Keys to Judges
Judges 3—16: The 7 Repetitive Events, “they did evil in the sight of the Lord”:
2:11 (summary of the book); 3:7; 3:12; 4:1; 6:1; [8:33-34]; 10:6; 13:1.
All in about a 325-year span.
2:11 (summary of the book); 3:7; 3:12; 4:1; 6:1; [8:33-34]; 10:6; 13:1.
All in about a 325-year span.
- 13 Total Judges (7 Major [each bearing “evil” tagline] and 6 Minor):
- Othniel (3:7-11)
- Ehud (3:12-30)
- Shamgar (3:31)
- Deborah and Barak (4:1—5)
- Gideon (6—8)
- Abimelech (9)
- Tola (10:1-2)
- Jair (10:3-5) [note, the events of Ruth probably occurred here]
- Jephthah (10:6—12:7)
- Izban (12:8-10)
- Elon (12:11-12)
- Abdon (12:13-15
- Samson (13—16)