Judges 1
Taking place at the end of the book of Joshua, the tribes of Israel take full possession of the land allocated to them.
Judah was not able to conquer the plains area of their land as the defenders had heavy duty chariots.
Joseph's tribes (Ephraim and Manesseh) join forces but are unable to conquer some of the cities in their region, though they managed to persuade a man from Bethel to show them how to conquer the city in exchange for his life and the life of his family.
The other tribes did not manage to conquer all the cities in their territories, however as they took possession of most of their lands, they were able to subjugate the Canaanites to serve the Israelite economy but did not wipe them out.
Judges 2
An angel from God appears to the Israelites to challenge them on not having completed the task that God gave them to do - clear the land of the Canaanites, otherwise they will lure Israel away from the worship of God and following the law.
Joshua died at the age of 110 and while him and his generation lived, Israel did ok in following the law of God, however once the old generation died, their children did not follow in the faith.
Shortly after this, raiders started to attack Israel and Israel was defenceless to defend themselves because they had started worshipping other gods.
When things got too hard for Israel they called again on God and he raised up various judges to restore Israel and rescue them from their enemies.
The rest of the book covers the various judges that God raised up - both men and women.
We will meet them over the next few posts.
Taking place at the end of the book of Joshua, the tribes of Israel take full possession of the land allocated to them.
Judah was not able to conquer the plains area of their land as the defenders had heavy duty chariots.
Joseph's tribes (Ephraim and Manesseh) join forces but are unable to conquer some of the cities in their region, though they managed to persuade a man from Bethel to show them how to conquer the city in exchange for his life and the life of his family.
The other tribes did not manage to conquer all the cities in their territories, however as they took possession of most of their lands, they were able to subjugate the Canaanites to serve the Israelite economy but did not wipe them out.
Judges 2
An angel from God appears to the Israelites to challenge them on not having completed the task that God gave them to do - clear the land of the Canaanites, otherwise they will lure Israel away from the worship of God and following the law.
Joshua died at the age of 110 and while him and his generation lived, Israel did ok in following the law of God, however once the old generation died, their children did not follow in the faith.
Shortly after this, raiders started to attack Israel and Israel was defenceless to defend themselves because they had started worshipping other gods.
When things got too hard for Israel they called again on God and he raised up various judges to restore Israel and rescue them from their enemies.
The rest of the book covers the various judges that God raised up - both men and women.
We will meet them over the next few posts.
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