Judges Flashcards
Theme of Judges
Theme: Disobedience and Defeat; Disobedience cost Israel her covenant blessings.
Outline of Judges
Outline:
Disobedience (1 - 3) Disobedience
History (3 - 16) Deliverance
Apostasy (17 - 21) Disaster/Depravity
Dates covered by Judges
Dates covered by book:
300 years from 1374 B.C. - 1050 B.C.
Key Chapters: Judges 5
Key Chapters: Song of Deborah
Key Chapters: Judges 6-8
Key Chapters: Gideon’s judgeship
Key Chapters: Judges 13-16
Key Chapters: Samson’s judgeship
Key Passages: Judges 11:34-40
Key Passages: Jephthah’s vow is to fulfilled regarding his daughter.
Key Passages: Judges 17:6 (21:25)
Key Passages: “In those days there was no king in Israel; every man did what was right in his own eyes.”
Key people in Judges: Barak
Key people in Judges: Collaborated with Deborah
Key people in Judges: Deborah
Key people in Judges: Fourth judge of Israel, a prophetess, administrator of justice, “a mother in Israel.”
Key people in Judges: Gideon
Key people in Judges: Unique victor over Midianites
Key people in Judges: Jepthah
Key people in Judges: Eighth judge of Israel, of illegitimate birth, appointed leader over Gilead. He defeated Ammonites decisively as well as the Ephramites. His vow caused him to sacrifice his daughter.
Key people in Judges: Samson
Key people in Judges: Twelfth judge of Israel, fought the Philistines, very strong, with strong weaknesses.
