Judges & Ruth

Teacher: Darrell Rott

1. The Patience of God:
   • Judges 6:18
   • 2Peter 3:8-10
   • Other attributes of God related to patience.
2. You want to create a moral and ethical environment to raise your children and future generations in, what is necessary to create that culture?
3. No King in Israel.  21:26
   1. Authority: Hedonism, Tradition, Situational Ethics, Scripture, Holy Spirit. Any other? Percentage?
   2. Bias, and prejudice. Truth seeker.
   3. Romans 12:1-2
4. Ruth: a love story.
   1. Four Greek words for Love.
   2. Family Redeemer.
   3. Isaiah 58:6-7, 1Peter 1:18-19, John 1:10-13
   4. Key verses in Ruth. 1:9, 1:16-17, 2:20, 4:14
5. Basic outline of falling away in Judges
   1. Drifting away:
      • Which tribe first?  1:1
      • Failed to drive out the enemy. 1:19,21,27
      • Enemy determined to stay. 1:27
      • Forced to work as slaves. 1:28
      • Continued to live among them.  1:29
   2. Broken Covenant. 2:1-3
   3. New generation who did not know God. 2:10
   4. Did evil and angered God. 2:11-15
   5. God raised up Judges. 2:16-19
   6. Repeat and test. 2:20-23
   7. Major Judges
      • Othniel 3:7-11
      • Ehud 3:12-31
      • Deborah 4-5
      • Gideon 6-8
      • *Abimelech 9
      • Jephthah 10-12
      • Samson 13-16
   8. Moral failure of Israel.
      • Idolatry in Dan.
        • Micah’s idols 17
        • False worship 18
      • War against Benjamin.
        • Levite and his concubine 19
        • Israel’s war against Benjamin 20
        • Israel provides wives for Benjamin 21
   1. Key passages in Judges
      • “No king in Israel.” 17:6, 18.1, 19:1, 21:25
      • “Spirit began to stir him.” 13:25
      • “Spirit of the Lord came powerfully” 14:19
      • “Didn’t realize the Lord left him. 16:20
      • “In this way God punished…” 9:56-57
      • “He was grieved by their misery.” 10:16
      • “I said I’d never break my covenant…” 2:1-3
      • “Another generation grew up…” 2:10
      • “I did this to test Israel…” 2:21-23
      • “He did this to teach warfare…” 3:2
      • “The Lord again raised up a rescuer.” 3:15
      • “The Lord is marching ahead of you.” 4:14
      • “I am sending you” 6:14
      • “The Spirit of the Lord clothed Gideon with power.” 6:34
      • “Let me make one more request.” 6:39
      • “For the Lord and for Gideon!” 7:18
      • “It became a trap for Gideon and his family.” 8:28
      • “Sovereign Lord, remember me again.” 16:28

Short Outline of Judges from Today's English Version

• Events up to the death of Joshua (1:1 – 2:10)
• The judges of Israel (2:11 – 16:31)
• Various incidents (17:1 – 21:25)

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Short Outline of Ruth from Today's English Version

• Naomi returns to Bethlehem with Ruth (1:1-22)
• Ruth meets Boaz (2:1 – 3:18)
• Boaz marries Ruth (4:1-22)