Deborah Joshua 24:14-27 Judges 2:10-13; 4:1-22; 5:1,31

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The narrative traces Israel’s spiritual choices and the consequences of turning away from God. Joshua urges the people to serve the Lord, and the Israelites agree to obey and worship God. After years, they forget God, sin, and begin serving other gods tied to the surrounding nations. God permits Jabin of Canaan to rule and oppress them for twenty years until the Israelites cry out for help. Deborah, a prophetess, judges Israel during this period of distress.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryReligion & Spirituality

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Pages24

Reading Time1 h 0 min

Biblical narrative: Israel’s commitment and decline

Joshua’s call to choose the Lord

Turning to other gods

Jabin’s rule and Israel’s plea

Deborah’s role as judge

037 Deborah Joshua 24:14-27 Numbers 33:51-53 Judges 2:10-13; 4:1-22; 5:1,31 English Spiritual 037 Deborah English © 2020 Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc. [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) You are free to make commercial use of this work. You may adapt and add to this work, but you may distribute the resulting work only under the same or similar license to this one. You must keep the copyright and credits for authors, illustrators, etc. Original illustrations by Jim Padgett, © Sweet Publishing licensed under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported license. [www.sweetpublishing.com](www.sweetpublishing.com) Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc. has skin darkened all of the Jim Padgett illustrations in our collection, and has modified some of them. Story script © 2018 Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc. licensed under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license. Template © 2017 Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc. licensed under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license. Music © 2017 Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc. licensed under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license. A special thanks to the 50+ unnamed people who worked on the story scripts, templates, adapted illustrations and music. Joshua urged the people of Israel to choose whom to serve; the gods of the land in which they live, or the Lord God of their ancestors who brought them out of slavery. The people agreed to listen to, obey and serve God. God told the Israelites to go into the land, take control of it and destroy the idols and images. They obeyed the Lord but after many years, they forgot God. They began to sin and serve other gods of the people of that land. God allowed Jabin, king of Canaan, to rule over the Israelites who disobeyed God. For twenty years, Jabin was a cruel leader. The Israelites begged the Lord for help. Deborah, a prophetess, judged Israel during this time.

FAQs

What does Joshua urge the Israelites to do according to the text?

Joshua urges the people to choose whom to serve: the gods of the land or the Lord God of their ancestors who delivered them from slavery.

What happens after the Israelites forget God?

They begin to sin and serve other gods of the nations around them.

Who judges Israel during Jabin’s oppressive rule?

Deborah, a prophetess, judges Israel during the time when the Israelites cry out to the Lord for help.

Jul 15, 2026

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