The Rise of the Kingdom Chapter 9 Joshua - 1 Samuel 16
Dec 30, 2015
The Rise of the Kingdom
Chapter 9
Joshua - 1 Samuel 16
A nation set apart: summary
Moses has recently died at age of 120
Joshua takes over leadership of Israel
Israel will want to be governed like every other nation
Israel would fail to conquer Canaan because of their sinfulness and the temptation Canaan offers
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Jericho, their first conquest
It was strategically important to conquer Jericho to hurt the Canaanites
They are about to cross the river Jordan into Canaan
Joshua sends two spies Joshua 2:9 Rahab says
“I know the Lord has given you the land…all the inhabitants are afraid of you”
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Rahab hides the spies
She hid the spies What did she ask for in
exchange for hiding the spies?
How would they know which house not to destroy?
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Jericho March
Jos 3:5 - “sanctify yourselves for
tomorrow the Lord will perform wonders among you”
The Levites will carry the ark of the covenant
Jos 3:8 - “command the priests
carrying the ark of the covenant to come to a halt in the Jordan when they reach the edge of the waters
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Jericho March
What happened as soon as the Levites hit the edge of the water?
Jos 3:13 “when the soles of the
feet of the priests carrying the ark of the Lord touch the water, it will cease to flow”
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Jericho March
Israel walked through the water on dry land
This is a type of Baptism Israel, God’s chosen
people, passed through water to the Promised Land
We too, as God’s chosen people, pass through the waters of Baptism to the Promised Land, Heaven.
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Jericho March: Joshua 6
What were the Israelites supposed to do?
March for 6 days in a row silently while the priests blew trumpets
On day 7, march 7 times After, they gave a loud
shout and the walls came tumbling down
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Jericho March
Once the walls fell the army marched into the city and destroyed it
Rahab and her family were saved
Rahab becomes an earthly ancestor of King David and ultimately Jesus Christ She is mentioned in Christ’s
Geneology in Matthew 1
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Joshua Renews Covenant
Israel was faithful during his leadership and conquer much of Canaan
Joshua reminds them of their covenant with God
He also warns them it will be difficult Jos 24:19 “you will not be
able to serve the Lord…” Israel takes the challenge
Jos 24: 21 “We will still serve the Lord”
Joshua is 110 when he dies9
Judges
Judges Soldier-prophets Rescued Israel from their enemies Israel followed them, but when they
died, Israel would stray from God all over again
Israel failed to drive out the Canaanites which led them to continually fall away from God
Israel had many judges over time
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Judges
Canaanites Lived sophisticated lives Built stone temples Brick houses Were city dwellers Impressive idol worship
This lifestyle was attractive to the Israelites
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Judges
Despite all the work of the Judges Israel was still falling apart
They fell into serious civil war This made them easy prey for other nations to
conquer them God allowed them victories over their enemies He also allowed them to fall into enemy hands
as punishment for idolatry or unfaithfulness
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The Call of Samuel
Hannah, Samuel mother was barren for many years
She dedicated him to God A lesson from Samuel
We often don’t recognize God’s voice
He is calling us We must be willing to answer as
Samuel did “Speak, for your servant is
listening”
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Samuel the King-maker
Judges 21:25 “every man did what was right in his own eyes” Israel was in anarchy Levites were corrupt
Samuel was the last of the judges
Samuel had already appointed his sons to judge after him His sons were corrupted also
Israel instead called upon God for a King
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Samuel
Israel does not want to be a nation set apart They want to be like every other nation, with a
King Samuel is offended by this request God tells them to prepare them for what they
can expect with a king: taxes, military service and oppression
Samuel agreed to find them a king
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Saul is chosen king
Saul was from the tribe of Benjamin
1 Samuel 9:2 “There was no other Israelite
handsomer than Saul; he stood head and shoulders above the people.”
God pointed out Saul as the one whom Samuel was to anoint as king
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Saul is anointed king
1 Sam 10:1 “Samuel poured the oil on
Saul’s head.. You are to govern the Lords people Israel, and to save them from the grasp of their enemies”
Saul was anointed Anoint means to
consecrate or set something apart
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Saul is anointed as King
Saul was the “anointed one” Messiah means anointed one in
Hebrew Christ means anointed one in
Greek This is someone who is chosen
to be a leader and savior of God’s people
Saul is 1st non-priest anointed
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Saul’s 1st mistake
Saul is victorious over the Ammonites
He becomes proud and wants to lead without God’s help
He is about to enter into war with the Philistines
Philistines had “troops like the sand on the seashore” (1 Sam 13:5)
In fear he prays to God who gives him a command through Samuel
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Saul’s 1st mistake
He only had 600 soldiers to fight the battle so he asked for God’s help
What was Saul supposed to do? Wait for 7 days for Samuel to
come and offer sacrifice As he waited his soldiers
started to wander away
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Saul’s 1st mistake
Saul grew impatient and decided to offer sacrifice on his own
How does Samuel respond when he finds this out? He is extremely angry
Why? Because he offered sacrifice to
get something out of it instead of out of love
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Saul’s 1st mistake
What is a result of Saul’s action? He will remain king but
his sons will not be king after him
He will not found a dynasty
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Saul’s 2nd mistake
Saul is told to destroy the Amalekites completely. All people and all animals
They were an evil people Saul gave his soldiers
orders to keep the best of the animals
“they refused to carry out the doom on anything that was worthwhile” (1 Sam 15:9) 23
Samuel confronts him What excuse does he
use? “He saved the animals
for sacrifice” Saul’s disobedience is
getting him into trouble again! He is rejected as king
How does Saul react? Pleads for forgiveness 24
Saul will be replaced
What happens when Saul pleads with Samuel? His mantle tore
What is this symbolic of? “The Lord has torn the
kingdom of Israel from you this day”
Saul loses the kingdom Samuel is to anoint
another king to replace Saul
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To Find a New King
After Saul’s mistakes as king, God told Samuel to anoint a new king
Samuel was told to go to the house of ____________ and anoint one of his son’s
Which tribe is he from?
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Samuel Sent to Bethlehem
1 Sam 16 Samuel sent to the house of
Jesse to anoint one of his son’s
V. 7: “Do not judge from his appearance or from his lofty stature, because I have rejected him. Not as man sees does God see, because man sees the appearance but the Lord looks into the heart”
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Samuel picks the King
Jesse presented all his sons except one
David, the youngest was out tending the sheep He is a shepherd, and
this makes him a type of Christ
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Saul is tormented
Once David was anointed by Samuel the spirit left Saul and came upon David
Saul was tormented by an evil spirit David was a musician and was summoned by
Saul’s ministers to play the harp to soothe him This is also a type of Christ….how?
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