Judges: A Few Good Men…And Women Introduction: What is the first word that comes to your mind when you hear the word “judge”? Turn to the person next to you and share what came into your mind first. Remember, no swearing in church. Some people think of something like this: (Flip Wilson of “Here Comes…

Authorship and Time of Writing 6 In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes. 1 In those days there was no king in Israel. And in those days the tribe of the Danites was seeking an inheritance for itself to dwell in; for until that day their inheritance among…

joshua 10: And Joshua captured all these kings and their land at one time, because the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel. Gideon’s entrance into the story... The domination and devastations of the Midianites and Amalekites on the Israelites... 1 The people of Israel did what was evil in the sight…

Introduction opens up telling us roughly when the events in the book took place: in the days when the judges ruled. We don’t know exactly when during this period Ruth lived, but we may be able to at least put her life in the second half of the period due to the genealogy that closes the book. Many assume…

A new oppressor: Jabin King of Canaan (vv. 1-3) A reluctant, manipulative Judge: Barak (vv. 4-10) Barak Leads, Deborah Abandons and Jael Betrays (vv. 11-22) Resolution: the people are freed by Yahweh’s Hands

Now that God has brought them into the promised land, it is up to the Israelites to faithfully fulfill the mission - to root out the enemies and live faithfully with God. Instead, the Israelites fail to fulfill the mission and ultimately fall into cultural chaos.

The Jewish people from the start of their inception have had a call to the nations. In the 21st century the Jewish people are a multi-ethnic, mutli-national, multi-language and multi-culturual people group.

Judges, Kings Priests and Ordinary People. Moses continued to prepare the new generation for life in the Promised Land

Judges Judah went and fought against jerusalem and captured it, as the Lord has commanded. (side note: contradictions in the Quran) n