Main Idea: We suffer misery when we forsake the Lord to do what’s right in our own eyes.
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1. The misery of idolatry (10:6-16)
- Idols chosen and cherished
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Apply:
1. There is no spiritual neutrality when we choose to walk in sin.
2. Understand the difference between godly grief and worldly grief.
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2. The misery of self-sufficiency (10:17-11:28 )
- The call of Jephthah
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Apply:
1. Beware of self-sufficiency which always leads to misery.
2. Confess the ways in which you seek the Lord only when you need something from him.
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3. The misery of biblical infidelity (11:29-40)
- The vow of Jephthah
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Apply:
1. Beware of sin that can be carried out with seemingly spiritual motives.
2. Study to know God's word, not merely basic concepts and a few proof texts.