A.             Useful Sin, “Necessary Evil?”

B.             Provision for the Flesh, Allowing for Defeat  Rom. 13:12-14

C.            Command to Destroy  Deut. 7:1-6; 12:1-4; Rom. 15:4

D.            Immediate or Incremental Victory  Deut. 7:16-26

E.             Excused Failure Becomes Thorn in the Flesh?

                                Judg. 2:1-4; Rom. 3:3-8; 6:1; 2 Cor. 12:7-10

F.             Temptation vs. Testing  Judg. 2:20-3:4; Jam. 1:12-17

G.            Judah & Simeon: Praise and Listening  Judg. 1:1-3, 17

                                                Matt. 16:17; Mark 12:28-29; Deut. 6:4

                1.             Spiritual Warfare: Enlightenment (Bezek)  Judg. 1:4-7

                2.             Peace (Jerusalem)  Judg. 1:8; Rom. 14:17; Matt. 10:34

                3.             Alliance / Growth (Hebron, Kirjath Arba)  Judg. 1:9-10

                                a.             White-wash (Sheshai)

                                b.             Bribery (Ahiman)

                                c.             Withhold (Talmai)

                4.             Agenda (Debir)  Judg. 1:11-15

                                a.             Caleb (Forcible)  Matt. 11:12

                                b.             Achsah (Coiled, Lurking: Asp)  Matt. 10:16

                                c.             Othniel (Force of God)

                                d.             Kenaz (Hunter)  Jer. 29:13-14; Acts 17:26-27

                                e.             Springs (Fountain)  Is. 12:3; John 4:14

                5.             Godly Alliance (Kenites)  Judg. 1:16

                                                                Num. 24:21; 1 Sam. 15:6

                                                Arad (Separate)  2 Cor. 6:17

                6.             Watching Ahead (Zephath)  Ps. 37:1-3; Matt. 6:33-34

                                                vs. Set Apart (Hormah)  Judg. 1:17

                7.             Power, Trade, & Purity (Gaza, Ashkelon, Ekron)

                                                                Judg. 1:18

H.            God-ordained Failure (“Could Not” Yet? Others?)

                                                Judg. 1:19; Josh. 15:63;

                1.             Faithfulness: Thorough Victory  Judg. 1:20

                2.             Anak (Necklace, Strangled)  Num. 13:22-33

I.              Benjamin’s Excused Failure (“Did Not”)  Judg. 1:21

                1.             Jerusalem (Peace)  Josh. 12:7, 10; Judg. 1:8

                2.             Mingling with Jebusites (Trampled, Polluted)

J.             Joseph (“Let Yahweh Add”)  Judg. 1:22

                1.             Bethel--Alliance  Judg. 1:23-26; Deut. 7:2

                2.             Luz (Planted)  Ps. 92:12-14

                3.             Manasseh (Causing to Forget)  Judg. 1:27

                                a.             Determined Enemy  Jam. 4:6-7; 1 Pet. 5:5-9

                                b.             Beth Shean (House of Ease)  Josh. 17:11-18

                                c.             Dor (Permanent)  Josh. 12:23

                                d.             Ibleam (Consumers)

                                e.             Megiddo (Crowd)  Josh. 12:21

                                f.              Useful Enemies (Tribute/Labor)  Judg. 1:28

                4.             Ephraim (Double Fruit)  Judg. 1:29

                                                Gezer (Portion)  Josh. 12:12

K.             Zebulon (Habitation)  Judg. 1:30

                1.             Kitron (Fumigation/Smoke)

                2.             Nahalol (Pasture)

                3.             Useful Enemies (Tribute)

L.             Asher (Happy)  Judg. 1:31-32

                1.             Acco (Trapped)

                2.             Sidon (Fishing, Luring)

                3.             Ahlab (Fatness, Fertile)

                4.             Achzib (False Expectations)

                5.             Helbah (Fat, Fertile)

                6.             Aphik (Sheltered, Protected)

                7.             Rehob (Wide)

M.            Naphtali (Wrestling)  Judg. 1:33

                1.             Beth Shemesh (House of Light)

                2.             Beth Anath (House of Communication)

                3.             Useful Enemies (Tribute)

N.            Dan (Rule, Jurisdiction)  Judg. 1:34-35

                1.             Determined Amorites (Prominence)

                2.             Mount Heres (Shining)

                3.             Aijalon (Dominance, Chief [Stag or Ram])

                4.             Shaalbim (Hidden, Burrowed)

                5.             Useful Enemies (To Others)

O.            Mingled, Merged, Conformed  Judg. 3:6