Judges

1. God’s Command to be Separate is Ignored (Judges 1:1-3:6)
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   2. Political Background (Judges 1:1-36)
   3. Spiritual Background (Judges 2:1-3:6)
2. The Cycle of Apostasy and Repentance (Judges 3:7-16:31)
   1. Othniel, the First Judge (Judges 3:7-11) Mesopotamian Oppression
   2. Ehud (Judges 3:12-30) Moabite Oppression
   3. Shamgar (Judges 3:31) Philistine Oppression
   4. Deborah and Barak (Judges 4:1-5:31) Canaanite Oppression
      1. The Story (Judges 4:1-24)
      2. The Song (Judges 5:1-31)
   5. Gideon (Judges 6:1-8:35) Midianite Oppression
      1. Gideon is Chosen to Deliver Israel (Judges 6:1-40)
      2. Gideon Defeats the Midianites (Judges 7:1-25)
      3. Gideon Silences His Opponents (Judges 8:1-21)
         1. Criticism Against Gideon (Judges 8:1-4)
         2. Contempt for Gideon (Judges 8:5-9)
         3. Capture by Gideon (Judges 8:10-12, 19-21)
         4. Chastisement from Gideon (Judges 8:13-17)
      4. Israel Falls Away from Following God (Judges 8:22-35)
         1. Refusal of Kingship (Judges 8:22-23)
         2. Return to Idolatry (Judges 8:24-27, 33-35)
         3. Rest of Gideon’s Life (Judges 8:28-32)
   6. Abimelech’s Treachery is Punished (Judges 9:1-57)
      1. His Destruction (Judges 9:1-6)
      2. His Denouncement (Judges 9:7-21)
      3. His Difficulties (Judges 9:22-41)
      4. His Depravity (Judges 9:42-49)
      5. His Death (Judges 9:50-57)
   7. Tola (Judges 10:1-2)
   8. Jair (Judges 10:3-5)
   9. Jephthah (Judges 10:6-12:7) Ammonite Oppression
      1. The Setting for His Deeds (Judges 10:6-18)
      2. The Story of His Deeds (Judges 11:1-12:7)
         1. His Vindication (Judges 11:1-29)
         2. His Vow (Judges 11:30-31)
         3. His Victory (Judges 11:32-33)
         4. His Vexation (Judges 11:34-40)
         5. His Vengeance (Judges 12:1-7)
   10. Ibzan (Judges 12:8-10)
   11. Elon (Judges 12:11-12)
   12. Abdon (Judges 12:13-15)
   13. Samson (Judges 13:1-16:31) Philistine Oppression
       1. Damson’s Birth (Judges 13:1-25)
       2. Samson’s Marriage (Judges 14:1-20)
       3. Samson’s Vengeance on the Philistines (Judges 15:1-20)
       4. Samson and Delilah (Judges 16:1-22)
       5. The Death of Samson (Judges 16:23-31)
3. Idolatry and Moral Decay (Judges 17:1-21:25)
   1. The Idolatry of Dan (Judges 17:1-18:31)
      1. Micah and His Private Priest (Judges 17:1-13)
      2. Danite Migration (Judges 18:1-31)
   2. The Benjamite War (Judges 19:1-21:25)
      1. The Reason for the War (Judges 19:1-20:14)
      2. The Execution of the War (Judges 20:15-48)
      3. The Remnant of Benjamin is Preserved (Judges 21:1-25)

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