Joshua to 2 nd Samuel John Stevenson 2012

Joshua to 2 nd Samuel © John Stevenson, 2012

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• Moses dies • Joshua takes the land

Joshua 1: 8 This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success.

Joshua 1: 9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.

Jericho

Ai Jericho Gibeon

Joshua 10: 1 -2 Now it came about when Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had captured Ai, and had utterly destroyed it (just as he had done to Jericho and its king, so he had done to Ai and its king), and that the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were within their land, that he feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, like one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all its men were mighty.

Descent of Beth Horon Ai Gibeon Jarmuth Eglon Jerusalem Lachish Hebron Confederation of Kings from the South Jericho

Joshua 10: 11 And it came about as they fled from before Israel, while they were at the descent of Beth-horon, that the Lord threw large stones from heaven on them, as far as Azekah, and they died; there were more who died from the hailstones than those whom the sons of Israel killed with the sword. ~y. Im; V'h; -!mi

Descent of Beth Horon Ai Gibeon Jarmuth Azekah Eglon Jerusalem Lachish Hebron Jericho

Joshua 10: 12 Then Joshua spoke to the Lord in the day when the Lord delivered up the Amorites before the sons of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, “O sun, stand still at Gibeon, And O moon in the valley of Aijalon. ”

Joshua 10: 13 So the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, Until the nation avenged themselves of their enemies. Is it not written in the book of Jashar? And the sun stopped in the middle of the sky, and did not hasten to go down for about a whole day.

Joshua 10: 14 And there was no day like that before it or after it, when the Lord listened to the voice of a man; for the Lord fought for Israel.

Hazor Achshaph Madon Shimron

Initial Appeal: Preparations to take the Land (1 -5) Conquest of the Land (6 -12) Closing Appeal: Living in the Land (22 -24) Distribution of the Land (13 -21)

Genesis & Joshua A Culmination of Promise Genesis ends with a promise of the bones of Joseph Joshua ends with the fulfillment of that promise

“The LORD raised up a deliverer. ” “And when the sons of Israel cried out to the LORD…” “The Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD. ” “The LORD sold them into the hands of their enemies”

Prologue in two parts (1 -2) Othniel Narrative (3: 7 -11) • Ehud Narrative (3: 12 -31) Judge is social outcast Oppressors from east of the Jordan • Deborah/Barak Narrative (4 -5) Woman slays enemy with blow to head Gideon Narrative (6: 1 – 8: 32) • Abimelech Narrative (8: 33 – 10: 5) Woman slays enemy with blow to head • Jephthah Narrative (10: 6 – 12: 15) Judge is social outcast Oppressors from east of the Jordan Samson Narrative (13 -16) Epilogue in two parts (17 -21)

What is the main argument of the book of Judges?

Judges 17: 6 In those days there was no king in Israel; every man did what was right in his own eyes. 17: 1 19: 1 Levite from Bethlehem becomes a priest to the people of Dan Concubine from Bethlehem murdered in Gibeah and sparks war against tribe of Benjamin

Hill Country of Ephraim Gibeon Gibeah Jebus (Jerusalem) Bethlehem

Judges 17: 6 In those days there was no king in Israel; every man did what was right in his own eyes. Levite from Bethlehem becomes a priest to the people of Dan 19: 1 Concubine from Bethlehem murdered in Gibeah and sparks war against tribe of Benjamin Ruth and Naomi return to Bethlehem where Ruth has grandfather of David 17: 1

Naomi’s Bitterness (1) Ruth discovers a potential kinsman redeemer (2) Naomi’s Blessing (4: 13 -21) Boaz acquires right to be a kinsman redeemer (4: 1 -12) Boaz agrees to be a kinsman redeemer (3)

Samuel • Judge • Prophet • Priest Saul • Tribe of Benjamin • City of Gibeah • Anointed as King

What images does the description of “king” evoke?

And he took a yoke of oxen and cut them in pieces, and sent them throughout the territory of Israel by the hand of messengers, saying, “Whoever does not come out after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done to his oxen. ” (1 Samuel 11: 7) Jabesh-gilead Gibeah AMMON

1 Samuel 15: 1 Then Samuel said to Saul, “The LORD sent me to anoint you as king over His people, over Israel; now therefore, listen to the words of the LORD. ”

“Thus says the LORD of hosts, ‘I will punish Amalek for what he did to Israel, how he set himself against him on the way while he was coming up from Egypt. ’ (1 Samuel 15: 2).

“Now go and strike Amalek and utterly destroy all that he has, and do not spare him; but put to death both man and woman, child and infant, ox and sheep, camel and donkey. ’” (1 Samuel 15: 3).

1 Samuel 15: 7 -8 So Saul defeated the Amalekites, from Havilah as you go to Shur, which is east of Egypt. 8 He captured Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.

1 Samuel 15: 9 But Saul and the people spared Agag and the best of the sheep, the oxen, the fatlings, the lambs, and all that was good, and were not willing to destroy them utterly; but everything despised and worthless, that they utterly destroyed.

1 Samuel 15: 22 Samuel said, “Has the LORD as much delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices As in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, And to heed than the fat of rams.

1 Samuel 15: 23 “For rebellion is as the sin of divination, And insubordination is as iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He has also rejected you from being king. ”

1 Samuel 15: 27 -28 As Samuel turned to go, Saul seized the edge of his robe, and it tore. 28 So Samuel said to him, “The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to your neighbor, who is better than you. ”

1 Samuel 15: 28 So Samuel said to him, “The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today, and has given it to your neighbor who is better than you. ”

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1 Samuel 17: 45 Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, a spear, and a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have taunted. ”

David Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Saul God’s Spirit David is given departs from Saul God’s Spirit and he is given an evil spirit David faces Goliath in faith Saul fears Goliath and has victory David is loved Saul tries to by others, even murder David and those of Saul’s have him killed family

19: 1 20: 1 21: 10 David flees David and from the Jonathan David flees presence of make a to Gath Saul covenant David assisted by David Michal assisted by the king of David Abimelech Moab assisted by the Lord

22: 6 24: 1 26: 1 Saul Pursues David 1 st Pursuit 2 nd Pursuit David cuts encouraged Saul’s robe by Jonathan David assisted by the Lord 3 rd Pursuit

Psalm 57: 1 For the choir director; set to Altashheth. A Mikhtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave. Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious to me, For my soul takes refuge in You; And in the shadow of Your wings I will take refuge Until destruction passes by.

22: 6 24: 1 26: 1 Saul Pursues David 1 st Pursuit 2 nd Pursuit 3 rd Pursuit David takes David cuts encouraged Saul’s spear Saul’s robe by Jonathan & jug David assisted by the Lord Abigail Philistines

1 Samuel 27: 5 -7 Then David said to Achish, “If now I have found favor in your sight, let them give me a place in one of the cities in the country, that I may live there; for why should your servant live in the royal city with you? ” 6 So Achish gave him Ziklag that day; therefore Ziklag has belonged to the kings of Judah to this day. 7 The number of days that David lived in the country of the Philistines was a year and four months.

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Now it came about in those days that the Philistines gathered their armed camps for war, to fight against Israel. (1 Samuel 28: 1 a).

So the Philistines gathered together and came and camped in Shunem (1 Samuel 28: 4 a).

…and Saul gathered all Israel together and they camped in Gilboa. (1 Samuel 28: 4 b).

Then Saul disguised himself by putting on other clothes, and went, he and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night (1 Samuel 28: 8) es tin s i l i h P Israelites

1 Samuel 28: 11 -12 Then the woman said, “Whom shall I bring up for you? ” And he said, “Bring up Samuel for me. ” When the woman saw Samuel, she cried out with a loud voice; and the woman spoke to Saul, saying, “Why have you deceived me? For you are Saul. ”

1 Samuel 28: 13 -14 And the king said to her, “Do not be afraid; but what do you see? ” And the woman said to Saul, “I see a divine being [Elohim] coming up out of the earth. ” And he said to her, “What is his form? ” And she said, “An old man is coming up, and he is wrapped with a robe. ” And Saul knew that it was Samuel, and he bowed with his face to the ground and did homage.

1 Samuel 28: 18 -19 “As you did not obey the Lord and did not execute His fierce wrath of Amalek, so the Lord has done this thing to you this day. Moreover the Lord will also give over Israel along with you into the hands of the Philistines, therefore tomorrow you and your sons will be with me. Indeed the Lord will give over the army of Israel into the hands of the Philistines!”

1 Samuel 31: 6 Thus Saul died with his three sons, his armor bearer, and all his men on that day together.

Act 1 Act 2 Act 3 Saul meets Samuel & is anointed by him (9 -10) Saul meets Samuel & is condemned by him (15). Saul meets Samuel and his death is foretold (28). Success in Scene battle with the Two help of God (11). Success in battle with the help of David (17 -18). Failure in battle and suicide (31). Saul’s failure Scene with Samuel & Three Jonathan (1314). Saul’s failure with David & Jonathan (1927). Scene One

David as King • King over Judah • King over Israel • Capital in Jerusalem Hebron JUDAH

Captain Charles Warren 1867 Gihon Spring

2 Samuel 5: 11 Then Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David with cedar trees and carpenters and stonemasons; and they built a house for David.

2 Samuel 5: 12 And David realized that the LORD had established him as king over Israel, and that He had exalted his kingdom for the sake of His people Israel.

Now the Philistines came and spread themselves out in the valley of Rephaim. (2 Samuel 5: 18).

2 Samuel 5: 19 Then David inquired of the LORD, saying, “Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will You give them into my hand? ” And the LORD said to David, “Go up, for I will certainly give the Philistines into your hand. ”

2 Samuel 5: 20 So David came to Baal-perazim and defeated them there; and he said, “The LORD has broken through my enemies before me like the breakthrough of waters. ” Therefore he named that place Baal-perazim. #r, P,

2 Samuel 6: 3 They placed the ark of God on a new cart that they might bring it from the house of Abinadab which was on the hill; and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, were leading the new cart.

2 Samuel 6: 6 But when they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah reached out toward the ark of God and took hold of it, for the oxen nearly upset it.

2 Samuel 6: 7 And the anger of the LORD burned against Uzzah, and God struck him down there for his irreverence; and he died there by the ark of God.

2 Samuel 6: 7 David became angry because of the LORD’S outburst against Uzzah, and that place is called Perez-uzzah to this day. #r'P'

2 Samuel 6: 10 -11 And David was unwilling to move the ark of the LORD into the city of David with him; but David took it aside to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite. 11 Thus the ark of the LORD remained in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months, and the LORD blessed Obed-edom and all his household.

2 Samuel 6: 12 Now it was told King David, saying, “The LORD has blessed the house of Obed-edom and all that belongs to him, on account of the ark of God. ” David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the city of David with gladness.

David Ahinoam Amnon Maachah Absalom Tamar Bathsheba Solomon

David’s Sin David’s Children David lusts for Amnon lusts for Tamar, Bathsheba, the wife of his half-sister Uriah David sends for Amnon pretends to be Bathsheba and commits sick and then rapes adultery with her Tamar David secretly plots to Abalom plots to murder have Uriah put to death. his half-brother Amnon

And David went up the ascent of the Mount of Olives, and wept as he went, and his head was covered and he walked barefoot (2 Samuel 15: 30).