Free group study handout
Judges 2: Group Study Handout
How to use: read Judges 2 aloud together, then take the questions in order. One page is enough for an evening.
Overview
Yahweh’s angel warns Israel at Bochim, stating that he brought them out of Egypt and made a covenant with them (vv. 1-3). The people respond by weeping and sacrificing to Yahweh (vv.
Key verse
“Yahweh’s anger burned against Israel; and he said, “Because this nation transgressed my covenant which I commanded their fathers, and has not listened to my voice,”
Judges 2:20 (WEB)
Outline
- Judges 2:1–3 The Angel's Warning to Israel
- Judges 2:4–5 Israel's Response of Mourning
- Judges 2:6–9 Joshua's Leadership and Death
- Judges 2:10–13 A New Generation's Apostasy
- Judges 2:14–15 Consequences of Disobedience
- Judges 2:16–19 God Raises Judges for Deliverance
- Judges 2:20–23 Judgment and Testing
Discussion questions
- In v1, what does the angel of Yahweh remind Israel about their covenant?
- What do the Israelites do in v5 after hearing the angel's message?
- Yahweh's anger in v14: what does it indicate about Israel's relationship with Him?
- In v17, why do the Israelites quickly turn away from following Yahweh's commandments?
- When have you experienced a cycle of unfaithfulness like Israel's in this chapter?
Go deeper
Passages that echo Judges 2: Psalm 106, Judges 3, Judges 6.
Before next time: read Judges 3.