13 Judges Flashcards
Date of Judges
1375 - 1050bc
Historical context…
promised land - incomplete conquest
God raises up Judges who are ….
deliverers to lead Isr
repeated pattern of …
idolatry and sin
sin themes
moral failurecovenant unfaithfulness
results in…
civil war
Tabernacle remains at …
Shiloh
how did everyone live?
they had no king - everyone did what was right in their own eyes
What is the Judges cycle?
Leader/Judge dies - Isr serves idols - God sends enemies to punish Isr - Isr cries out to God - God raises up a judge to deliver people
Six Major Judges?
OED/GJS- Othniel- Ehud- Deborah- Gideon- Jephthah- Samson
Six Minor Judges?
ST&J/IEA- Shamgar- Tola and Jair- Ibzan- Elon- Abdon
What is the Redemptive Historical Narrative Connection?
the need for a righteous kingship fro the line of David points to Christ. The earthly kings cannot fulfill the need for a perfectly righteous King