Divisions to the Book of Judges

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Divisions to the Book of Judges

• Failure of Israel to Consolidate Inheritance
  (Judges 11-36).
• History of the Judges (Judges 37-1631).
• Two Appendices Summarizing the Times (Judges
  171-2125).

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Samson Natural Israel

• Nazarite from Birth (Judges 135, Lev. 2024).
• God was Source of Strength (Judges 1514, Ex.
  152).
• Strength Inexplicable by Enemies (Judges 165,
  Micah 716).
• Invincible When Faithful (Judges 169, Deut.
  287).
• Despite Divine Blessing Constantly Going Astray
  (Judges 161, Judges 217, 18).
• Broke Vow Lost Strength (Judges 1617-20, Psalm
  10641-42).
• Sin Led to Blindness Chains (Judges 1621, 2
  Kings 257).
• Suffered Captivity (Judges 1621, 2 Chron
  3615-20).
• Glorious Future Awaits (Hebrews 1132, Romans
  1125).

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Gods Strength Made Perfect in Weakness

• Left Handed Man (321).
• Ox Goad (331).
• Tent Peg (421).
• 300 men with lamps (720).
• A Woman A Stone (953).
• Social Outcast (113).
• The Jawbone of an Ass (1515).

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Divisions to the Book of Judges

• Failure of Israel to Consolidate Inheritance
  (Judges 11-36).
• History of the Judges (Judges 37-1631).
• Two Appendices Summarizing the Times (Judges
  171-2125).

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Three Appendices to the Judges
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Principles of Bible Study

• Purpose (Isaiah 558-9).
• Pray (Philippians 46).
• Read Carefully!
• Ask Basic Questions (who, what, why, etc).
• Determine the Context
• Tune in to Echoes
• Utilize Concordances Study Tools
• Consult Christadelphian Works
• Apply the Exhortation

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Connections with Wilderness Generation

• Send Men to Search out the Land (Deut. 122).
• 600,000 men (Num. 232).
• Intimidated by Anak (Num. 1332).
• Let us Appoint a Captain Return to Egypt (Num.
  143).

• Spy Search out the Land (Judges 182).
• 600 men (Judges 1811).
• Intimidated by Amorites (Judges 134).
• There Went Out 600 Men Appointed with Weapons of
  War (Judges 1811).

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Sealing of the 144,000 (Revelation 74-8)Where
is Dan?
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And the spirit of Yahweh began to move him at
times in the camp of Dan between Zorah and
Eshtaol (Judges 1325).

• Move Him to urge or impel (Gen. 418).
• At times Not in original.
• Camp of Dan Decision (Gen. 30v6).
• Between OOO (Gen. 14, 315).
• Zorah to sting or to strike (Exod. 2328).
• Eshtaol to entreat or to ask (Jud. 136).

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The correspondences between the Nazarite and
Aaron are to obvious to miss. (W.F. Barling,
Law and Grace)

• Aaron
• Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou nor thy
  sons with thee (Lev. 109).
• The crown of the anointing oil is upon him
  (Lev. 2112).
• Neither shall he go at any dead body (Lev
  2111).

• Nazarite
• He shall separate himself from strong drink
  (Num. 63).
• The consecration of God is upon his head (Num.
  67).
• He shall come at no dead body (Num. 66).

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• Nazarite
• Voluntary (Num 61)
• Individual Chose Length
• Individual

• Samson
• Mandatory (Jud. 135)
• Life (Judges 135,7)
• Mother Shared Vow (Judges 134)

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Meal Offering

• PURPOSE Dedication of a Mans Labor in
  Acknowledgement of Yahweh (Psalm 4512, Malachi
  111). The Hebrew word minchah is rendered
  present (Gen. 3213, 2 Kings 88) as well as gift
  (2 Sam 82).
• There is something very beautiful in this idea
  of man making God a partaker of his plenty. Such
  a gift offered in an enlightened spirit would be
  a source of the highest pleasure it is possible
  for a created being to enjoy.
• (Law of Moses, Robert Roberts, page 226)

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And the spirit of Yahweh began to move him at
times in the camp of Dan between Zorah and
Eshtaol (Judges 1325).

• Move Him to urge or impel (Gen. 418).
• At times Not in original.
• Camp of Dan Decision (Gen. 30v6).
• Between OOO (Gen. 14, 315).
• Zorah to sting or to strike (Exod. 2328).
• Eshtaol to entreat or to ask (Jud. 136).

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Lesson of the Thorns

• Pricks in your eyes, and thorns in your sides
  (Moses, Numbers 3355).
• Scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes
  (Joshua, Joshua 2312).
• But they shall be as thorns in your sides, and
  their gods shall be a snare unto you (Angel of
  Bochim, Judges 23).
• Took the elders of the city, and thorns of the
  wilderness and briers, and with them he taught
  the men of Shechem (Gideon, Judges 87, 16).

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How to Confront Temptation

• Canaanite humiliate or bend the knee.
  Philippians 321, who shall change our body of
  humiliation (Young's).
• Ye shall save alive nothing that breatheth but
  shall utterly destroy them (Deut. 2016-17).
• Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the
  lusts thereof (Galatians 516).
• But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make
  not provision for the flesh, to fulfill the lusts
  thereof (Romans 1314).

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13 Rebellion

• Nimrod (sig. we will rebel) was the 13th
  generation from Adam. His name has a numerical
  value of 169 (13x13).
• In 13th Year they Rebelled (Gen. 144).
• Ishmael Mocks Isaac at age 13 (Gen. 219, Gal.
  422).
• Solomon was 13 years in building his own house
  (1 Kings 71).
• 13 of 20 Kings of Judah were Rebellious.
• 13 Works Emanate from the Rebellious Heart of
  Man (Mark 720-22).

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Symbol of the Vineyard

• Ecclesia (Psalm 8015, John 151-4).
• Requires Toil and Effort (Isaiah 51-4).
• Takes Some Years to Develop (Leviticus 253-5,
  Jeremiah 285, 28).
• Lasting (Eternal) Inheritance (Hosea 215).

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There can be no doubt that the rule against
exogamy (marriage with the alien) effectively
promotes the individual's allegiance to the
faith, and that most Christadelphians are so
brought up that the rule operates without them
feeling very much constraint.  For those who make
outside affiliations, a real conflict of
allegiance develops.  (Bryan Wilson, Sects and
Society) 
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Ashkelon

• Signifies marketplace.
• One of Five Philistian Cities (Joshua 133).
• Royal City (Amos 18).
• Houses (Zephaniah 27).
• Streets Markets (2 Samuel 120).

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But solid food is for adults that is for those
who through constant practice have their
spiritual faculties carefully trained to
distinguish good from evil.(Hebrews 514,
Weymouth)
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• Barley Harvest Passover Christ Sacrifice
• (Exodus 931) (1 Cor 57)
• Wheat Harvest Pentecost Call of Saints
• (Exodus 2315) (Acts 2,13)
• Grape Harvest Tabernacles Kingdom
• (Deut. 1613) (Zech. 1416)

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Are you searching for a partner for life,
looking for one whom God would approve-one who
would serve a nobler part than the mere providing
of a comfortable home or animal existence?  Then
turn your eyes in the way of those only who love
the Bible, and who show their love for it by a
regular and faithful readings of its
pages....Marriage with the alien is a sin, and
marriage with those who are unfaithful to Bible
teaching is akin to it. In the matter of
marriage, never be in a hurry.  Avoid being led
into an unwise arrangement by self-deception.  A
man or woman is not in the truth (whatever their
claims may be) who has no fondness for it, and
fondness shows itself by a desire to read and
talk about it.  Marriage is a very serious
matter-it means either a help or hindrance in the
fight for eternal life. (H.P. Mansfield,
Preparing for Marriage, page 102).
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Lamps of Fire

• Burning Lamp (Genesis 1517).
• Lamps of Gideons 300 (Judges 716).
• Her salvation shall go forth as a Lamp that
  Burneth (Isaiah 621).
• Appearance of Lamps of Fire (Ezekiel 113).
• Eyes as Lamps of Fire (Daniel 106).

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• Standing Corn (Work of One Season).
• Shocks (Leftovers from Previous Season).
• Vineyards (Requires Many Years of Labor).
• Olive Trees (Grow up to 2500 Years!).
• All these are used in Scripture to symbolize the
  Inheritance, the source of Samsons agitation
  (Judges 1325).

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Pentecost 3000

• 1st Pentecost (Exodus 191).
• Pentecost (Judges 151).
• Last Pentecost (Acts 21).

• 3000 Died (Exodus. 3229).
• 3000 Jackals Refuse to Support Samson
• (Judges 1511).
• 3000 Souls Baptized (Acts 241).

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The Symbol of the Ass

• I will pass over you (Ex 1213).
• Uncleanness (Ezek 207-8).
• Redeemed by the blood of the Lamb (Ex 1213).

• Cause to pass over all that openeth the matrix
  (Ex 1313).
• Unclean
• Redeemed by Lamb (Ex 1313).

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Two Parables Compared

• Lion
• Roared Against Him (145).
• The Spirit of Yahweh came mightily upon Him
  (146).
• Putrefaction (148)
• Nothing in Hand (146).
• Attitude to Philistines

• Ass
• Shouted Against Him (1514).
• The Spirit of Yahweh came mightily upon Him
  (1514).
• Putrefaction (1515).
• Jawbone (1515).
• Attitude To Brethren

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• He needed redemption, he needed salvation from
  death. The confusion arises when we isolate him
  from his work. He was there to be our Saviour,
  and but for our needs we may reverently say that
  he would not have been there.. On the one hand
  we must accept what is written concerning his
  benefit from his own work, while on the other
  hand we keep clearly in mind that the purpose of
  it all was that we might be saved through him.
• John Carter, Australian Unity Book, page 21
  (Emphasis is Brother Carters own)

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Gaza

• Signifies a fortified place.
• Guardian of the Kings Highway.
• Last Outpost on the Way to Egypt.
• Lifeline of the Philistines.

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Gates

• Represented the Whole City (Deut. 1217).
• Administration of Justice (Joshua 204).
• Public Resorted to Hear News (Nehemiah 83).
• Business Conducted (2 Kings 717-18).
• Where People Met the King (2 Sam. 198).
• Christ will possess gate of his enemies (Genesis
  2217).

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Hebron

• Signifies fellowship.
• Abrahams City (Genesis 232).
• Burial place of the Patriarchs (Genesis 4931).
• Calebs Inheritance Burial place (Joshua
  1413).
• City of Refuge (Joshua 207, cp Hebrews 618).
• City of the High Priests (Joshua 2113).

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Valley of Sorek

• A choice vine (Genesis 4911).
• The Choicest Vine (Isaiah 52).
• A Noble Vine (Jeremiah 220-21).
• Of all places, it was in the valley of Sorek
  where Samson would break his vow, his unshorn
  locks replicated the choice vine! (Leviticus
  255).

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Delilah

• Signifies languish or hang down.
• Nationality Unknown (Possibly an Israelite).
• Powerful Influence (165,18).
• No threats but 1100 shekels offered (165, cp.
  1415).
• Discerning (1618).
• Cold and Merciless (1619).
• Affluent (169).

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Thou Shalt Love Yahweh with

• Heart Mental Head
• Soul Emotion Fat
• Might Physical Rest of Body
• to love him with all the heart, with all the
  soul, and with all the strengthis more than
  whole burnt offerings and sacrifices (Mark
  1233-34).

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Samsons Broken Vow

• Hair Shaven (Glory)
• Yahwehs Altar
• Peace Offering
• Ascended unto Yahweh
• Priest

• Hair Shaven (Shame)
• Delilahs Lap
• Peace Offering
• (Proverbs 714)
• Ascended unto Delilah
• Philistine