Dig Site Twelve

Dig Site Twelve “Disobedience and Disaster” Truth for This Week: God is both just and merciful to those who disobey Him.

Faith Words: Mercy Canceling or reducing a punishment someone deserves, or offering forgiveness

God’s Characteristics God is just. God is merciful.

Memory Verse: “Lord, our God, You answered them; You were to Israel a forgiving God, though you punished their misdeeds.” Psalm 99:8

Recap, Dig Site 11: 1.When Joshua was old, he met with the leaders of the Israelites. 2.Joshua reminded the people of all God had done for them.

Recap, Dig Site 11: 3.Joshua warned the people of what would happen if they did not obey God. 4.Joshua and the people renewed their commitment to serve the Lord only.

Dig Site Twelve “Disobedience and Disaster” Truth for This Week: God is both just and merciful to those who disobey Him.

Judges 2 The angel of the L ORD went up from Gilgal to Bokim and said, “I brought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land I swore to give to your ancestors.

I said, ‘I will never break my covenant with you, 2 and you shall not make a covenant with the people of this land, but you shall break down their altars.’ Yet you have disobeyed me. Why have you done this?

3 And I have also said, ‘I will not drive them out before you; they will become traps for you, and their gods will become snares to you.’”

4 When the angel of the L ORD had spoken these things to all the Israelites, the people wept aloud, 5 and they called that place Bokim. There they offered sacrifices to the L ORD.

Who said, “I brought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land I swore to give to your ancestors”? (Judges 2:1) 1.Deborah 2.Joshua 3.The angel of the Lord

Who said, “I brought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land I swore to give to your ancestors”? (Judges 2:1) The angel of the Lord (Answer #3)

What did the angel of the Lord tell Israel to break down? (2:2) 1.The altars of the people of the land 2.Promises they made to the people 3.The idols they had built

What did the angel of the Lord tell Israel to break down? (2:2) The altars of the people of the land (Answer #1)

What would the gods of the people of the land be to the Israelites? (2:3) 1.Snares 2.Thorns in their sides 3.Powerful

What would the gods of the people of the land be to the Israelites? (2:3) Snares (Answer #1)

6 After Joshua had dismissed the Israelites, they went to take possession of the land, each to their own inheritance.

7 The people served the L ORD throughout the lifetime of Joshua and of the elders who outlived him and who had seen all the great things the L ORD had done for Israel.

8 Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the L ORD, died at the age of a hundred and ten.

9 And they buried him in the land of his inheritance, at Timnath Heres in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.

10 After that whole generation had been gathered to their ancestors, another generation grew up who knew neither the L ORD nor what he had done for Israel.

11 Then the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the L ORD and served the Baals.

12 They forsook the L ORD, the God of their ancestors, who had brought them out of Egypt. They followed and worshiped various gods of the peoples around them. They aroused the L ORD ’s anger 13 because they forsook him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths.

14 In his anger against Israel the L ORD gave them into the hands of raiders who plundered them. He sold them into the hands of their enemies all around, whom they were no longer able to resist.

15 Whenever Israel went out to fight, the hand of the L ORD was against them to defeat them, just as he had sworn to them. They were in great distress.

What gods did the Israelites serve when they did evil in the eyes of the Lord? (2:11) 1.The Baals 2.The gods of the Egyptians 3.The idols they built

What gods did the Israelites serve when they did evil in the eyes of the Lord? (2:11) The Baals (Answer #1)

What did the Lord do with Israel because He was angry with them? (2:13-14) 1.He took away their land. 2.He let raiders plunder them. 3.He brought a flood to Israel.

What did the Lord do with Israel because He was angry with them? (2:13-14) He let raiders plunder them. (Answer #2)

After the Israelites worshipped other gods, what happened when they went out to fight their enemies all around? (2:14-15) 1.The Lord helped them take over their enemies. 2.The Lord’s hand was against them. 3.The Lord helped them defeat their enemies.

After the Israelites worshipped other gods, what happened when they went out to fight their enemies all around? (2:14-15) The Lord’s hand was against them. (Answer #2)

Who were in great distress? (2:15) 1.The Egyptians 2.The Canaanites 3.The Israelites

Who were in great distress? (2:15) The Israelites (Answer #3)

16 Then the L ORD raised up judges, who saved them out of the hands of these raiders.

17 Yet they would not listen to their judges but prostituted themselves to other gods and worshiped them. They quickly turned from the ways of their ancestors, who had been obedient to the L ORD ’s commands.

18 Whenever the L ORD raised up a judge for them, he was with the judge and saved them out of the hands of their enemies as long as the judge lived; for the L ORD relented because of their groaning under those who oppressed and afflicted them.

19 But when the judge died, the people returned to ways even more corrupt than those of their ancestors, following other gods and serving and worshiping them.

They refused to give up their evil practices and stubborn ways.

20 Therefore the L ORD was very angry with Israel and said, “Because this nation has violated the covenant I ordained for their ancestors and has not listened to me, 21 I will no longer drive out before them any of the nations Joshua left when he died. The Promised Land

22 I will use them to test Israel and see whether they will keep the way of the L ORD and walk in it as their ancestors did.” The Promised Land

23 The L ORD had allowed those nations to remain; he did not drive them out at once by giving them into the hands of Joshua. The Promised Land

Who did the Lord raise up for the Israelites when they were in great distress? (2:15-16) 1.Judges 2.Moses 3.Prophets

Who did the Lord raise up for the Israelites when they were in great distress? (2:15-16) Judges (Answer #1)

What did the judges do for the Israelites? (2:16) 1.They decided how the people would be punished. 2.They saved them from the raiders. 3.Both answers are correct.

What did the judges do for the Israelites? (2:16) They saved them from the raiders. (Answer #2)

What did the people do instead of listening to their judges? (2:17) 1.They worshipped other gods. 2.They quickly turned from obeying the Lord. 3.Both answers are correct.

What did the people do instead of listening to their judges? (2:17) Both answers are correct. (Answer #3)

What happened when the Lord raised up a judge for the Israelites? (2:18) 1.The judge ran away from the Israelites’ enemies. 2.The Lord saved them from their enemies. 3.Both answers are correct.

What happened when the Lord raised up a judge for the Israelites? (2:18) The Lord saved them from their enemies. (Answer #2)

How long did the Lord save the Israelites from their enemies? (2:18) 1.As long as the judge lived 2.One week 3.As long as it took to defeat all their enemies

How long did the Lord save the Israelites from their enemies? (2:18) As long as the judge lived (Answer #1)

Who had compassion on the Israelites? (2:18) 1.Their enemies 2.The Lord 3.The judges

Who had compassion on the Israelites? (2:18) The Lord (Answer #2)

When the judge died, what did the people refuse to do? (2:19) 1.Give up their evil practices 2.Give up their stubborn ways 3.Both answers are correct.

When the judge died, what did the people refuse to do? (2:19) Both answers are correct. (Answer #3)

Why was the Lord angry with the Israelites? (2:20) 1.They violated their covenant with Him. 2.They forgot to give Him praise. 3.They did not offer a sacrifice to Him.

Why was the Lord angry with the Israelites? (2:20) They violated their covenant with Him. (Answer #1)

Who did the Lord use to test Israel? (2:21-22) 1.Other nations 2.Joshua 3.Pharaoh

Who did the Lord use to test Israel? (2:21-22) Other nations (Answer #1)

Why did the Lord test Israel? (2:22) 1.To punish them for all their disobedience 2.To see if they would keep and walk in the way of the Lord 3.To scare them from ever worshipping idols

Why did the Lord test Israel? (2:22) To see if they would keep and walk in the way of the Lord (Answer #2)

Who did the Lord not drive out at once? (2:23) 1.The other nations 2.The Egyptians 3.The Israelites

Who did the Lord not drive out at once? (2:23) The other nations (Answer #1)

Finish this verse: “Lord, our God, You answered them; You were to Israel a forgiving…” (Psalm 99:8) 1.“…God. You looked out for the needs of Your people.” 2.“…God, though You punished their misdeeds.” 3.“…God, forgiving all their misdeeds.”

Finish this verse: “Lord, our God, You answered them; You were to Israel a forgiving…” (Psalm 99:8) “…God, though You punished their misdeeds.” (Answer #2)