Joshua, Judges, Ruth and Job
Posted
Friday, March 16, 2007
by
Charlie Trimm
Categories:
Old Testament
Three of my favorite OT books are covered in this section - Joshua, Judges and Ruth. I love their stories, the messages they present and the way they communicate those messages. I have developed a series of three sermons on Ruth which I have enjoyed presenting several times. Each of the sermons focuses on one of the main themes of the book by going through the entire book. So essentially I preach the entire story for three weeks in a row, but emphasize different aspects each time. For example, one of the sermons is a first person sermon from the perspective of a formerly bigoted Moabite-hating worker who is employed by Boaz, and for that sermon I leave out the entire encounter between Ruth and Boaz at the threshing floor. By the way, the connections between Ruth 3 and Genesis 19 (story of Lot and his daughters) are fascinating. I have also tacked Job on here for lack of anywhere else to put it. Job was my father's favorite book, but I have not caught the Job charm yet. I still like the book, but it is not one of my favorites.
1) Joshua-Ruth, Job
a) Plot
i) Joshua 1-5 Preparation for the Conquest
ii) Joshua 6-8 Conquest of Jericho and Ai
iii) Joshua 9-12 Conquest
iv) Joshua 13-21 Division of Land
v) Joshua 22-24 Changing of Guard
vi) Judges 1-2 Recap of the history
vii) Judges 3-16 The Judges
viii)Judges 17-21 Everyone does what is right in their own eyes
ix) Ruth – Ruth the Moabitess
x) Job 1-2 Prologue
xi) Job 3-29 Job and his friends
xii) Job 30-37 Elihu
xiii)Job 38-42 God gives his opinion
b) Theological Themes
i) God fulfills his promise (Land promise to Abraham)
ii) God is faithful (second generation)
iii) Sin has consequences (Achan, loss at Ai, and continued fighting)
iv) Sinners need a savior (Judges)
v) People are sinners (Judges)
vi) Israel became like Canaan – Do not become like the world (Judges)
vii) There is hope for sinners (Ruth)
viii)God is sovereign (Ruth)
ix) God is compassionate (Ruth)
x) God does not always share what he is doing (Job)
xi) Sometimes it is good to not talk (Job)
xii) God is the Creator and can do what he wills (Job)
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