Living Among Idols
Pastor Danny Bote
Part of Judges
June 4, 2023

Judges 2:10–15 ESV
And all that generation also were gathered to their fathers. And there arose another generation after them who did not know the LORD or the work that he had done for Israel. And the people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals. And they abandoned the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt. They went after other gods, from among the gods of the peoples who were around them, and bowed down to them. And they provoked the LORD to anger. They abandoned the LORD and served the Baals and the Ashtaroth. So the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he gave them over to plunderers, who plundered them. And he sold them into the hand of their surrounding enemies, so that they could no longer withstand their enemies. Whenever they marched out, the hand of the LORD was against them for harm, as the LORD had warned, and as the LORD had sworn to them. And they were in terrible distress.

Contextual Observations

Baals and Ashtaroth

Abandoned the God of their fathers

What do we learn?

  1. All sin (all idolatry) is “

    .”

  2. No generation can live off the faith of the

    generation.

  3. They bought the

    that they could have multiple “gods.”

What does this mean for us?

  1. Is Christ the Lord over every area of our lives?

    • Am I willing to do whatever God says about this area?

    • Am I willing to accept whatever God sends in this area?

  2. Own our faith

Questions for individual Bible study and/or group discussion

  1. How have you seen the “Judges cycle” in your own Christian life? How does the reality of your sin and God’s grace prompt you to praise and thank him today?

  2. If you are a parent/grandparent, how are you passing the faith onto your children/grandchildren? How can you help them make it their own? If you don’t have children, how can you help someone else make their faith their own?

  3. How does the description of sin as “spiritual prostitution” make you take your own sin more seriously?

  4. Examine your life and identify the areas where you are struggling to say yes to the following questions.

    • Are you willing to do whatever God says about this area?

    • Are you willing to accept whatever God sends in this area?

  5. Have you made faith in Jesus Christ your own?