The book of Judges is named for the various rulers, called judges (Judges 2:1619), who are the books central figures. Israel had not conquered the land completely (ch. (See Judges 2:1119.). (ESV)Judges 2:18-19Whenever the LORD raised up judges for them, the LORD was with the judge, and he saved them from the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge. The first (chap. The Book of Judges is concerned with the period from the death of Joshua (1:1) to the beginning of the monarchy with Saul, a period of about three hundred years. In the book of Joshua, the people of Israel seemed to want to follow the Lord and obey his commands. If such a king had arisen in the period of the judges, things would havebeen far different. 14:89, 19; 15:15); and he allowed his hair to be cut (Judg. The judges were unable to bring about permanent peace. Under Joshua, the Jews conquered the land with God's help, but after Joshua's death, the lack of a strong central government led to infighting among the tribes and periodic oppression by the wicked people who lived there. ), because the introductory framework in chapter1 states that the Jebusites were living in Jerusalem to this day (Judg. As it was, Israels apostasy pointed to the need for establishing the legitimate kingship under David. The reference to Canaanites in Gezer suggests a date before the time the Egyptians gave that city to Solomons Egyptian wife as a wedding present (1 Ki 9:16). To develop the historical period from the conquest of the land to the time of Israels first king, B. Introduction The Book of Judges takes its title from the twelve men and one woman who served as judges during the period from Joshua's death to the time of Samuel. Required fields are marked *. The book of Judges tells of the various leaders raised up to deliver Israel from the enemies remaining in the land. Late Jewish tradition ascribes authorship to Samuel, which is certainly possible. Compared taking into The Gospel Coalition supports the church by providing resources that are trusted and timely, winsome and wise, and centered on the gospel of Jesus Christ. Introduction to Hebrews. On the one hand, it is an account of frequent apostasy, provoking divine chastening. Furthermore, he married an unbelieving Philistine (Judg. The events in Judges took place in the period between Joshuas death and the rise of Samuel and Saul. The primary message of Judges is that God will not allow sin to go unpunished. To outline a theology of Judges simply: Judges reveals God's plan, purpose, and character: His faithfulness to his covenant. Second, we'll look at its overarching design. Zavada, Jack. INTRODUCTION The Book of Judges is the second book among the section of the historical books of the Christian canon, coming after the Book of Joshua and before the Book of Ruth. It is a "historical" book in that it gives an insight into the period of time between Joshua and Samuel. The unfaithfulness of the judges and kings ultimately cost Israel the Promised Land. Joshua 24:14-28; Judges 2:6-13), C. To present YHWH as faithful to His covenant to Abraham even through the people break their covenant with Him and never repent of their evil (cf. The judges did not oversee merely legal matters, as in our sense of the role; their tasks often included military and administrative authority as well. But it also is a book about God's great and abiding mercy. Unit 1: Introduction to the Book Considering the Title "Judges" The Date of Judges The Purpose of the Book The History of Interpretation How to Read Judges Extrabiblical Sources Historical and Religious Issues Read as Great Literature Unit 1 Quiz Unit 2: The Canaanization of Israel: Background (Judg 1:1-36) Background and Purpose of Judges 1 The book of Judges covers the period in the history of Israel from the death of Joshua to the time of the prophet Samuel. Used by permission. Israelite people, and all future readers of the Bible. Judges 2:11-12And the people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals. A Levite of Ephraim who took as his maiden a concubine from Bethlehem, A movement from a Moabite to David in Bethlehem 4:17-22, Received his concubine from Bethlehem to which she had fled, A Man left Bethlehem, but unlike the other two stories does not ultimately deface the town, but enhances its name, Came to a young man of Ephraim (Micah) (17:1-5, 8), Returned to Ephraim by way of Gibeah of Benjamin, Bethlehem became the subtle setting for the birthplace of King David, Served as a private chaplain in Micahs illicit chapel (17:10-13), Set upon by evil men who brutalized her and left her for dead, Hired by the tribe of Dan as a priest and relocated in Laish (N. Galilee), Her husband related the event to all of Israel (cut up), Established a cult center which continually caused Gods people to stumble, They attacked the tribe of Benjamin almost annihilating it, The Levite was Jonathan the son of Gershom and the grandson of Moses (18:30), Repopulated Benjamin with women from Shiloh and Jabesh Gilead for the 600 surviving men of Benjamin, Jabesh-Gilead was (probably) the home of Sauls ancestors [thus his interest in it]7, Reflects badly on Benjamin and by implication Saul--Sauls ancestors humiliated and disgraced a Bethlehemite, Bethlehem suffered at the hands of Benjaminites, In Those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in His own eyes(Judges 17:6; 18:1; 19:1; 21:25; cf. We also do not know where this book was written. Israels existence in the land, which had been promised by God, was threatened by its continuing rebellion. 16:1719). Substantial theological analysis and exposition for knowledgable readers. Yet, even more so, Jesus sends His Spirit and do what the judges and kings could not accomplish, break the cycle of sin and deliver the people of God by changing their hearts and empowering them to be faithful to God. Judges 1:1-3:6 focuses on the closing days of the book of Joshua. These instructions were very countercultural: rather than a king like the nations, where the prevailing model was the king as warrior, Israels king was to focus on keeping the Mosaic law (Deut. forty years after the Exodus (1446), G. The Actual conquest lasted for seven years or until 1399 B.C. This is confirmed by Calebs statement that the Lord provided for grace to the people for 45 years since Kadesh Barnea (38 years of wandering plus seven years of Conquest). H. Therefore, Judges lasts for 300 years from 1390-1090 when Saul began to reign.A Very Tentative Reconstruction is as Follows: 1. Abandoning the true God - Judges 17:1-18:31. After an auspicious beginning, Gideons badgering God for a confirmatory sign (Judg. Just received Chuck's "Stuff I've Learned That I'll Never Forget" CD in the mail yesterday. In Judges, He disciplined them for following other gods, disobeying His sacrificial laws, engaging in blatant immorality, and descending into anarchy at times. Despite Israels repeated falling away, God continually delivered his people. 4. Judges 12 Many of the tribes of Israel fail to remove all the inhabitants of Canaan from their lands. [5] In the threat of apostasy and opposition from foreign nations God raises up judges to lead the people in battle and renewal. Mingled with the hero stories are brief units of historical facts about judges whose stories are not told in detail. Rough as it was, pottery did continue to be made. The wilderness wanderings lasted 38 years (from that point)5 which brings Calebs age to 78 at the beginning of the conquest (40+38=78), 3. c. Since YHWH was the King, He utilized the judge to effect His rulership over His vassal, Israel. In general, the book does not describe the judges as leading Israel in true repentance and in putting away foreign gods, certainly not in the way the reforming kings did later in the kingdom of Judah. 5, a general view of the conquest of Canaan. This disobedience continued and grew more seriousand more debasedthroughout the period of the judges. The story is evidently intended to portray the great tribulations of the time of the Judges . 24:16), so this is not a conclusive argument. In addition to this cycle, the book is structured on the premise of a double plot. Israel was to fear the Lord and keep the covenant. Cundall and Leon Morris, Judges and Ruth, 192. When the people fell back into sin, the cycle started over again. This period would correspond to the Late Bronze Age and the early Iron Age. Lesson One . He is waiting with open arms. The system of sacred prostitutespriestesses of Baalallowed people to combine sensual pleasures with worship of Baal. 16:1, 4). It is noted for the refrain "In those days there was no king in Israel", mentioned four times ( Jdg 17:6; 18:1; 19:1; 21:25 ), but there is more to the book . For more information on how to cite this material,see permissions information here. The Israelites are in the land of promise and are taking possession of the inheritance allotted to each tribe (1:1-36), C. The author knows about a king in Israel (17:6; 18:1; 19:1; 21:25), D. Some place the time of the conquest early (fifteenth century B.C.) Ed, Issue 46, Winter 2023. Your email address will not be published. Please note, our website requires JavaScript to be supported. The Book of Judges begins with two introductory passages. method of the GMG's *The GMG Coloring Chart * The Verse of the Day each day *A Reflection Question for each day * Blank space for SOAKing each chapter of the Book of Judges. He/she had several tasks (Dt 16:18; 25:1): a. But the conquest was not complete. As sinful as Israel is, Gods grace still abounds. The tribes fought among themselves, as well, nearly wiping out the tribes of Manasseh (Judges 12) and Benjamin (2021). The book of Ruth is set during the time when Israel was ruled by judges. It was not until c. 1000 B.C. God had promised from the beginning that there would be kings (Gen. 17:6, 16; 35:11; 49:10), and had given explicit instructions about what a godly king would look like (Deut. Key Ideas. 6:3640) may indicate a decided lack of faith (or at least fear). See this article for further details on Nancy Guthrie's interview and related resources. And unlikely leaders such as Gideon, Jephthah, and Samson become channels of God's unbelievable power. The people depended on faithful leadership, which they generally lacked. in the book of Judges is clear: the people rebelled through idolatry and disbelief, God brought judgment through foreign oppression, God raised up a delivereror judge, and the people repented and turned back to God. 6:3640) may indicate a decided lack of faith (or at least fear). 5) is poetry, while the story of Samson (chs. 630 Views Download Presentation. Num 1:1 with Deut 1:3), (8) Aaron dies on Mount Hor on the first day of the fifth month in the fortieth year--July/August [Ab] 1, 1406 (Num 33:38), (9) Deuteronomy opens on the Transjordan on the first day or the eleventh month of the fortieth year after what should have been an eleven day journey--January/February [Shebat] 1, 1406 (Deut 1:1-3). Moral wickedness, civil war, and its consequences - Judges 19:1-21:25. The Period of the Judges 2:6-16:31 A. The book mentions the names of 12 judges who ruled with various degrees of effectiveness. This perspective suggests that the author or authors lived long after the time of Samuel. The name of the book of Judges comes from the title given to the 12 leaders (judges, whose temporary leadership was both civil and military) of Israel during the period between Joshua and Samuel. Numbers covers 38 years and nine months (cf. Canaanite religion and culture. The leadership of Joshua had set them up to do just this, and yet success was not automatic. 2. View Chuck Swindoll's chart of Judges, which divides the book into major sections and highlights themes and key verses. The conclusion sums up the book by showing how everyone did as they saw fit (chapters 17-21 ). Malise Governey. Thanks for the good work you do. These peoples clashed with Egypt at the end of the thirteenth century B.C., and they were also involved in other disturbances in the eastern Mediterranean. We think about the judges as both a period of time and a book of the Bible. Prelude to apostasy: incomplete conquests (1:12:5), The unfolding and consequences of apostasy (2:63:6). But most likely most of the book had been written by Davids time (1010970 B.C. 16:1719). Time and again Israel turned its back on God and embraced the gods and the ways of the Canaanites, as the introductory summary in Judges 2:1623 indicates. These three themes support the central claim of the Pentateuch, the claim found in Deuteronomy 6:4 and known to the Jews as "the Shema," a verse that declares the God of Israel is the one, true and living God, a theme that undergirds all of the historical books as . The book of Judges, which means Rescuers covers a period of time from the death of Joshua to the birth of Samuel, an era often called "the dark ages" of Hebrew history covering an almost 480-year span of Israelites history. The Historical Background - Authorship Dates of the events of the book are uncertain. While Judges portrays the worst with regard to bad behavior, such realism was included to reveal something important about life and human nature apart from God. If the phrase in Judges 18:30, the day of the captivity of the land, refers to the Babylonian exile, then the final form of the book does not precede the time of the exile. Deuteronomy was the introduction to this entire historical work that was called the Deuteronomic History. The 12 heroes of the book, both male and female, seem larger than life at times, but they were imperfect, just like us. (ESV). 2:3, 1113, 17, 19; 3:6, 7, 12; 4:1; 6:1, 10; 8:2427, 33; 10:6; 13:1; 17:6; 21:25. Gospels & Life of Christ Introduction to the Gospels (Beginner) Introduction to the Gospels (Intermediate) Evidence for the Reliability of the Gospels with Tyndale House The First Days of Jesus Parables and Miracles with Vern Poythress Life of Christ with Craig L. Blomberg Life & Teachings of Christ with Dan Doriani The Final Days of Jesus But whenever the judge died, they turned back and were more corrupt than their fathers, going after other gods, serving them and bowing down to them. The Accounts of the Judges (3:7--16:31) = 260 years 3. The famous Song of Deborah (ch. 8:2427). Judges is a stern reminder that God punishes sin but is always ready to take the repentant back into his heart. In Judges 1721, we read about the lawlessness and disorder among the tribes of Israel under the judges as they placed their trust in the wisdom of men and chose to disobey the commandments of the Lord. Since the book is a continuation of history following the book of Joshua, many scholars believe that it was . Just like in the book of Joshua, the land had already been given to the people (v.2). The judges are weak. The pattern introduced in Judges 2:1123 shapes the plot: Then the cycle repeats itself. The book ends with two very disturbing stories that show how incredibly lawless the people have become. The period of the judges spanned a major transition in the ancient Near East, when the Late Bronze Age (c. 15501200 B.C.) Scholars believe some of the judges ruled simultaneously in . All rights reserved. Othniel, the first judge, judged in the 1300s BC. 1:21). Attempts to calculate the exact amount of time covered in Judges are inconclusive, but generally, the book begins soon after the death of Joshua and ends in the years just before the entrance of Samuel onto the scene, a period of about three hundred years. The failure of Israel through idolatry (17:1-18:31) 2. Remember, trust, and obey. +44 yrs = start of Davids reign (1010), c. +40 yrs = start of Sauls reign (1050), d. +40 yrs = the time from Saul to Jephthahs statement (1050-1090), e. +300 yrs = the time in the land (Jephthahs statement) (1390), g. +40 yrs = wilderness wondering (1446). The book is anonymous; nowhere in Scripture is any author indicated. In general the book of Judges is a depressing look into the moral depravity of human beings. after the wanderings, and it was completed seven years later, then the book of Joshua could have been written any time after 1399 B.C. Purpose and Pattern The book of Judges was written to show the consequences of religious unfaithfulness and to point the way to a king who, if righteous, would lead the people to God. The judges did little to arrest the downward cycle of apostasy; if anything, they accelerated it. (see Judges 18:30). . In John 5:39, we are taught that Jesus is the . 21:25)implies that things would havebeen different had there been a (godly) king leading the nation: they would havedone right in Gods eyes. Substantial exposition for conscientious readers. F. If God is raising up someone in every generation to do battle with evil (Gen 3:15) then the number of judges may be equal to the number of generations. . A Very Tentative Reconstruction is as Follows: 1. Events within the book of Judges span the geographical breadth of the nation, happening in a variety of cities, towns, and battlefields. We've been through the double introduction to the book. The book of Judges called its original audience to follow a leader who would lead them in knowing and fearing the Lord. 0 This undoubtedly was attractiveto many Israelites (cf. Like Genesis, Judges pictures a mixture of good and bad behavior: the judges are not idealized, nor is their portrait uniformly negative. Judges 1721 Micah and the Danites create sanctuaries dedicated to idol worship, and a Levite concubine is abused and killed. Daniel Block writes that the book of Judges is not so much a written memorial to Israels heroes in the Early Iron Age as a witness to Yahwehs gracious determination to preserve his people by answering their pleas and providing deliverance.[9] If not for Gods mercy and grace, Israel would go the way of death. The judge was invested with YHWHs power and authorityThe judges did not function properly. Judges 2:11-23 then provides the introduction and overview to the book. (2020, August 25). This booklet, originally prepared for issues of the Ensign and Liahona published in 2002, contains a chronological chart of major prophets and events in the Old Testament. The Former Prophets also included 1 and 2 Samuel and 1 and 2 Kings. After the Israelites cried unto the Lord for help, He sent judges to deliver them from their enemies. Judges 1 (The Land Captured) This entire chapter gives us a parallel account of the takeover of Canaan from the perspective of individual tribes. 2:13, 2022). 13:7; cf. Ruth 1:1), A. [10] It is important to note that ultimately the hero in the book was never one of the judges. 2. And at the end of his life he brings a snare to Israel. 14:10: feast here [Hb. ] God delivers, not on the basis of human merit or might, but according to His choice of covenantal faithfulness to Abraham. Sign up to receive e-mail from Insight for Living Ministries. Even you have few minutes to spend all day to read, you can essentially consent it as advantages. 1223 0 obj <>stream Although the historical books contain no reference to the actual destruction of Shiloh, Jeremiah 7:12, 14; 26:6; Ps. Samson is another notable figure in the book of Judges (see Judges 1316). rather than a leader who did what was right in his own eyes (cf. The period of the judges began after the death of Joshua in the early fourteenth century BC (Joshua 24:29) and continued until Saul was crowned king of Israel by the prophet Samuel in 1051 BC (1 Samuel 10:24). Copyright 2023 The Gospel Coalition, INC. All Rights Reserved. In the book of Joshua, the people of Israel seemed to want to follow the Lord and obey his commands. is specifically a drinking feast); he had contact with the dead (e.g., Judg. But the best founded The Late Bronze Age was a period of prosperity. Alongside an extensive introduction, Webb . Realism permeates Judges, for the book refuses to overlook the sordid side of life. He has engaged in post-graduate studies at Dallas T More, The Net Pastors Journal, Eng. The book of Judges does not exaggerate or romanticize their exploits. Later he made an ephod that became an object of worship and a snare for him, his family, and all Israel (Judg. The individual tribes are trying to drive out the Canaanites from their territory. The Book of Judges . Page #9 Study Notes on Judges Introduction to Judges Author The book was evidently written after the death of the other judges yet relatively early in the period of the kings. 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