What I find amazing is just how quickly Israel fell into idolatry. When we read about events that happened in ancient times, I think we tend to think things occurred over super long stretches of time. But that’s not always the case. Sure, the consequences of some of our ungodly behavior may take time to […]

I hope you guys are beginning to see the parallels between the state of Israel as she existed in Judges Chapter 1 and the state of believers today. Bottomline, not one of the tribes properly fulfilled God’s commands to completely drive out the Canaanites from their individual territories. Of course, some tribes succeeded more than […]

If I was to sum up the contents of the whole book of Judges in one simple sentence, it would be this:  Israel failed at conquering Canaan and paid the price, In a nutshell, that’s really it. After Israel entered the land and all the territory was divvied up per tribe, it fell upon them […]

I hope you guys are catching the significance of what’s being communicated here in Judges Chapter 1. I’m talking about the difference between the peace that man constructs versus the peace the Lord instructs. Fleshly Israel saw nothing wrong with making peace with their neighbors. They saw nothing wrong with participating in their neighbors’ festivals […]

Let’s take a look at Israel’s situation as it existed in the 1st Chapter of the Book of Judges. FIRST, we see that Israel failed to completely drive the Canaanites out. What happened as a result? It forced Israel to change their political position. They went from being a conquerer to becoming a compromiser. And […]