Post on 30-Dec-2015
Chapter 9
The Rise of the Kingdom
Joshua
Entry into and conquest of the Promised Land (Canaan)
Canaanites
• Descendants of Ham, Noah’s disrespectful son
Type of Christ
• Joshua led Israelites into Promised Land and conquered it.
• Jesus conquers sin and leads us to heaven
Rahab
• Canaanite woman of Jericho who helped the Israelite spies and later became an ancestor of Jesus
Crossing of Jordan
• Reminds us of Red Sea• Type of baptism
Promised Land
• Prefigures Heaven• Israelites had to fight and suffer to get it• Christians can’t enter heaven, the true
Promised Land, unless they fight enemies of their salvation (sin)
Renewal of the Covenant
• Circumcision
Battle of Jericho
• March silently around Jericho once a day for 6 days.
• The 7th day, march around 7 times. Priests blow horns, people shout and the walls fall down
Ban
• When entire cities are ordered to be wiped out
12 Tribes of Israel
Book of Judges
• Cycle of Idolatry (sin) and repentance
Judges
• Temporary leaders appointed by God to lead the people of Israel when enemies oppressed them before they had kings
• “Soldier-prophets”
Deborah
• Female Judge who helped Barak lead the Israelite army and defeated the Canaanites
• Barak – is told by Deborah that God wants him to lead an army against:
• Jabin - the Canaanite king• Sisera – General of Jaban’s army
• Deborah tells Barak that he will win, but Barak wants Deborah to go with him. If she does, he will not get the glory, it will go to a woman.
Gideon
• Judge that put fleece on the ground to test God
• Fought the Midianites and won
Samson
• Strong judge whose strength was in his hair (obedience to God)
• Broke vow and lost strength
Ruth
• Left home and family in Moab to go with Naomi to Bethlehem
• Enters the bloodline of Jesus• “Your people will be my people, your God will
be my God.”
Ruth marries Boaz
Has baby named ObedObed becomes the father of JesseJesse is the father of David
The Book of Ruth
• Emphasizes that Holiness and salvation are not just for the Jews, but for all
Samuel
• Last Judge of Israel (prophet)
1,2 Samuel
• Tell stories of the 1st kings of Israel (Saul, David) anointed by Samuel
Why Israel wanted a king
• To be like other nations• For unity
Anointed one
• Christ• Messiah
Saul
• 1st king of Israel
Saul’s main sin
• Not obeying God
• Obedience is better than sacrifices!
Samuel’s torn mantle
• Symbolizes the kingdom of Israel is torn from Saul
David is anointed by Saul
David and Goliath
• David’s victory over Goliath-a type of every Christian’s ultimate victory over evil.
• David’s life prefigures the coming of the true shepherd
David is credited for writing many of the Psalms