Broken People, Faithful God
A Journey Through Judges
Bible Scholars believe these stories were added:
- To highlight the spiritual confusion and sinful condition in Israel
- Not necessarily in chronological order
Epilogue of judges
- Micah’s Idols & Tribe of Dan (Chapter 17 & 18)
- The Levite & His Concubine ( Chapter 16)
- Israel’s Ware with the Tribe of Benjamin (Chapter 20 & 21)
- Boaz & Ruth (The Book of Ruth)
- “In the days when the judges rules in Israel, a severe famine came upon the land. (v. 1a)”
The Levite & His Concubine (Chapter 16)
“Notice how the biblical authors rarely give direct moral commentary on people…Instead, we’re invited to assess a person’s behavior by seeing the consequences of their decisions.”
The Bible Project
- Judges 21:25 (NLT)
- “25 In those days Israel had no king; all the people did whatever seemed right in their own eyes.“
- Judges 19:1 (NLT)
- “1 Now in those days Israel had no king. There was a man from the tribe of Levi living in a remote area of the hill country of Ephraim. One day he brought home a woman from Bethlehem in Judah to be his concubine.”
- Self-Indulgent
- Cowardly
- Callous
- Manipulative
Does your life reflect the name of Jesus or the nature of the world?
Can anyone tell that Christ lives in you?
Civil War (Chapter 20)
- United in Outrage, Not Obedience
- Pride meets Pride
- Brokenness & Humility
- Justice Leads to Vengeance
Do I seek to fix others before I allow God to confront me?
When I see sin, do I seek restoration or revenge?
The Tribe of Benjamin Devastated (Chapter 21)
- Sin is Justified
Where have I mistaken regret for repentance?
Where have I been asking for a breakthrough but resisting surrender?
"25 In those days Israel had no king; all the people did whatever seemed right in their own eyes."
Judges 21:25 (NLT)
Boaz & Ruth (The Book of Ruth)
- Ruth 1:1a (NLT)
- “In the days when the judges rules in Israel, a severe famine came upon the land.”
- Ruth 2:20 (NLT)
- 20 “May the Lord bless him!” Naomi told her daughter-in-law. “He is showing his kindness to us as well as to your dead husband. That man is one of our closest relatives, one of our family redeemers.”
- Ruth 4:17 (NLT)
- “17 The neighbor women said, “Now at last Naomi has a son again!” And they named him Obed. He became the father of Jesse and the grandfather of David.”
In those days Israel had a king, and all the people STILL did whatever seemed right in their own eyes.
Old Testament
Jacob Wrestled with God
Where have I been asking for a breakthrough but resisting surrender?
"23 Then he said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross daily, and follow me."
Luke 9:23 (NLT)
Does your life reflect the name of Jesus or the nature of the world?
"3 Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. 4 Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too."
Philippians 2:3-4 (NLT)
Can anyone tell that Christ lives in you?
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