110.
When Israel, under Joshua, had destroyed the seven
nations of Canaan, what did they do with their land?
Answer: They divided it
amongst themselves by lot, and settled down in it
to live in it according to the laws God had given
them by Moses.
Proof:
Joshua
18:1-10
And
he brought forth his people with joy, and his
chosen with gladness: And gave them the lands
of the heathen: and they inherited the labour
of the people; That they might observe his statutes,
and keep his laws. Praise ye the LORD. (Psa. 105:43-45).
111.
Did they continue obedient to those laws?
Answer: Yes, so long
as Joshua was alive and the old men who outlived
him. After that, they turned away from the law
of Moses, and began to do as the Canaanites did
who lived near them. They forsook the worship
of God and worshipped idols.
Proof:
Joshua
2:6-18; Psa. 106:34-39
112.
What was the consequence of their turning away
from the law of Moses?
Answer: God brought them
into great trouble by allowing the neighbouring
nations to get the upper hand of them, and drive
them out of their houses, and take possession
of their goods and lands.
Proof:
And
the men answered her, Our life for yours, if ye
utter not this our business. And it shall be,
when the LORD hath given us the land, that we
will deal kindly and truly with thee. Then she
let them down by a cord through the window: for
her house was upon the town wall, and she dwelt
upon the wall. (Josh. 2:14-15).
Therefore
was the wrath of the LORD kindled against his
people, insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance.
And he gave them into the hand of the heathen;
and they that hated them ruled over them. Their
enemies also oppressed them, and they were brought
into subjection under their hand. Many times did
he deliver them; but they provoked him with their
counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity.
(Psa. 106:40-43).
113.
Did these troubles destroy Israel?
Answer: No. When they
got into trouble, they repented of their disobedience,
and cried to God; and time after time, during
a period of 450 years, God raised them up judges
who delivered them.
Proof:
Josh.
2:16-23; Acts 13:19-20
114.
Can you name the judges He so raised up?
Answer: After Joshua,
Othniel, Ehud, Deborah and Barak, Gideon, Abimelech,
Tola, Jair, Jephthah, Ibsan, Elon, Abdon, Samson,
Eli, and Samuel. These judges, though coming one
after the other, did not all succeed each other
in an unbroken line. There were intervals during
which Israel was oppressed by neighbouring kings.
Proof:
The
book of Judges and 1 Sam. chapters 1-3
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