The Born Identity – Part 2
Then the Lord raised up judges who delivered them from the hands of those who plundered them. Yet they did not listen to their judges, for they played the harlot after other gods and bowed themselves down to them. They turned aside quickly from the way in which their fathers had walked in obeying the commandments of the Lord; they did not do as their fathers [Judges 2:16-17].
You are wondering what happened to the first generation of Israelites, aren’t you? Yes, you are! I distinctly heard you think it. Well, they didn’t trust the word of King YHWH, so they refused to enter the Promised Land at Kadesh-barnea on the south. Consequently, the King sentenced them to banishment from the land. They roamed the desert for the next thirty-eight years (give or take), until the first generation all died out.
The two exceptions to this were Joshua bin Nun and Caleb ben Jephunneh. Those two Israelites of the first generation did believe the word of the King, so they were given the green light to enter the land and receive their inheritance. That is why Joshua led the second generation across the Jordan and conquered the Promised Land.
Here’s where the situation gets dicey, dear friends. This is where the two verses quoted at the start of this study kick in. The Lord was Israel’s King, literally. Israel had no human king like the other nations because the Lord God was King in Israel. He was King YHWH. That is the personal name of God in the Old Testament, YHWH (aka Yahweh or Jehovah).
The Lord ruled Israel as King, and He operated through human instrumentation known as “judges”. That is where the English title of the Book of Judges derives its name. In the two verses mentioned you will note the reference to “judges”. The word refers to these humans whom King YHWH employed as His subordinate leaders.
Anyway, King YHWH (aka the Lord) was faithful to his people. He raised up judges to lead them. They had this problem with their eyesight, you see. They couldn’t see King YWHW with their own eyes, so they required someone physical they could focus on to lead them.
It was a spiritual malady which betokened a serious flaw in their relationship with their King. In the New Testament it is known as walking by sight. They were supposed to walk by faith, you see, and faith comes from hearing the Word of God. They were supposed to hear the King speak, then believe what He said and obey.
Alas, but it didn’t work out that way in practice. Our Bible verses put the finger on the reason:
They turned aside quickly from the way in which their fathers had walked in obeying the commandments of the Lord; they did not do as their fathers [Judges 2:17].
We will assay this anomaly in our next study. Spend time with Jesus in the meantime, and converse with Him about our study today.
To further research this issue, I direct you to my book Joshua: Volume 6 of Heavenly Citizens in Earthly Shoes. To purchase my books please go to:
http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005PJ761C
https://sites.google.com/site/heavenl...
You are wondering what happened to the first generation of Israelites, aren’t you? Yes, you are! I distinctly heard you think it. Well, they didn’t trust the word of King YHWH, so they refused to enter the Promised Land at Kadesh-barnea on the south. Consequently, the King sentenced them to banishment from the land. They roamed the desert for the next thirty-eight years (give or take), until the first generation all died out.
The two exceptions to this were Joshua bin Nun and Caleb ben Jephunneh. Those two Israelites of the first generation did believe the word of the King, so they were given the green light to enter the land and receive their inheritance. That is why Joshua led the second generation across the Jordan and conquered the Promised Land.
Here’s where the situation gets dicey, dear friends. This is where the two verses quoted at the start of this study kick in. The Lord was Israel’s King, literally. Israel had no human king like the other nations because the Lord God was King in Israel. He was King YHWH. That is the personal name of God in the Old Testament, YHWH (aka Yahweh or Jehovah).
The Lord ruled Israel as King, and He operated through human instrumentation known as “judges”. That is where the English title of the Book of Judges derives its name. In the two verses mentioned you will note the reference to “judges”. The word refers to these humans whom King YHWH employed as His subordinate leaders.
Anyway, King YHWH (aka the Lord) was faithful to his people. He raised up judges to lead them. They had this problem with their eyesight, you see. They couldn’t see King YWHW with their own eyes, so they required someone physical they could focus on to lead them.
It was a spiritual malady which betokened a serious flaw in their relationship with their King. In the New Testament it is known as walking by sight. They were supposed to walk by faith, you see, and faith comes from hearing the Word of God. They were supposed to hear the King speak, then believe what He said and obey.
Alas, but it didn’t work out that way in practice. Our Bible verses put the finger on the reason:
They turned aside quickly from the way in which their fathers had walked in obeying the commandments of the Lord; they did not do as their fathers [Judges 2:17].
We will assay this anomaly in our next study. Spend time with Jesus in the meantime, and converse with Him about our study today.
To further research this issue, I direct you to my book Joshua: Volume 6 of Heavenly Citizens in Earthly Shoes. To purchase my books please go to:
http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005PJ761C
https://sites.google.com/site/heavenl...
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