Tag: Jesus in Judges

 Reading The Bible Through The Jesus Lens in Judges

“From Biblical Book to Biblical Hook”

Chart adapted from Dr. Michael Williams Book

Judges Title

Judges: Theme

Judges 2:16-17

 “Rebellion and Rescue”

 God raises up judges to rescue His errant people from the consequences of their rebellion.

 “Then the LORD raised up judges, who saved them out of the hand of those who plundered them. Yet they did not listen to their judges, for they whored after other gods and bowed down to them. They soon turned aside from the way in which their fathers had walked, who had obeyed the commandments of the LORD, and they did not do so.”

Implications from Judges

Hooks from Judges

 God raised up Christ, the ultimate judge, to rescue us from our sin and it’s consequences.

 “O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?.”

 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.

 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”

 – 1 Corinthians 15:55-57

 By the power of the Spirit of Christ, we may count ourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus.

 “So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.

 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions.

 Do not present your members to sin as instruments for unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as instruments for righteousness.

 For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.”

 – Romans 6:11-14

 Are you overcoming the world, or do you feel like the world is overcoming you?

 What aspects of life do you believe are richer outside of your relationship to God?

 What might you be relying on for victory instead of Christ?

 In what areas are you most in need of divine rescue?

 To what temptations are you particularly drawn?

 How can you realize God’s deliverance over these?

 What steps can you take preventing you from relapsing?