1. After the death of Joshua, the sons of Israel asked the Lord who should go up first for them against the Canaanites of the land. What tribe did the Lord tell them should go up first? 1:1,2
2. According to the following verse, state why the Lord most likely chose this tribe to go up first against the enemy. Revelation 5:4-5
3. Which other tribe went with Judah to help him fight against the enemies of the land? What did Judah agree to do in return? 1:3
4. How many men did these defeat at Bezek? 1:4
5. What had the Lord promised would happen if they continued to depend on him to help fight their enemies? Joshua 23:10
6. Do we fight against flesh and blood today as believers? What is our warfare against? Ephesians 6:12
7. What instructions has God given us to fight our unseen enemies? Ephesians 6:13-17
8. What assurance do we have that we can defeat our unseen enemies and 'where' is the battle fought? 2 Corinthians 10:3-5
9. As we continue to read chapter 1 of Judges and see the various tribes living in their inherited lands, we see a repeated phrase ....Judah & Simeon took possession - "but they could not drive out"...(v.19)...Benjamin - "did not drive out" out" (vs.27)...Manesseh - "did not take possession of" ... so the Canaanites persisted in living in that land"..(vs.27)... Ephraim - "did not drive out..." (vs.29)...."did not drive out"... Zebulun - "did not drive out" ...(vs.30)...Asher "did not drive out"...(vs.31)...Naphtali "did not drive out" (vs,33)
10. In reference to enemies that still persisted to live in the lands they inherited, what happened to those in the tribe of Dan? Judges 1:34-35
11. The angel of the Lord paid the sons of Israel a visit. Why was He (the Lord) so upset with them? Judges 2:1-2
12. What was the result of Israel's lack of obedience to drive out the enemies from their land? What would these enemies now become to them? Judges 2:3
13. What did these words cause the sons of Israel to do and what did they name the place because of that? 2:5
14. Judges 2:6-23 explain that as long as Joshua was alive, the people served the Lord .. and as long as the elders who survived Joshua who had seen the great works of the Lord in the wilderness journeys remained among them, they served the Lord. Finally, that generation died out and there was another generation after them who did not know the Lord or the work the Lord had done for Israel. Without this leadership, who did the sons of Israel serve instead of the Lord of Joshua and the elders? 2:11-13
15. Using your Bible tools given in your daily assignment, find out what you can about Baal and about the Ashtaroth that they were serving. What had they given their lives and conduct 'over' to as they served the gods of the people around them?
16. How did the Lord discipline the sons of Israel for their idol worship and what did their blessed lives soon become like? 2:14-15
17. The Lord would raise up a leader, a 'judge' in their land to help them. The Lord would 'deliver' them from the hand of their enemies all the day of the judge. Why did the Lord do this for them? 2:18 -
18. When the judge would die, what would the people do again and again? What did they not abandon? 2:19 -
19. The Lord allowed the nations around Israel to remain that Joshua had left when he died because the sons of Israel would not return to Him and follow after Him. How would this 'test' the sons of Israel to have the enemies still oppressing them? 2:22 -
20. Peek into tomorrow's reading just to see God's purpose in allowing the nations to remain for this new generation following Joshua's death. Judges 3:1-2
21. Do you have some thorns in your side or snares in your life that are teaching you to be a spiritual warrior for the Lord? Are you dressing in your armor and learning to fight the enemy day by day, more and more, taking your thoughts captive and destroying speculations that the enemy feeds to you? Make your comments about that and what the lesson has taught you in regard to those unseen enemies in your life today.
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