The Rise of the Kingdom

Chapter 9

Joshua - 1 Samuel 16

A nation set apart: summary

Moses has recently died at age of 120

Joshua takes over leadership of Israel

Israel will want to be governed like every other nation

Israel would fail to conquer Canaan because of their sinfulness and the temptation Canaan offers

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Jericho, their first conquest

It was strategically important to conquer Jericho to hurt the Canaanites

They are about to cross the river Jordan into Canaan

Joshua sends two spies Joshua 2:9 Rahab says

“I know the Lord has given you the land…all the inhabitants are afraid of you”

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Rahab hides the spies

She hid the spies What did she ask for in

exchange for hiding the spies?

How would they know which house not to destroy?

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Jericho March

Jos 3:5 - “sanctify yourselves for

tomorrow the Lord will perform wonders among you”

The Levites will carry the ark of the covenant

Jos 3:8 - “command the priests

carrying the ark of the covenant to come to a halt in the Jordan when they reach the edge of the waters

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Jericho March

What happened as soon as the Levites hit the edge of the water?

Jos 3:13 “when the soles of the

feet of the priests carrying the ark of the Lord touch the water, it will cease to flow”

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Jericho March

Israel walked through the water on dry land

This is a type of Baptism Israel, God’s chosen

people, passed through water to the Promised Land

We too, as God’s chosen people, pass through the waters of Baptism to the Promised Land, Heaven.

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Jericho March: Joshua 6

What were the Israelites supposed to do?

March for 6 days in a row silently while the priests blew trumpets

On day 7, march 7 times After, they gave a loud

shout and the walls came tumbling down

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Jericho March

Once the walls fell the army marched into the city and destroyed it

Rahab and her family were saved

Rahab becomes an earthly ancestor of King David and ultimately Jesus Christ She is mentioned in Christ’s

Geneology in Matthew 1

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Joshua Renews Covenant

Israel was faithful during his leadership and conquer much of Canaan

Joshua reminds them of their covenant with God

He also warns them it will be difficult Jos 24:19 “you will not be

able to serve the Lord…” Israel takes the challenge

Jos 24: 21 “We will still serve the Lord”

Joshua is 110 when he dies9

Judges

Judges Soldier-prophets Rescued Israel from their enemies Israel followed them, but when they

died, Israel would stray from God all over again

Israel failed to drive out the Canaanites which led them to continually fall away from God

Israel had many judges over time

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Judges

Canaanites Lived sophisticated lives Built stone temples Brick houses Were city dwellers Impressive idol worship

This lifestyle was attractive to the Israelites

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Judges

Despite all the work of the Judges Israel was still falling apart

They fell into serious civil war This made them easy prey for other nations to

conquer them God allowed them victories over their enemies He also allowed them to fall into enemy hands

as punishment for idolatry or unfaithfulness

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The Call of Samuel

Hannah, Samuel mother was barren for many years

She dedicated him to God A lesson from Samuel

We often don’t recognize God’s voice

He is calling us We must be willing to answer as

Samuel did “Speak, for your servant is

listening”

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Samuel the King-maker

Judges 21:25 “every man did what was right in his own eyes” Israel was in anarchy Levites were corrupt

Samuel was the last of the judges

Samuel had already appointed his sons to judge after him His sons were corrupted also

Israel instead called upon God for a King

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Samuel

Israel does not want to be a nation set apart They want to be like every other nation, with a

King Samuel is offended by this request God tells them to prepare them for what they

can expect with a king: taxes, military service and oppression

Samuel agreed to find them a king

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Saul is chosen king

Saul was from the tribe of Benjamin

1 Samuel 9:2 “There was no other Israelite

handsomer than Saul; he stood head and shoulders above the people.”

God pointed out Saul as the one whom Samuel was to anoint as king

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Saul is anointed king

1 Sam 10:1 “Samuel poured the oil on

Saul’s head.. You are to govern the Lords people Israel, and to save them from the grasp of their enemies”

Saul was anointed Anoint means to

consecrate or set something apart

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Saul is anointed as King

Saul was the “anointed one” Messiah means anointed one in

Hebrew Christ means anointed one in

Greek This is someone who is chosen

to be a leader and savior of God’s people

Saul is 1st non-priest anointed

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Saul’s 1st mistake

Saul is victorious over the Ammonites

He becomes proud and wants to lead without God’s help

He is about to enter into war with the Philistines

Philistines had “troops like the sand on the seashore” (1 Sam 13:5)

In fear he prays to God who gives him a command through Samuel

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Saul’s 1st mistake

He only had 600 soldiers to fight the battle so he asked for God’s help

What was Saul supposed to do? Wait for 7 days for Samuel to

come and offer sacrifice As he waited his soldiers

started to wander away

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Saul’s 1st mistake

Saul grew impatient and decided to offer sacrifice on his own

How does Samuel respond when he finds this out? He is extremely angry

Why? Because he offered sacrifice to

get something out of it instead of out of love

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Saul’s 1st mistake

What is a result of Saul’s action? He will remain king but

his sons will not be king after him

He will not found a dynasty

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Saul’s 2nd mistake

Saul is told to destroy the Amalekites completely. All people and all animals

They were an evil people Saul gave his soldiers

orders to keep the best of the animals

“they refused to carry out the doom on anything that was worthwhile” (1 Sam 15:9) 23

Samuel confronts him What excuse does he

use? “He saved the animals

for sacrifice” Saul’s disobedience is

getting him into trouble again! He is rejected as king

How does Saul react? Pleads for forgiveness 24

Saul will be replaced

What happens when Saul pleads with Samuel? His mantle tore

What is this symbolic of? “The Lord has torn the

kingdom of Israel from you this day”

Saul loses the kingdom Samuel is to anoint

another king to replace Saul

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To Find a New King

After Saul’s mistakes as king, God told Samuel to anoint a new king

Samuel was told to go to the house of ____________ and anoint one of his son’s

Which tribe is he from?

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Samuel Sent to Bethlehem

1 Sam 16 Samuel sent to the house of

Jesse to anoint one of his son’s

V. 7: “Do not judge from his appearance or from his lofty stature, because I have rejected him. Not as man sees does God see, because man sees the appearance but the Lord looks into the heart”

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Samuel picks the King

Jesse presented all his sons except one

David, the youngest was out tending the sheep He is a shepherd, and

this makes him a type of Christ

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Saul is tormented

Once David was anointed by Samuel the spirit left Saul and came upon David

Saul was tormented by an evil spirit David was a musician and was summoned by

Saul’s ministers to play the harp to soothe him This is also a type of Christ….how?

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