The time of the Judges greatly mirrors the current tenuous situation of the Church Age.

“In those days there was no king, and every man did what was right in his own eyes.”

Israel didn’t fully obey God’s commands to rid the Land, yet God promised not to break the covenant.

God’s redeemed people thought that they could mix in devotion and festivals to pagan gods.

When followers of God go astray, the Lord leaves the door open for their return and then goes after them.

The judge pattern: Israel sins, God sees, pagans oppress, Israel cries, God provides a savior

Deborah was a judge anointed as a prophet, which gave her an authority to make legal rulings.

The Song of Deborah: an anthem of freedom to commemorate a great moment in Israel’s history

“The Roll Call of the Tribes” tells a tribe’s participation or disinterest in joining God’s Holy War.

For Israel’s sake, a Gentile woman defies her husband and clan, putting her family in danger.

“But the people did what was evil from God’s perspective”—thus reads Israel’s legacy of idol worship.

God starts purifying, re-educating, and disentangling Israel from their idolatrous mess.

God wins the battle in a way that leaves no room for Israel to boast or doubt God’s power.

Gideon surpassed past and future leaders of Israel by continuing until the Holy War was finished.

A lack of faithfulness continues to be the biggest roadblock for God’s people in doing His will.

When God leads and stands with Israel, no man, no army, nor any power can stand against them.

From God’s view point, the main evil Israel committed was worshiping Him along with other gods.

The Holy Spirit anoints Jepthah, but Jepthah makes a rash vow with disastrous consequences.

An enormous split grew among the Israelite tribes, which became serious, deep, and deadly.

The story of the immature and petulant strongman Samson, who begins the removal of the Philistines

God used Samson to upset the peaceful co-existence between the Philistines and the Israelites.

The Book of Judges Lesson 22 – Chapters 15 and 16 We continue today our story of Samson that appears in the middle chapters of the Book of Judges. We finished chapter 14 last week and today we’ll begin chapter 15 and get a little way in chapter 16. When…

The story of Samson revolves around his love/hate relationship with the pagan world.

The Book of Judges Lesson 24 – Chapters 16, 17, and 18 We’ll finish up today with Samson, and also begin to deal with the concluding section of the book of Judges that is wholly different in character than the first 16 chapters. In fact, Samson and chapter 16 end…

The Book of Judges Lesson 25 – Chapters 17 and 18 We just began our study of the so-called appendices of the book of Judges that are chapters 17 through the end of the book. From a chronological standpoint these chapters belong at the beginning of the book of Judges,…

The tribe of Dan gravitates away from God’s truth and towards a lifestyle more to their liking.

The historical account of perhaps the worst atrocity committed by Hebrews recorded in the Bible.