Joshua led the Hebrews for about 50 years. Using his family connections, he convinced the men of Shechem that a son of Gideon—himself, of course—should rule, and he hired a band of thugs to kill his 70 half-brothers to ensure that no other son of … ; DSS they; LXX I; Judges 9:32 Set up an ambush; Judges 9:33 Lit. It is HIS divine will that young people come to faith in Jesus Christ and find salvation through the Gospel and the work of the Holy Spirit to bring them to faith. Lesson 19 Judges 9:1-21: Parable of the Trees; The Story. This is the edited manuscript of Lesson 11 in the series, The Dark Days of Israel’s Judges, prepared by Robert L. Deffinbaugh on October 25, 2009. She commanded the respect of the people knew she spoke for God. God had used Moses to bring the people from Egypt and Joshua to take over the land of Canaan. hand; Judges 9:29 So with MT, Tg. When she told Barak what was going to happen, her words came true. as your hand can find; Judges 9:34 Set up an ambush; Judges 9:37 Heb. Ministry-To-Children.com helps you tell kids about Jesus by providing age-appropriate Bible study material and Sunday School curriculum – all 100% free online.. We believe that God is the loving Father of all kids. 7 And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you. Judges 9 shows how Abimelech grew up to be an ambitious leader. 2 # Short Commentary & Lesson From Judges 4.4-9. There are lessons to be learned from this woman in the two chapters her story is documented in the Bible. Take your map of the land of Canaan and put your finger down as near the middle of the map … A. Abimelech's rise to power. This is how Deborah is introduced in Judges 4:4: “Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, was judging Israel at that time” (NKJV). liers-in-wait for; Judges 9:27 rejoiced; Judges 9:29 Lit. Verses 6-9 While those two judges, Tola and Jair, presided in the affairs of Israel, things went well, but afterwards,I. Maintain a healthy balance between marriage and ministry. Israel returned to their idolatry, that sin which did most easily beset them ( v. 6 ): They did evil again in the sight of the Lord, from whom they were unaccountably bent to backslide, as a foolish people and unwise. David Guzik :: Study Guide for Judges 9 [A new version of this page can be found here] The Rise and Fall of Abimelech. 5:9; 2 Ki. Deborah must have been a very woman. Deborah passed the test of a true prophet. 1. Anyone is at liberty to use this lesson for educational purposes only, with or without credit. Chapter 38 Jotham’s Fable [Judges 9.7-9.15] Scripture. according to the doing of his hands; Judges 9:25 Lit. Overview of Judges tracing spiritual decline and discussing rock bottom low in horror story of Chapter 19. The men of Shechem (that is, the great men, the chief magistrates of the city), and the house of Millo (that is, the common-council, the full house or house of fulness, as the word signifies), those that met in their guildhall (we read often of the house of Millo, or state-house in Jerusalem, or the city of David, 2 Sa. Junior. I will limit myself to nine. 1. Not only was she a spiritual leader of God's people, but she was also a political leader. Judges 9:16 Lit. Downward Spiral and the Horror of Sin Series: Lessons from Judges #2 Judges 19[1] 7-24-05 Last week in Judges 1 we saw a trend developing in the people of God. Early in that chapter, they were experiencing wonderful victories. Bible Lesson for Judges: Israel was a Theocracy, which means it was a nation that was led by God. Abimelech forces his brothers to submit to him.