Audio will be posted on July 26.
Caving in to the Canaanites
Judges 2:12-3:6
1. Setting
• ongoing conquest and a glaring omission (1:1-2:5)
• another generation and a repeated refrain (2:6-11)
• observable cycle of sin in Judges
• another generation and a repeated refrain (2:6-11)
• observable cycle of sin in Judges
2. Unfaithfulness Highlighted (12-15)
• abandonment and provocation
• kindled anger and opposing hand
• kindled anger and opposing hand
3. Judges Raised Up (16-23)
• provision against plunderers
• refusal to listen and resolve to lust
• refusal to listen and resolve to lust
4. Test Failed (1-6)
• designed for a new generation
• assessment and exposure
• assessment and exposure
5. So What?
• Considering the connection between amnesia and apostasy, cling to the LORD and avoid compromise.
• connection to Jesus/NT: looking to the permanent Deliverer (Heb. 7:23-25)
• two applications: address and engage
• “Musing on my habitation, Musing on my heav’nly home, Fills my soul with holy longings: Come, My Jesus, quickly come. Vanity is all I see: Lord, I long to be with Thee! Lord, I long to be with Thee!” (Williams, “Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah”)
• connection to Jesus/NT: looking to the permanent Deliverer (Heb. 7:23-25)
• two applications: address and engage
• “Musing on my habitation, Musing on my heav’nly home, Fills my soul with holy longings: Come, My Jesus, quickly come. Vanity is all I see: Lord, I long to be with Thee! Lord, I long to be with Thee!” (Williams, “Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah”)