Judges
Judges describes the cycle of sin, oppression, and deliverance during the period between Joshua and the monarchy. It records the exploits of twelve judges whom God raised up to rescue Israel from their enemies.
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๐ About This Book
Purpose
To show the devastating cycle of sin, suffering, supplication, and salvation that plagued Israel when everyone did what was right in their own eyes.
Audience
Israel during the period between Joshua and the monarchy.
Key Themes
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Did You Know?
- Covers approximately 350 years of Israel's history
- Contains the cycle: sin, servitude, supplication, salvation - repeated 7 times
- Samson judged Israel for 20 years despite his personal failures
- Deborah is the only female judge mentioned
- Gideon's army was reduced from 32,000 to just 300 men
- The book ends with 'every man did that which was right in his own eyes'
- Contains one of the most brutal stories in the Bible (ch. 19-21)
- Ehud was left-handed - unusual enough to be specifically noted
- Jephthah's rash vow is one of the most debated passages in Scripture
- The tribe of Dan migrated north and set up idol worship