Difference between revisions of "Joshua 15-17, Contrast"
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*What insight into individuals responsibilities that God and Joshua had for the people can we gain through this passage? | *What insight into individuals responsibilities that God and Joshua had for the people can we gain through this passage? | ||
**We can see that God expected smaller units to continue pushing the rest of the canaanites out of the land. | **We can see that God expected smaller units to continue pushing the rest of the canaanites out of the land. | ||
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| + | ==Complacency== | ||
| + | *What failures are described in Joshua 15:63, 16:10, and 16:12-13. | ||
| + | **In the passages we have three instances of Israel failing to drive out the inhabitants. | ||
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| + | *According to Judges 3:5-7, what was the end result of the complacency? | ||
| + | **Complacency in Joshua resulted in sin in Judges. | ||
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| + | *God is sovereign and he could have stopped Israel from being complacent. According to Judges 3:4, why did God allow Israel to become complacent? | ||
| + | **God allowed the Israelites the opportunity to prove themselves. | ||
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| + | *Christians have not been commanded to drive non-believers out. Yet, we do find ourselves surrounded by unbelievers. What can we learn from Israel's failure? | ||
Revision as of 22:59, 24 November 2018
Objectives
- Students will understand the danger complacency hold.
- Students will determine not to become complacent.
Introduction
- Do you ever start a project but leave it unfinished?
- What are some examples of projects you have left unfinished.
Main Body
Joshua 15:13-19
- What insight into individuals responsibilities that God and Joshua had for the people can we gain through this passage?
- We can see that God expected smaller units to continue pushing the rest of the canaanites out of the land.
Complacency
- What failures are described in Joshua 15:63, 16:10, and 16:12-13.
- In the passages we have three instances of Israel failing to drive out the inhabitants.
- According to Judges 3:5-7, what was the end result of the complacency?
- Complacency in Joshua resulted in sin in Judges.
- God is sovereign and he could have stopped Israel from being complacent. According to Judges 3:4, why did God allow Israel to become complacent?
- God allowed the Israelites the opportunity to prove themselves.
- Christians have not been commanded to drive non-believers out. Yet, we do find ourselves surrounded by unbelievers. What can we learn from Israel's failure?
