Bible History

The Time of the Judges

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I. INTRODUCTION (Key Verses – Judg.17:6; 21:25)

A. The Partial Conquest (Judg.1:21,27-36; 2:1-5,20-23; 3:1-4)

B. The Passing Generation (Judg.2:6-10)

C. The Disobedient Israelites (Judg.2:11-13; 3:5-7)

D. The Punishing Foes (Judg.2:14-15)

E. The Loving Deliverance (Judg.2:16-18)

F. The Cycle Repeated (Judg.2:19)

II. LISTS

A. The Oppressors

1. Mesopotamians (Judg.3:8)

2. Moabites (Judg.3:12-14)

3. Canaanites (Judg.4:1-3)

4. Midianites (Judg.6:1-6)

5. Ammonites (Judg.10:6-9)

6. Philistines (Judg.13:1)

B. The Judges

1. Othniel (Judg.3:7-11)

2. Ehud (Judg.3:12-30)

3. Shamgar (Judg.3:31)

4. Deborah with Barak (Judg.4-5)

5. Gideon (Judg.6-8)

6. Tola (Judg.10:1-2)

7. Jair (Judg.10:3-5)

8. Jephthah (Judg.10:6-12:7)

9. Ibzan (Judg.12:8-10)

10. Elon (Judg.12:11-12)

11. Abdon (Judg.12:13-15)

12. Samson (Judg.13-16)

13. Samuel (I Sam.7:15-17)

III. GENERAL HISTORY

A. Period of Mesopotamian Oppression (Judg.3:8-11)

1. Duration – 8 years

2. Deliverer – Othniel (Caleb’s nephew)

3. Rest – 40 years

4. Danite movement (Judg.17-18)

a. Early story

(1) Mentioned in Joshua (Josh.19:47)

(2) Joshua written early (Josh.6:25)

b. Set up competitive religion (Judg.18:29-31; I Kgs.12:25-30)

5. Outrage at Gibeah

a. Early story – Phinehas still high priest (Judg.20:28)

b. Shows how low the nation had gone

B. Period of Moabite Oppression (Judg.3:12-31)

1. Duration – 18 years

2. Deliverers

a. Ehud

b. Shamgar

3. Rest – 80 years (Judg.3:30)

C. Period of Canaanite Oppression (Judg.4-5)

1. Duration – 20 years

2. Deliverers – Deborah with Barak

3. Rest – 40 years

D. Period of Midianite Oppression (Judg.6:1-10:5)

1. Duration – 6 years

2. Deliverers

a. Gideon

b. Tola

c. Jair

3. Rest – 40 years

4. Time of the story of Ruth

E. Period of Ammonite Oppression (Judg.10:6-12:15)

1. Duration – 18 years

2. Deliverers

a. Jephthah

b. Ibzan

c. Elon

d. Abdon

F. Period of Philistine Oppression (Judg.13-16)

1. Duration – 40 years

2. Deliverer – Samson (see Judg.13:5)

G. Samuel (I Sam.1-8)

1. Early life (I Sam.1-3)

2. Ark lost and returned (I Sam.4-6)

3. Samuel’s ministry (I Sam.7)

4. Israel wants a king (I Sam.8)

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