Judges 2:1-3:6

Memory Verse: Judges 3:1

Commentary

Introduction

Outline

I. The Angel of the Lord (2:1-5)

1. What are angels and who is the angel of the Lord? (1) What had he done and said? What had he required them to do that they did not do? (2) What would be the result of their disobedience? (3) How might similar things happen today? (John 14:23-24)

2. What was the united response of all Israel? (4) Why might they offer sacrifices to the Lord? (5) What should follow spiritual remorse? (James 1:22)

II. Disobedience and Defeat (2:6-23)

3. What did the Israelites do after the angel of the Lord spoke to them? (6) How is Joshua's generation described? (7) How is Joshua described and what might it mean to Israel? (8-9)

4. How is it possible that children do not know the Lord as their parents had? (10; John 1:12-13) What happens to anyone who does not know the Lord? (11-13) What did the Lord do and why? (14-15)

5. Why did the Lord raise up judges? (16, 18) Did the people listen to the judges that the Lord sent? (17) After the judge died what did they do? (19) What does this say about human nature? (Rom. 1:21-25, 9:6-9)

6. What did the Lord promise? (20-23) How are the Lord's testing and training one in the same? (James 1:12)

III. The Nations the Lord Left to Test Israel (3:1-6)

7. How does verse 1 explain why certain types of people are in our lives? (1) How does verse 2 further explain the Lord's ways? (2) How did Jesus interact with those who did not believe him? (Mark 2:5-12)

8. Why is obeying the Lord so important? (4) Did Jesus give us commands to obey?

9. What is sighted as a problem? (5-6) How is marriage important? (2 Cor. 6:14-16) How is it a mark of faith?