Judges
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- Samuel themes
- Faithfullness to God leads to success, disobedience leads to disaster; -Israel's kings are chosen by God and are responsible for God's intersets; -The person God chooses is often not the person we might choose
- Debrah is wise because she
- listened to God
- Judges themes
- When the peopel turn to God, God raises up heoes to lead them; - Faithfullness leads to blessings, and unfaithfulness is punished; God is always merciful when the people repent
- A king is chosen
- Samuel is still a judge and offering guidance to needs it
- Numbers themes
- Faithfulness and greatfulness to God is rewarded; -Don't lose faith in God when things get hard; -God is always patient, present, and caring despite the faults and failings of his people
- Deborah
- help with making decisions
- greatest patriarchs
- Jacob, Joesph, Moses, Isaac, & Abraham
- Patriarchs
- father
- 1st Judge
- Joshua
- Judges were
- spokespersons for Yahweh to his ppl
- Samuel
- hid people wanted a king to be like other nations, his ppl rebeled, Samuels predicts problems that will happen with a king
- Samuel's story
- Hannah (samuel's mother), could not have children. She prayed to God for a child, Hannah promised to give her son up to God. When she had Samuel she gave him to Eli (priest) to raise because he was a Nazarite (special commitment with God)
- Nazarites
- DO NOT cut their hair, drink alcohol, or touch dead bodies
- Leviticus themes
- -Actions have consequences, if we follow the Laws we will be holy; -Don't let the negative influences of others persuade you to sin; -The blessing that God gices us are ment to be shared
- Joshua
- lead his ppl to the promised land
- Samuel's ppl
- They did not listen, they wanted a king. Yahweh allowed this and they got free will