Show Rev neT Robert Kobert TL II Harper I 1 I tbt b Tim of tit Judger Judges 2 21 Golden Gold Tex Tx Pw mi JJ 33 12 11 the present quarter we D DURING stud study history in the therise therise therise rise of the Kingdom the period covered being that which began with the Judges Judge and closed with Solomon After the passing of the mighty Joshua and all aU the generation of his time there arose a new generation I that did evil in the sight of God And the Israelites were often disastrously dis defeated by surrounding nations These disasters were attributed at to Gods God's displeasure and regarded as 81 a punishment from God In the fist first part of this troubled I period there arose a group of men known as Judges Some apparently exercised authority over a large section of the country which had In nifty a limited sec ec I 1 I tion i- i They were c called n d tO to save the people and lead them out of ot their distresses in the time of some great crisis Sometimes a man would begin begin begin be be- gin his career as a popular hero and the people would gladly rally rany to his standards Illustrious among them were Deborah Jephtha and Samuel I Ithe The present quarter sets forth the philosophy pf ot of history that disobedience to G God d brings ruin to both nations and Individuals Neither nation nor individual can transgress Gods God's law and get by So may the Judges fudges of the heart deliver deliver de de- liver us from all aU evil things and lead us day by day in the way of ot otWe life We |