonetheless, which makes the last detail on this topic really interesting. These last 3 chapters are rough no coloring pages for the kiddos. The accounts between these two bookends illustrate the horror of that moral anarchy even more hideously than most earlier events in the book of judges. Judges 1921 nlt the levite and his concubine now in. Before you attempt to answer the questions below you should read these chapters in the bible and answer the questions at the end of each chapter found at the website answer the questions below and then click ok to send your answers. When people become their own law, social order and basic morality do not exit. The levites concubine is an episode of the biblical narrative in judges 1921. The last verse of chapter 21 reads, in those days there was no king in israel. Let all thy wants be upon me so he brought him into his house, judges 19. Judges 19 21 is the most disgusting story in the bible, and there are quite a few disgusting stories to choose from.
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