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Compromise
Judah’s victories were by no means complete. She was unable to cope with her enemy’s chariots of iron. Benjamin was not able to drive out the Jebusites from their portion of the land. Manasseh was unable to overthrow the Canaanites in her own terrain (vv. 21-22). She kept them in servitude but was unable to eliminate them. Ephraim was victorious at Bethel but was powerless to drive out the Canaanites from her land. Zebulun, Asher, and Naphtali were unsuccessful too. Dan which was located on the seacoast in central Palestine was forced by the Amorites to take refuge in the mountains.
What began as a series of victories, led by the Lord, ended as a series of compromises on the part of the Israelites. All the tribes “settled down” with the heathen nations (vv. 25-36). Joshua had warned them against compromising with the enemy; but now they were falling into this very trap (vv. 23-24). The stage was now set for internal decay and an external attack and national enslavement.
Application
Compromise is one of the biggest reasons Christians are not effective for the Lord today. As I allow the world to press me into its model I become less and less effective for the Lord. Compromise means either I’m not doing something I should do or I’m doing something I shouldn’t do. Discuss as a family what areas it is very easy to compromise in. We really need to get to know Joshua 24:15 - “But as for me and my house we shall serve the Lord.”
Judges 1:21-36 (English Standard Version)
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Failure in Northern Canaan
Judges 1:21–36
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Judah’s victories were by no means complete. She was unable to cope with her enemy’s chariots of iron. Benjamin was not able to drive out the Jebusites from their portion of the land. Manasseh was unable to overthrow the Canaanites in her own terrain (vv. 21-22). She kept them in servitude but was unable to eliminate them. Ephraim was victorious at Bethel but was powerless to drive out the Canaanites from her land. Zebulun, Asher, and Naphtali were unsuccessful too. Dan which was located on the seacoast in central Palestine was forced by the Amorites to take refuge in the mountains.
What began as a series of victories, led by the Lord, ended as a series of compromises on the part of the Israelites. All the tribes “settled down” with the heathen nations (vv. 25-36). Joshua had warned them against compromising with the enemy; but now they were falling into this very trap (vv. 23-24). The stage was now set for internal decay and an external attack and national enslavement.
Application
Compromise is one of the biggest reasons Christians are not effective for the Lord today. As I allow the world to press me into its model I become less and less effective for the Lord. Compromise means either I’m not doing something I should do or I’m doing something I shouldn’t do. Discuss as a family what areas it is very easy to compromise in. We really need to get to know Joshua 24:15 - “But as for me and my house we shall serve the Lord.”
Judges 1:21-36 (English Standard Version)
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