About this episode
This episode discusses Israel's early obedience under Joshua and their subsequent failures, leading to God's testing of their faithfulness through the rise of judges.
Under the rule of Joshua, Israel was doing well and was off to a good start in obeying the Lord’s commands. Not long afterward, however, they begin to intermarry with the Canaanites, signaling, not only an apathy toward God’s commands, but an acceptance of the gods that the Canaanites worshiped. God declares that he will no longer drive out the Canaanites before Israel, and he leaves them in the land to test Israel’s faithfulness to His commands. When their foes rise to power and they cry to the Lord for help, he raises up judges to fight for them.
People in this episode
Host: John Ross
Topics covered
- Israel's faithfulness
- Judges
- Canaanites
- God's commands
- spiritual testing
Keywords
- Judges
- Psalm 71
- Israel
- Canaanites
- Joshua
- God's commands
- faithfulness
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Judges, Psalm 71
Places: Canaanites, Israel, Canaan
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