The Israelites attacked the lands allocated to them. But unlike the word of God which asked them to destroy everything, they didn't do so and only forced them to hard labour. There was no leader for God to direct them.
The angel of the Lord rebuked the community for having made a covenant the inhabitants of the land and not drive them out completely. This was a recipe for chaos and utter rebellion against God and his word.
People forgot God and worship other gods and what was promised happened. So judges were raised but were not listened to. It says the anger of the Lord, The following judges were mentioned:
-OTHNIEL (Caleb younger son) the deliverer
-EHUD The double edge sword that killed the fat king (follow me) - 10000 Moabites were struck down
-DEBORAH (Prophetess); King killed by a woman (jaheL) with a tent peg. She sings a song to exhalt the tribes of Israel
Midianites plumdered the livestock and their land and left them nothing.
-GIDEON (Mighty Warrior of Manasseh) - showing excuses to go against the Midianites. Fire consumed the offering for the angel of the Lord. The Gideon tore down his family's gods and sacrificed a bull on an altar. Gideon asks for signs from God and God shows his patience. Lord's strength was shown in the few numbers chosen to fight (300 in total). "Watch me and follow my lead"."I will not rule over you, The Lord will rule over you".
-ABIMELECH The son of Gideon Abimelech (by slave girl) was born of him. Abimelech hires wreckless man to kill his own brothers with the help of the people of Shechem. He led by example. He committed suicide with his own sword.
Amen
The angel of the Lord rebuked the community for having made a covenant the inhabitants of the land and not drive them out completely. This was a recipe for chaos and utter rebellion against God and his word.
People forgot God and worship other gods and what was promised happened. So judges were raised but were not listened to. It says the anger of the Lord, The following judges were mentioned:
-OTHNIEL (Caleb younger son) the deliverer
-EHUD The double edge sword that killed the fat king (follow me) - 10000 Moabites were struck down
-DEBORAH (Prophetess); King killed by a woman (jaheL) with a tent peg. She sings a song to exhalt the tribes of Israel
Midianites plumdered the livestock and their land and left them nothing.
-GIDEON (Mighty Warrior of Manasseh) - showing excuses to go against the Midianites. Fire consumed the offering for the angel of the Lord. The Gideon tore down his family's gods and sacrificed a bull on an altar. Gideon asks for signs from God and God shows his patience. Lord's strength was shown in the few numbers chosen to fight (300 in total). "Watch me and follow my lead"."I will not rule over you, The Lord will rule over you".
-ABIMELECH The son of Gideon Abimelech (by slave girl) was born of him. Abimelech hires wreckless man to kill his own brothers with the help of the people of Shechem. He led by example. He committed suicide with his own sword.
Amen
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