SUMMARY OF THE BOOK OF JUDGES
| BIBLICAL PERIOD | #5 THE JUDGES RULE ISRAEL | ||||
| FOCUS |
CYCLE OF APOSTASY |
CYCLE OF DELIVERANCE |
CYCLE OF DEPRAVITY |
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| COVENANT | THE SINAI COVENANT | ||||
| SCRIPTURE | 1:1------------------------------3:6-----------------------------17:1---------------19:1---------------20:1-------21:5 | ||||
| DIVISIONS |
Prologue: –Israel fails to complete the conquest –God judges Israel |
The six campaigns to conquer the land | Results of Israel's spiritual and moral decay | ||
| TOPIC | Causes of apostasy | Curses of apostasy | Sin of idolatry | Sin of immoral conduct | Sin of Civil War |
| Living with the pagan occupiers of the land | The wars against Israel's enemies | Adopting pagan customs and religious practices | |||
| LOCATION | THE PROMISED LAND OF CANAAN/ISRAEL | ||||
| TIME | circa 350/410 YEARS* | ||||
*When the various time spans of the Judges are added together they total 410 years (i.e., the years oppression, judging, and peace). However, a number of the judges' time of service probably overlapped since most were from different tribes and regions of the land.
TIME LINE: BC
World Empire: Egypt----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Assyria
UNITED KINGDOM ---DIVIDED KINGDOM
Northern Kingdom = Israel
Southern Kingdom = Judah
c.1300
c.1200
1100
1047
1000
930
722
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Conquest of --------- c. Period of the Judges
-------------------------- Saul
David
Rehoboam=
Assyria
Canaan
/
conquers
Civil War
conquers
Ruth and Boaz
Jerusalem
Israel