Genesis to Revelation: Joshua, Judges, Ruth Leader Guide: Joshua, Judges, Ruth Leader Guide: A Comprehensive Verse-by-Verse Exploration of the Bible - Softcover

Newell, Ray

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ISBN 10: 1501855344 ISBN 13: 9781501855344

Verlag: Abingdon Press, 2017

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Study the books of Joshua, Judges, and Ruth, beginning with Joshua's story, then moving through Judges, and ending with the story of Ruth. Some of the major ideas explored are: sanctity and wonders, mercy in the face of judgment, judging the motive rather than the act, rest as an active state, God's positive and negative promises, putting our deeds in perspective, vengeance destroys the avenger, the visitor in our midst, and God's providence.Leader Guide includes: A verse-by-verse, in-depth look at the Scriptures. Background material, including word studies and history of the biblical setting. Answers to questions asked in the Participant Book. Application of the Scripture to daily life situations. Discussion suggestions. A variety of study options. Practical tips for leaders to use.More than 3.5 million copies of the series have been sold.This revision of the Abingdon classic Genesis to Revelation Series is a comprehensive, verse-by-verse, book-by-book study of the Bible based on the NIV. These studies help readers strengthen their understanding and appreciation of the Bible by enabling them to engage the Scripture on three levels: What does the Bible say? Questions to consider while reading the passage for each session. What does the passage mean? Unpacks key verses in the selected passage. How does the Scripture relate to my life? Provides three major ideas that have meaning for our lives today.The meaning of the selected passages are made clear by considering such aspects as ancient customs, locations of places, and the meanings of words. The simple format makes the study easy to use.Updates will include: New cover designs. New interior designs. Leader Guide per matching Participant Book (rather than multiple volumes in one book). Updated to 2011 revision of the New International Version Translation (NIV). Updated references to New Interpreters Dictionary of the Bible. Include biblical chapters on the contents page beside session lesson titles for at-a-glance overview of biblical structure. Include larger divisions within the contents page to reflect macro-structure of each biblical book. Ex: Genesis 1-11; Genesis 12-50; Exodus 1-15; Exodus 16-40; Isaiah 1-39; Isaiah 40-66.The simple format makes the study easy to use. Each volume is 13 sessions.

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Genesis to Revelation: Joshua, Judges, Ruth Leader Guide

A Comprehensive Verse-by-Verse Exploration of the Bible

By Ray Newell

Abingdon Press

Copyright © 2018 Abingdon Press
All rights reserved.

ISBN: 978-1-5018-5534-4

Contents

1. Entering the Promised Land (Joshua 1–3), 
2. The Battle of Jericho (Joshua 4–6), 
3. The Sin of Achan (Joshua 7–8), 
4. Joshua Defeats the Kings (Joshua 9–12), 
5. Joshua Divides the Territory (Joshua 13–17), 
6. Seven Portions Remain (Joshua 18–21), 
7. Joshua Prepares to Die (Joshua 22–24), 
8. The Lord Raised Up Judges (Judges 1–3), 
9. Deborah and Gideon (Judges 4–8), 
10. Abimelek and Jephthah (Judges 9–12), 
11. Samson the Nazirite (Judges 13–16), 
12. Micah and the Danites (Judges 17–21), 
13. The Story of Ruth (Ruth 1–4), 

CHAPTER 1

ENTERING THE PROMISED LAND

Joshua 1–3

DIMENSION ONE: WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY?

Answer these questions by reading Joshua 1

1. Who takes over the leadership of Israel when Moses dies? (Joshua 1:1-2) Joshua the son of Nun takes command.

2. What part of the land the Israelites are about to enter will God give to them? (Joshua 1:3) Every place they set their foot will be given to them.

3. What does the Lord promise to Joshua? (Joshua 1:5, 9) The Lord promises to be with Joshua wherever he goes.

4. What condition does God lay down for the success of the coming conquest? (Joshua 1:7) Israel must be strong, courageous, and must strictly follow the law that Moses gave her.

5. What is Joshua to do with the Book of the Law? (Joshua 1:8) He shall meditate on it day and night and do everything that is written in it.

6. What does Joshua order the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh to do? (Joshua 1:12-15) All the fully armed fighting men from these tribes shall cross over the Jordan and help the other tribes possess the land.

7. How do these tribes respond to Joshua's command? (Joshua 1:16-17) They will do whatever he commands and go wherever he sends them.

Answer these questions by reading Joshua 2

8. Where do the two spies go? (Joshua 2:1) They go to the house of Rahab, the prostitute, in Jericho.

9. How does Rahab reply to the king of Jericho's command to turn over the two men? (Joshua 2:4-5) She says the men left at dusk as the city gate was closing.

10. Where are the two spies? (Joshua 2:6) Rahab has hidden them under the stalks of flax on her roof

11. What does Rahab request of the two Israelite men? (Joshua 2:12-13) She asks them to swear to save the lives of her father's house because she showed kindness to them.

12. How do the two men respond to Rahab's request? (Joshua 2:14) If Rahab will aid them, they promise to deal kindly and faithfully with her.

13. What sign do the spies tell Rahab to display in order to save her family from death? (Joshua 2:18) They tell her to tie a scarlet cord in her window.

14. What do the spies report to Joshua? (Joshua 2:24) They know that the Lord has given them the land because the people who live there are melting in fear of Israel.

Answer these questions by reading Joshua 3

15. What will lead the Israelites into the Promised Land? (Joshua 3:3) The people will follow the ark of the covenant into the land.

16. How do the people prepare to cross the Jordan River? (Joshua 3:5) They consecrate themselves.

17. Where does Joshua say the living God will be? (Joshua 3:10) Joshua says that the living God will be among the Israelites.

18. Joshua says the waters will stop flowing when? (Joshua 3:13) The river will stop flowing as soon as the priests carrying the ark of the Lord set foot in the Jordan.

19. What time of year does Israel cross the Jordan? (Joshua 3:15) The people cross during harvest time, when the Jordan is at flood stage.

20. Where is the ark of the covenant while the people pass over the Jordan on dry ground? (Joshua 3:17) Priests carrying the ark are standing on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan.

DIMENSION TWO: WHAT DOES THE BIBLE MEAN?

Background Information on Joshua 1–3

The Book of Joshua is one part of a larger literary work called the Deuteronomic history. This history runs from Deuteronomy all the way through Second Kings and charts the history of Israel, from the conquest of the land to the fall of Jerusalem. The Book of Ruth was not originally part of this work.

The final form of the Deuteronomic history was written during the Exile, about 550 BC, to explain why God's people were in exile. When Jerusalem fell in 586 BC, the Israelites felt that God had broken the promise to give them the Promised Land and make them a nation. No doubt the Israelites had many questions about God's faithfulness when they did not get all the things they expected. The Deuteronomic history was written in response to these questions to explain that God had not broken the covenant with the people of Israel. The Israelites were the ones who had broken their promise to obey God's laws.

Beginning with these laws of God (Deuteronomy), the Deuteronomic history shows how Israel continually acts against God's will. In Deuteronomy, God promises Israel success if the people obey the laws. If they go against God's will, they will be punished. The history shows that God is not at fault for Israel's suffering. Israel alone bears the burden of guilt. In fact, the books of Joshua and Judges tell how God continuously shows mercy to Israel when the people should have been punished.

Throughout Israel's history, God commands the Israelites to be loyal. But finally God can no longer ignore the sins of the people. Judgment must fall. They must be sent into exile in order to shock them back to their primary loyalty to God. The Deuteronomic history chronicles this interaction of God's law, judgment, prophetic word, and mercy with Israel's continual disobedience. The history's final purpose is to call the people back to God by reminding them that the Lord is a merciful God. If Israel turns to God in faith, God will surely restore the covenant with the people.

As we look at Joshua and Judges, we are told of Israel invading and securing the Promised Land. We need to keep in mind that the end of the Deuteronomic history is the story of the loss of the land through the people's disobedience. Joshua, Judges, and First Samuel portray God graciously giving the land to an Israel that does not deserve it. Second Samuel and First and Second Kings record how God passes judgment on Israel.

Joshua 1:14. You can set the stage for this unit by showing the borders of the Promised Land as they are described in verse 4. (Use a map of the ancient Near East. You will find one in the back of many Bibles, or perhaps your church has wall-size maps available). You may also want to pinpoint Mount Nebo, where Moses died; Shittim, where the Israelites camp while the spies go into the land (Joshua 2:1); and Jericho (Joshua 2:1).

Joshua 1:5-9. In these verses, God promises to be with Joshua during the conquest. God says, "As I was with Moses, so I will be with you" (v. 5). We can note, then, that the idea of Immanuel — God with us — belongs to the earliest sections of the Bible. In the...

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• Verlag: Abingdon Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1501855344
• ISBN 13: 9781501855344
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 118
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