Judges Week 1
Introductory Outline of Judges
1:1–2:5
After Joshua: military decline
1:1–2
The Israelites inquire of the Lord
1:3–21
The successes and failures of the southern tribes
1:22–36
The successes and failures of the northern tribes
2:1–5
Israel accused of disobedience
2:6–3:6
After Joshua: spiritual decline
2:6–10
The slide into apostasy
2:11–19
Overview of the judges period
2:20–3:6
The Lord’s ultimate response
3:7–16:31
The careers of the judges
3:7–11
Othniel
3:12–30
Ehud
3:31
Shamgar
4:1–5:31
Barak (plus Deborah and Jael)
6:1–8:35
Gideon
9:1–57
Abimelech’s experiment with kingship
10:1–5
Tola and Jair
10:6–12:7
Jephthah
12:8–15
Ibzan, Elon and Abdon
13:1–16:31
Samson
17:1–18:31
Religious chaos: Micah and his shrine
17:1–13
The origin of Micah’s idols
18:1–31
The subsequent history of Micah’s idols
19:1–21:25
Moral chaos: the Levite and his concubine
19:1–28
The outrage in Gibeah
19:29–21:25
The response to the outrage
1:1–2:5
After Joshua: military decline
1:1–2
The Israelites inquire of the Lord
1:3–21
The successes and failures of the southern tribes
1:22–36
The successes and failures of the northern tribes
2:1–5
Israel accused of disobedience
2:6–3:6
After Joshua: spiritual decline
2:6–10
The slide into apostasy
2:11–19
Overview of the judges period
2:20–3:6
The Lord’s ultimate response
3:7–16:31
The careers of the judges
3:7–11
Othniel
3:12–30
Ehud
3:31
Shamgar
4:1–5:31
Barak (plus Deborah and Jael)
6:1–8:35
Gideon
9:1–57
Abimelech’s experiment with kingship
10:1–5
Tola and Jair
10:6–12:7
Jephthah
12:8–15
Ibzan, Elon and Abdon
13:1–16:31
Samson
17:1–18:31
Religious chaos: Micah and his shrine
17:1–13
The origin of Micah’s idols
18:1–31
The subsequent history of Micah’s idols
19:1–21:25
Moral chaos: the Levite and his concubine
19:1–28
The outrage in Gibeah
19:29–21:25
The response to the outrage