Joshua 15-17: To Obey or Not to Obey
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Theological Proposition/Focus:
Homiletical Proposition/Application:
Contents
- 1 Introduction:
- 2 Body
- 2.1 Caleb obeyed and God blessed (Joshua 15:13-19).
- 2.2 Judah, Ephraim, and Manasseh partially obeyed and paid the consequences (Joshua 15:63; 16:10; 17:12-18).
- 2.2.1 Incomplete conquest in an important border town (15:63)
- 2.2.2 Forced labor in the tribe of Ephraim (16:10)
- 2.2.3 Congestion in the hill country of Ephraim (17:12-18)
- 2.2.4 Where one generation compromises the next generation falls (Judges 1-2)
- 2.2.5 MTR: Ask yourself, where have I only partially obeyed and how can I fully obey?
- 2.3 The daughters of Zelophehad asked and were blessed (Joshua 17:3-4).
Introduction:
Image:
Need: We need to realize that obedience is either complete or not obedience.
Subject:
Preview: In Joshua 15-17 we are going to see contrast. Contrast between faithful obedience and partial obedience.
Text: Joshua 15-17
Setting the Stage:
Body
Caleb obeyed and God blessed (Joshua 15:13-19).
Is your God bigger than Giants? (13-15)
Discipleship involves sharing, both the challenges and the rewards. (16-20)
Image: The power of a well-placed mistake in teaching.
Judah, Ephraim, and Manasseh partially obeyed and paid the consequences (Joshua 15:63; 16:10; 17:12-18).
Incomplete conquest in an important border town (15:63)
Forced labor in the tribe of Ephraim (16:10)
Congestion in the hill country of Ephraim (17:12-18)
Where one generation compromises the next generation falls (Judges 1-2)
MTR: Ask yourself, where have I only partially obeyed and how can I fully obey?
The daughters of Zelophehad asked and were blessed (Joshua 17:3-4).
A bold request
This request is bold because the request is one for rights at a time when most societies viewed women as having no rights.
