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Leadership Motivations
Read Judges 12:8-14 8 After him, Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel. 9 He had thirty sons, thirty daughters he gave in marriage outside his clan, and thirty daughters he brought in from outside for his sons. And he judged Israel for seven years. 10 Then, Ibzan died and was buried at Bethlehem. 11 After him, Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel, and…
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Deliver us From Oppression
Read Judges 10:6-18 6 The people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the Lord and served the Baals and the Ashtaroth, the gods of Syria, the gods of Sidon, the gods of Moab, the gods of the Ammonites, and the gods of the Philistines. And they forsook the Lord and did not serve him. 7 So the anger of…
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The Death of a Generation
Joshua 2:6-10 6 When Joshua dismissed the people, the people of Israel went each to his inheritance to take possession of the land. 7 And the people served the Lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great work that the Lord had done for Israel. 8 And Joshua the son…
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Judges 2:1-5: To Follow Jesus or Not?
Judges 2:1-5 The angel of the Lord went up from Gilgal to Bokim and said, “I brought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land I swore to give to your ancestors. I said, ‘I will never break my covenant with you, 2 and you shall not make a covenant with the people of this land, but you shall break down…
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Judges 1: Epic Fails in the Midst of Success
Judges 1 After the death of Joshua, the people of Israel inquired of the Lord, “Who shall go up first for us against the Canaanites, to fight against them?” 2 The Lord said, “Judah shall go up; behold, I have given the land into his hand.” 3 And Judah said to Simeon his brother, “Come up with me into the territory allotted to me,…