Lesson 60-61 Joshua 11-24, Judges 1-5

Lesson 60-61 Joshua 11-24, Judges 1-5ComplacencyThe Expansion PeriodMost of the Book of Joshua is expansion and establishment of the tribal boundaries.Where are the Levites?Joshua 21:1-3Where is the temple?Joshua 18:1

Joshua 24Joshua is old, giving his last sermonHe makes a covenant with the people.Joshua 24:14-25We need a volunteer to be Joshua

What is the covenant?No Idolatry, they will serve the one God.

Ancient IsraelitesModern IsraelWarnings Against WorldlinessIdentify in Judges 1:2733 what the Ancient Israelites allowed to happen against Gods will.4

Ancient IsraelitesModern IsraelAllowed Canaanites to remain in the land.Warnings Against Worldliness5

Ancient IsraelitesModern IsraelAllowed Canaanites to remain in the land.What worldly influences do we allow to remain in our lives?Warnings Against Worldliness6

Ancient IsraelitesModern IsraelRead Judges 2:1013; 57. What occurred among the next generation of Israelites?Warnings Against Worldliness7

Ancient IsraelitesModern IsraelWorshipped false gods, forsook the Lord, and married outside the covenant.Warnings Against Worldliness8

Ancient IsraelitesModern IsraelWorshipped false gods, forsook the Lord, and married outside the covenant.What decisions lead people to forget the Lord today?Warnings Against Worldliness9

Ancient IsraelitesModern IsraelRead Judges 2:1823 and look for the eventual outcome of the Israelites disobedience.Warnings Against Worldliness10

Ancient IsraelitesModern IsraelThe Lord ceased to preserve them.Warnings Against Worldliness11

Ancient IsraelitesModern IsraelThe Lord ceased to preserve them.What can we expect to happen if we turn away from the Lord?Warnings Against Worldliness12Elder Neal A. Maxwell

ErosionAll are free to choose, of course, and we would not have it otherwise. Unfortunately, however, when some choose slackness, they are choosing not only for themselves, but for the next generation and the next. Small equivocations in parents can produce large deviations in their children! Earlier generations in a family may have reflected dedication, while some in the current generation evidence equivocation. Sadly, in the next, some may choose dissension as erosion takes its toll.

ComplacencyAll that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.Edmund BurkeThe Israelites let evil exist within their midst, it slowly led them to idolatry.What do we allow?The transition may be slow; we must keep dedication for future generations.Notebook IdeasWhat evils do you tolerate in your life that should simply be cleansed and removed, even though you are not participating in them?How can you live up to or exceed the faithfulness of the generations that came before you, to continue the line of dedication to the Lord? Think about your effect on your future children and grandchildren.