Juízes 8

Juízes 8

Chart from recommended resource Jensen's Survey of the OT - used by permission Chart on Judges - Charles Swindoll RECYCLING SIN (The High Cost of Compromise) Jdg 1:1-3:6 Jdg 3:7-16:31 Jdg 17:1-21:25 Introduction History of the Judges Appendix Causes of the Cycles THE REASON Curse of the Cycles THE RECORD Conditions in the Cycles THE RESULTS God's Judgment for Failure Jdg 2:1-3:6 Curse of the Cycles Conditions in the Cycles Living with Canaanites War with the Canaanites Living Like the Canaanites Religious Laxity Political Uncertainty Moral Anarchy About 350 Years of Israel's History - Almost 25%! From Compromise to Confusion! A TIMELINE OF ISRAEL'S HISTORY "in the days when the JUDGES governed" (Note: All dates are approximations & time gaps NOT to scale) Exodus 40 Years Israel Enters Canaan JUDGES Saul David Messiah Redemption from Slavery Wilderness Wandering Canaan Conquered Joshua Dies LIGHT of book of RUTH Shines forth in Dark Days of Judges To obey is better than sacrifice Man after God's Own Heart The Lamb that was slain -- 40 yrs ~24 yrs 350+ yrs 40 yrs 40 yrs Forever MESSIAH'S LINE To Salmon was born Boaz by Rahab To Boaz was born Obed by Ruth To Obed was born Jesse To Jesse was born David the King Jesus Christ the Lord 1445BC 1445 -1405 1405 -1381 1381-1051 1051-1011 1011-971 4AD Another Timeline of Israel's History from Jensen's Survey of the OT Other ways to describe Israel's cycle… Rest > Rebellion > Retribution > Repentance (?) > Restoration Sin > Suffering/Servitude > Supplication > Salvation Apathy > Apostasy > Affliction > Answered Prayer Disobedience > Desperation > Deliverance Disobedience > Bondage >Misery > Liberation and Rest > Compromises FOLLOWING NOTES ARE COMPLETELY REVISED SPRING, 2022 Hannah's Bible Outline Gideon (Judges 6:1-8:32) Gideon's death (Judges 8:29-32) Israel's rest (Judges 8:28) Israel's deliverance (Judges 6:7-8:27) The promise of deliverance (Judges 6:7-10) The summons of the deliverer (Judges 6:11-32) The angelic visit (Judges 6:11-18) The worship by Gideon (Judges 6:19-24) The destruction of the pagan altars (Judges 6:25-32) The conflict for deliverance (Judges 6:33-8:27) The army gathered (Judges 6:33-35) The assurance of victory (Judges 6:36-40) The army reduced (Judges 7:1-8) The dream of the Midianite (Judges 7:9-14) The defeat of the Midianites (Judges 7:15-8:21) The strategy (Judges 7:15-18) The confusion (Judges 7:19-23) The scattering (Judges 7:24-25) The jealousy of Ephraim (Judges 8:1-3) The search for the Midian kings (Judges 8:4-21) The refusal of Succoth and Penuel (Judges 8:4-9) The capture of the kings (Judges 8:10-12) The punishment of Succoth and Penuel (Judges 8:13-18) The death of the Midian kings (Judges 8:19-21) Gideon's failure (Judges 8:22-27) Israel's servitude (Judges 6:2-6) Israel's sin (Judges 6:1) Parenthesis: the tyranny of Abimelech (Judges 8:33-16:31) Israel's idolatry (Judges 8:33-35) Shechem's submission to Abimelech (Judges 9:1-5) Judges 8:1 Then the men of Ephraim said to him, "What is this thing you have done to us, not calling us when you went to fight against Midian?" And they contended with him vigorously. Then the men of Ephraim said to him: Jdg 12:1-6 2Sa 19:41 Job 5:2 Ec 4:4 Jas 4:5,6 Why: etc. Heb. What thing is this thou hast done unto us, sharply. Heb. strongly. Judges 8 Resources Location of Ephraim THE PRIDE &/or JEALOUSY OF THE EPHRAIMITES SURFACES W Gary Phillips prefaces Judges 8 - This chapter records Gideon's reactions to five confrontations. In four out of the five, he behaves abominably; in the first episode, he seems to behave appropriately. However, it comes as no surprise to see that victory over God's enemies may be followed by squabbling among God's people (see Acts 5:12-42 with Acts 6:1-7). Misplaced self-reliance over foiling an external attack made the Israelites vulnerable to internal disputes. (See Holman Old Testament Commentary) Daniel Block - Postscript (8:1–3). 8:1 The reader of the Gideon story might have expected the narrative to move quickly to the summary statement in 8:28,[636]but the plot is complicated by two persistent problems: the fractious nature of the Ephraimites (8:1–3) and character flaws in Gideon (8:4–27). After the energetic participation of the latter in 7:24–25, once again the narrator catches the reader by surprise in 8:1–3. (Borrow this top rated commentary for one hour Judges, Ruth. Vol. 6: New American Commentary) Arthur Cundall gives some helpful background on Ephraim (Jdg 8:1-3) - Resentment and appeasement. The tribe of Ephraim appears to have enjoyed a supremacy over the other tribes during the earlier period of the settlement. Its territory in the central highlands was one of the few areas where the Conquest was in any way complete and the Ephraimites, preserved by their central position from many of the incursions of Israel’s hostile neighbours, experienced a far greater freedom to consolidate themselves than did the other tribes. The two most prominent sanctuaries of the judges’ period, Bethel and Shiloh, which functioned as the rallying-point of the tribes, were situated within its boundaries and this fact undoubtedly further increased its prestige. (Borrow Judges & Ruth: Tyndale Old Testament Commentary for one hour) Then - The chronology in chapter 8 seems to be as follows: Gideon’s pursuit of the two kings (Jdg 8:4-12); his disciplining of the defiant Jews on his journey home (Jdg 8:13-17); the protest of the Ephraimites after he arrived home (Jdg 8:1-3); the slaying of the kings (Jdg 8:18-21); and Gideon’s “retirement” (Jdg 8:22-35). Each of these events presented a new challenge to Gideon, and he responded differently to each one. The men of Ephraim - The tribe of Ephraim had a proud heritage (Jdg 1:22+), but it was fleshly pride that led them to feel snubbed and insulted by Gideon's failure to call on them earlier. They had cooperated honorably with Ehud (Jdg 3:26-29+) and even with Barak (Jdg 5:13, 14+) and thus may have wondered why they were left out this time. Another motive for their contention would be jealousy (or greed), out of their desire for some of the rich Midianite plunder that went to the victor. Ephraim clearly missed out on acquiring some valuable spoils of war from over 120,000 slain soldiers, and this may have been what irritated them. When the men of Ephraim should have been thanking Gideon for delivering the nation, they were criticizing him and adding to his burdens.. Usually when people criticize something you’ve done, there’s a personal reason behind their criticism; and you may never find out what the real reason was. Since David’s unselfish law governing the dividing of the spoils of war had not yet been established yet (1Sa 30:21-25), the men who did not participate in the battle would share in the prized plunder. Keil and Delitzsch suggest that "The leaders of this tribe (EPHRAIM) protested Gideon's action, "less from any dissatisfied longing for booty, than from injured pride or jealousy, because Gideon had made war upon the enemy and defeated them without the cooperation of this tribe, which was striving for the leadership [OF ISRAEL]." (Judges 8 Commentary)