Judges
JUDGES 1-2
THE CAMPAIGNS OF ISRAEL (1:1-36)
Military campaign of Judah (1:1-20)
The merger of Simeon (1:1-3):
The men of Judah (1:4-9, 16-19):
The man of Judah (Caleb) (1:10-15, 20):
The challenge (1:11-15):
The conquest (1:10, 20):
Military campaign of Benjamin (1:21):
Military campaign of Manasseh and Ephraim (1:22-29):
Military campaign of Zebulun (1:30):
Military campaign of Asher (1:31-32):
Military campaign of Naphtali (1:33):
Military campaign of Dan (1:34-36):
THE CASTIGATION OF ISRAEL (2:1-5):
THE CORRUPTION OF ISRAEL (2:6-23)
The root of the matter (2:6-10):
The fruit of the matter (2:11-23):
Step one: sin (Israel turns from the Lord.)
Step two: servitude (The Lord allows Israel's enemies to oppress them.)
Step three: supplication (Israel prays for forgiveness.)
Step four: salvation (The Lord raises up a judge, or deliverer, to rescue them.)
Step five: sin (The cycle begins again.)
JUDGES 3-5
THE TEST (3:1-6)
The facts (3:1-4):
The failure (3:5-6):
THE TROUBLES (3:7-31):
Othniel, the first deliverer (3:7-11)
Israel's sin (3:7):
Israel's servitude (3:8):
Israel's supplication (3:9):
Israel's salvation (3:10-11):
Ehud, the second deliverer (3:12-30)
Israel's sin (3:12):
Israel's servitude (3:13-14):
Israel's supplication (3:15):
Israel's salvation (3:15-30):
Ehud's trickery (3:16-25):
Ehud's trumpet (3:26-27):
Ehud's triumph (3:28-30):
Shamgar, the third deliverer (3:31):
Deborah (and Barak), the fourth deliverer (4:1-5:31)
Barak's command (4:1-7):
The problem (4:1-3):
The prophet (4:4-5):
The prophecy (4:6-7):
Barak's conditions (4:8-9)
The help he required (4:8):
The honor he relinquished (4:9):
Barak's coalition (4:10-11):
Barak's charge (4:12-24):
The defeat of Sisera (4:12-16)
####### The places (4:12-13): ####### The promise (4:14): ####### The panic (4:15-16):
The death of Sisera (4:17-24)
####### The woman (4:17-20): ####### The weapon (4:21-24):
Barak's celebration (5:1-31):
Before the battle (5:1-18, 23)
####### The coming of the Lord (5:1-5): ####### The cry of Israel (5:6-8): ####### The cooperation of Israel (5:9-18, 23): ######## The tribes who responded (5:9-15, 18): ######## The tribes who refused (5:16-17, 23):
During the battle (5:19-22):
After the battle (5:24-31)
####### The blessed woman (5:24-27): ####### The bewildered woman (5:28-31):
JUDGES 6
THE ANGUISH (6:1-10)
Israel's rebellion (6:1):
The Lord's retribution (6:2-6):
The prophet's rebuke (6:7-10):
THE ANGEL (6:11-23):
The place (6:11):
The protest (6:12-13)
The greeting (6:12):
The grumbling (6:13):
The promise (6:14-16)
The command (6:14):
The cowering (6:15):
The comfort (6:16):
The proof (6:17-23):
The meal (6:17-19):
The miracle (6:20-23):
THE ALTARS (6:24-32):
The first altar (6:24):
The second altar (6:25-32)
The directive to Gideon (6:25-27):
The disgust with Gideon (6:28-30):
The defense of Gideon (6:31-32):
THE ANOINTING (6:33-35):
The threat (6:33):
The trumpet (6:34-35):
THE ASSURANCE (6:36-40):
First sign (6:36-38):
Second sign (6:39-40):
JUDGES 7-8
THE ARMY (7:1-8)
The reduction (7:1-6):
Due to panic (7:1-3):
Due to posture (7:4-6):
The right number (7:7-8):
THE ATTACK (7:9-8:21)
Before the battle (7:9-18)
The sign (7:9-15)
The details (7:9-12):
The dream (7:13-15):
The strategy (7:16-18):
During the battle (7:19-25)
The sound of victory (7:19-22):
The summons to victory (7:23-25):
After the battle (8:1-21)
The criticism against Gideon (8:1-4):
The contempt for Gideon (8:5-9):
The capture by Gideon (8:10-12, 18-21):
Their defeat (8:10-12)
Their deaths (8:18-21)
The chastisement from Gideon (8:13-17):
THE APOSTASY (8:22-33): Again Israel turns away from following the Lord.
The refusal of kingship (8:22-23):
The return to idolatry (8:24-27, 33-35):
The rest of Gideon's life (8:28-32):
JUDGES 9-12
THE APOSTATE SUCCESSOR OF GIDEON (9:1-57):
Abimelech's destruction (9:1-6):
Abimelech's denouncement (9:7-21)
The ridicule (9:7-15):
The rebuke (9:16-21):
Abimelech's difficulties (9:22-41)
Caused by God (9:22-25):
Caused by Gaal (9:26-41):
Abimelech's depravity (9:42-49):
Abimelech's death (9:50-57):
THE ANOINTED SUCCESSORS OF GIDEON (10-12):
Tola, the sixth deliverer (10:1-2):
Jair, the seventh deliverer (10:3-5):
Jephthah, the eighth deliverer (10:6-12:7)
The setting for Jephthah's deeds (10:6-18)
Israel's sin (10:6):
Israel's servitude (10:7-9):
Israel's supplication (10:10-18)
####### The rebuke (10:10-14): ####### The revival (10:15-16): ####### The resolution (10:17-18):
The story of Jephthah's deeds (11:1-12:7)
His vindication (11:1-29)
####### Jephthah, the scorned (11:1-3): ####### Jephthah, the sought after (11:4-11): ####### Jephthah, the statesman (11:12-28) ######## The problem (11:12-13): ######## The peace attempts (11:14-28): ####### Jephthah, the soldier (11:29):
His vow (11:30-31):
His victory (11:32-33):
His vexation (11:34-40)
####### The father's anguish (11:34-35): ####### The daughter's agreement (11:36-38): ####### Israel's annual event (11:39-40):
His vengeance (12:1-7)
####### The rebuke against Jephthah (12:1-4): ####### The retaliation by Jephthah (12:4-7): ######## His triumph (12:4): ######## His testing (12:5-7):