short lived hope judges 10:1-5; 12:8-15. judges 10:1-5 (esv) after abimelech there arose to save...

Short Lived Hope

Judges 10:1-5; 12:8-15

Judges 10:1-5 (ESV)

After Abimelech there arose to save Israel

Tola the son of Puah, son of Dodo, a man of

Issachar, and he lived at Shamir in the hill

country of Ephraim. And he judged Israel

twenty-three years. Then he died and was

buried at Shamir.

Judges 10:1-5 (ESV)

After him arose Jair the Gileadite, who

judged Israel twenty-two years. And he had

thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys, and

they had thirty cities, called Havvoth-jair to

this day, which are in the land of Gilead. And

Jair died and was buried in Kamon.

Judges 12:8-15 (ESV)

After him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel. He

had thirty sons, and thirty daughters he gave in

marriage outside his clan, and thirty daughters

he brought in from outside for his sons. And he

judged Israel seven years. Then Ibzan died and

was buried at Bethlehem.


After him Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel,

and he judged Israel ten years. Then Elon the

Zebulunite died and was buried at Aijalon in

the land of Zebulun.


After him Abdon the son of Hillel the

Pirathonite judged Israel. He had forty sons

and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy

donkeys, and he judged Israel eight years.


Then Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite

died and was buried at Pirathon in the land of

Ephraim, in the hill country of the

Amalekites.

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• “Organizational and personal growth seldom

follows a linear path. When people recount a

history of growth they often tell it in linear

sequence, suggesting a reality and control

that never really existed” – Robert Quinn

God’s script always includes joy after sorrow

After Abimelech there arose to save Israel

Tola the son of Puah, son of Dodo, a man of

Issachar, and he lived at Shamir in the hill

country of Ephraim. And he judged Israel

twenty-three years. Then he died and was

buried at Shamir. (10:1-2)

Shamir in the hill country of Ephraim

Issachar

Samaria

Ephraim

God’s script always includes joy after sorrow

• God never ends the play with an Abimelech.

The urge to trust ourselves is irresistible even in light of God’s goodness

After him arose Jair the Gileadite, who

judged Israel twenty-two years. And he had

thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys, and

they had thirty cities, called Havvoth-jair to

this day, which are in the land of Gilead. And

Jair died and was buried in Kamon. (10:3-5)


Gilead


• “In all our ways there is this subtle urge to

secure our position, to display our status, to

extend our influence, to guarantee our

recognition”.

We live in under God’s Sovereignty – a Theo-centered world

After him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged

Israel. He had thirty sons, and thirty

daughters he gave in marriage outside his

clan, and thirty daughters he brought in from

outside for his sons.


And he judged Israel seven years. Then Ibzan

died and was buried at Bethlehem.


After him Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel,

and he judged Israel ten years. Then Elon the

Zebulunite died and was buried at Aijalon in

the land of Zebulun.


After him Abdon the son of Hillel the

Pirathonite judged Israel. He had forty sons

and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy

donkeys, and he judged Israel eight years.


Then Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite

died and was buried at Pirathon in the land of

Ephraim, in the hill country of the

Amalekites. (12:8-15)


• Obscure people are not unimportant.

“Behold your God”


• God’s providence is both marvelous and

mysterious.


The LORD is the everlasting God,

the Creator of the ends of the earth.

He does not faint or grow weary;

his understanding is unsearchable

(Isaiah 40:28)


• Faith must be ready to bow and worship in

the dark!

Something’s always missing in a self-centered world

• There is no mention of rest and no mention

of repentance.



of repentance.

• There is mention of death and no mention of

hope.



of repentance.

• There is mention of death and no mention of

hope.

• Living in self-centered world can seem usual

and normal, but it is deceiving.

Bottom Line:

On every page of the Bible we are reminded

God is trustworthy and to live apart from Him

is death.

For those not yet living a Jesus-centered life

• Plan your obituary.

For those living a Jesus-centered life

• Learn to trust God with the different seasons

of your life.


• Be relentless in opening your life to the

cleansing of self under the direction of the

Holy Spirit


• Never be content living a normal life.


• Never be content living a normal life.

• No one ever questions a normal life

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