Judges

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Judges
New Bible Atlas
Judges
Dr. Rick Griffith, Singapore Bible
College www.biblestudydownloads.com
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Birth of a People
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Joshua
Them
Formation
Sanctification
Preparation
Occupation
Us
Salvation
Instruction
Walk
Rest
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Who were these judges?
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The name Judges (shaphat)
- Those who act as law giver, judge, governor
(BDB 1047b 1b)

• Those who liberate or deliver people first before
  ruling

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Authorship Date
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• Probably Samuel

• Between coronation of Saul (1043 BC) David's
  conquest of Jerusalem (1004 BC)

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Deuteronomy 71-4
When the LORD your God brings you into the land
you are entering to possess and drives out before
you many nations the Hittites, Girgashites,
Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and
Jebusites, seven nations larger and stronger than
you and when the LORD your God has delivered
them over to you and you have defeated them, then
you must destroy them totally.
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Deuteronomy 71-4
Make no treaty with them, and show them no
mercy. Do not intermarry with them. Do not give
your daughters to their sons or take their
daughters for your sons, for they will turn your
sons away from following me to serve other gods,
and the LORD's anger will burn against you and
will quickly destroy you.
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Keys
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Key Word
Failure
Key Verse
Judges 176 2125
In those days Israel had no king everyone did
as he saw fit (what was right in his own eyes)
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Book Chart
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Failure Under the Theocracy
Incomplete Occupation
Need for Monarchy
Deliverance by Judges
1125
261631
1721
Deterioration
Discipline
Depravity
Causes Of the Cycles
Curse Of the Cycles
Conditions Of the Cycles
Living with the Canaanites
War with the Canaanites
Living Like the Canaanites
Canaan
c. 341 Years (1390-1049 BC)
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Chapter 1
172
Failure Under the Theocracy
Incomplete Occupation
Need for Monarchy
Deliverance by Judges
1125
261631
1721
Deterioration
Discipline
Depravity
Causes Of the Cycles
Curse Of the Cycles
Conditions Of the Cycles
Living with the Canaanites
War with the Canaanites
Living Like the Canaanites
Military Disobedience 1
Canaan
c. 341 Years (1390-1049 BC)
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Land Settled under Joshua
181
New Bible Atlas
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Settlements v. Allotments
171
New Bible Atlas
The Conquest and settlement under Joshua
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Israel of 1400 BC is today's West Bank!
Israel allotted by the UN is what they rarely
conquered in Bible times!
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Enemies in Canaan During the Judges
Mesopo tamians
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Sidonians
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Phoenicians
Amorites
Canaanites
A m o r i t e s
Ammonites
Perizzites
Hivites
Jebusites
Philistines
Moabites
Amalekites
Edomites
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Hometowns of the Judges
Shamgar
New Bible Atlas
Samson
Elon
Jair
Barak
Gideon
Jephthah
Tola
Abimelech
Ehud
Deborah
Izban
Othniel
Abdon
The Moody Atlas of Bible Lands, map 34
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21-5
172
Failure Under the Theocracy
Incomplete Occupation
Need for Monarchy
Deliverance by Judges
1125
261631
1721
Deterioration
Discipline
Depravity
Causes Of the Cycles
Curse Of the Cycles
Conditions Of the Cycles
Living with the Canaanites
War with the Canaanites
Living Like the Canaanites
Military Disobedience 1
Spiritual Disobedience 21-5
Canaan
c. 341 Years (1390-1049 BC)
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False Gods of the Land
A S T H A R O T H
DAGON
BAAL
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The Consequence of Breaking the Mosaic Covenant
Israel was surrounded by enemies that the Lord
raised up against them.
Taken from Nelsons 3D-M Jenkins, S. 1997, c1985.
Nelson's 3-D Bible map book (electronic ed.).
Thomas Nelson Nashville
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The Cycle Repeated in Judges
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1 Sin
2 Servitude
3 Supplication
5 Silence
4 Salvation
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Downward Spiral of the Cycles
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The Mystery of the Judges
174

• We define the era of the Judges as starting with
  the leadership of Moses and finishing with the
  crowning of Saul
• 480 (from Exodus to Solomon's temple 1 Kings
  61)
• - 40 (Saul's rule Acts 1311)
• - 40 (David's rule 1 Kings 211)
  400 years
• When the number of years that the Judges and
  Israel's enemies rule are added up, it
  significantly exceeds the expected value of 400
  years 510 yrs

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How Can We Fit in the Judges?
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480 yrs
1446
966
360 yrs
Wanderings 40 yrs
410 yrs
David 40 yrs
Saul 40 yrs
?
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Years the Judges Ruled
174
1381 BC Mesopotamian rule began
Oppression
Peace
114
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Total
Total
410
332
1049 BC Samson died
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Possible Solutions
174

• Include the years of oppression by Israel's
  enemies within the periods of leadership of the
  Judges
• Overlap the leaderships of the Judges

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Where the Judges Ruled
Shamgar
New Bible Atlas
Samson
Elon
Jair
Barak
Gideon
Jephthah
Tola
Abimelech
Ehud
Deborah
Izban
Othniel
Abdon
The Moody Atlas of Bible Lands, map 34
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What Do We Think?
174

• It is clear from the Bible that the period of the
  Judges spans 400 years.
• Closer study reveals that there are some
  overlaps. For example, the judges Jephthah to
  Samson obviously overlapped with the 40 years of
  Philistine oppression and the years of priestly
  service of Eli and Samuel.

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Old Testament Patriarchs Judges
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• Note the Overlaps!

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Old Testament Patriarchs Judges
96

• Note the Overlaps!

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Old Testament Patriarchs Judges
96

• Note the Overlaps!

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Conclusions from Findings
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• There is not enough biblical information to
  determine the exact number of years that each
  judge ruled alone
• The years that Israel fell under enemy rule are
  not always mentioned
• Nevertheless, the Bible is accurate in its
  historical information

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Southern Campaign (35-31)
172
Failure Under the Theocracy
Incomplete Occupation
Need for Monarchy
Deliverance by Judges
1125
261631
1721
Deterioration
Discipline
Depravity
Causes Of the Cycles
Curse Of the Cycles
Conditions Of the Cycles
Living with the Canaanites
War with the Canaanites
Living Like the Canaanites
Military Disobedience 1
Spiritual Disobedience 21-5
Intro 26-36
South 35-31
Canaan
c. 341 Years (1390-1049 BC)
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Othniel Map
New Bible Atlas
Othniel
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Othniel
176
 
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Ehud Map
New Bible Atlas
Ehud
Othniel
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Ehud
 
176
   
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Shamgar Map
Shamgar
New Bible Atlas
Ehud
Othniel
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Northern Campaign (41531)
176
Failure Under the Theocracy
Incomplete Occupation
Need for Monarchy
Deliverance by Judges
1125
261631
1721
Deterioration
Discipline
Depravity
Causes Of the Cycles
Curse Of the Cycles
Conditions Of the Cycles
Living with the Canaanites
War with the Canaanites
Living Like the Canaanites
Military Disobedience 1
Spiritual Disobedience 21-5
Intro 26-36
South 35-31
North 41-531
Canaan
c. 341 Years (1390-1049 BC)
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Deborah Barak Map
Shamgar
New Bible Atlas
Barak
Ehud
Deborah
Othniel
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Deborah Barak
 
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Central Judges (61102)
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Failure Under the Theocracy
Incomplete Occupation
Need for Monarchy
Deliverance by Judges
1125
261631
1721
Deterioration
Discipline
Depravity
Causes Of the Cycles
Curse Of the Cycles
Conditions Of the Cycles
Living with the Canaanites
War with the Canaanites
Living Like the Canaanites
Military Disobedience 1
Spiritual Disobedience 21-5
Intro 26-36
South 35-31
North 41-531
Central 61-102
Canaan
c. 341 Years (1390-1049 BC)
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Gideon Map
Shamgar
New Bible Atlas
Barak
Gideon
Ehud
Deborah
Othniel
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Gideon
Son of Joash (Manasseh)
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God called Gideon
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Gideon Defeated the Midianites
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Gideon Part 1
177
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Gideon Part 2
177
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Abimelech Map
Shamgar
New Bible Atlas
Barak
Gideon
Tola
Abimelech
Ehud
Deborah
Othniel
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Tola Map
Shamgar
New Bible Atlas
Barak
Gideon
Tola
Abimelech
Ehud
Deborah
Othniel
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Eastern Campaign (103127)
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Failure Under the Theocracy
Incomplete Occupation
Need for Monarchy
Deliverance by Judges
1125
261631
1721
Deterioration
Discipline
Depravity
Causes Of the Cycles
Curse Of the Cycles
Conditions Of the Cycles
Living with the Canaanites
War with the Canaanites
Living Like the Canaanites
Military Disobedience 1
Spiritual Disobedience 21-5
Intro 26-36
South 35-31
East 103- 127
North 41-531
Central 61-102
Canaan
c. 341 Years (1390-1049 BC)
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Jair Map
Shamgar
New Bible Atlas
Jair
Barak
Gideon
Tola
Abimelech
Ehud
Deborah
Othniel
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Jephthah Map
Shamgar
New Bible Atlas
Jair
Barak
Gideon
Jephthah
Tola
Abimelech
Ehud
Deborah
Othniel
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Jepththah's Daughter Greets Him
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An Early Exodus (1446)

• FOR
• 1 Kings 61
• 480 years from Exodus to the building of
  Solomon's Temple (966)
• Judges 1126 Jephthah assigns 300 years between
  his day (c.1100) and the Conquest

Exodus 1446 BC
480 yrs
Temple 966 BC
4 yrs
Reign Began 970/71
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Jephthah versus Ammonites
70a, 70g
Manasseh
Gilead
Ammonites
Gad
Jephthah 1100 BC
Reuben
300 yrs
Conquest
1400 BC
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An Early Exodus (1446)
70g

• AGAINST
• a) 480 means 12 generations. Actual no. of yrs is
  12 x 25 300
• b) The text is corrupt
• c) Historian had inaccurate facts
• This was a generalization or an inaccurate guess
  as he had no access to historical records

• FOR
• 1 Kings 61
• 480 years from Exodus to the building of
  Solomon's Temple (966)
• Judges 1126 Jephthah assigns 300 years between
  his day (c.1100) and the Conquest

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Jephthah Part 1
178
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Jephthah Part 2
178
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Northern Campaign (128-15)
172
Failure Under the Theocracy
Incomplete Occupation
Need for Monarchy
Deliverance by Judges
1125
261631
1721
Deterioration
Discipline
Depravity
Causes Of the Cycles
Curse Of the Cycles
Conditions Of the Cycles
Living with the Canaanites
War with the Canaanites
Living Like the Canaanites
Military Disobedience 1
Spiritual Disobedience 21-5
Intro 26-36
South 35-31
East 103- 127
North 128- 1215
North 41-531
Central 61-102
Canaan
c. 341 Years (1390-1049 BC)
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Ibzan Map
Shamgar
New Bible Atlas
Jair
Barak
Gideon
Jephthah
Tola
Abimelech
Ehud
Deborah
Ibzan
Othniel
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Elon Map
Shamgar
New Bible Atlas
Elon
Jair
Barak
Gideon
Jephthah
Tola
Abimelech
Ehud
Deborah
Ibzan
Othniel
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Abdon Map
Shamgar
New Bible Atlas
Elon
Jair
Barak
Gideon
Jephthah
Tola
Abimelech
Ehud
Deborah
Ibzan
Othniel
Abdon
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Western Campaign (1316)
172
Failure Under the Theocracy
Incomplete Occupation
Need for Monarchy
Deliverance by Judges
1125
261631
1721
Deterioration
Discipline
Depravity
Causes Of the Cycles
Curse Of the Cycles
Conditions Of the Cycles
Living with the Canaanites
War with the Canaanites
Living Like the Canaanites
Military Disobedience 1
Spiritual Disobedience 21-5
Intro 26-36
South 35-31
East 103- 127
North 128- 1215
West 131- 1631
North 41-531
Central 61-102
Canaan
c. 341 Years (1390-1049 BC)
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Samson Map
Shamgar
New Bible Atlas
Samson
Elon
Jair
Barak
Gideon
Jephthah
Tola
Abimelech
Ehud
Deborah
Izban
Othniel
Abdon
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What was his weakness?
The Story of Samson
Her?
Hair?
Heart?
Samson the he man with a she weakness -Chuck
Swindoll
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Samson Part 1
 
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Samson Part 2
 
178
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Depravity (1721)
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Failure Under the Theocracy
Incomplete Occupation
Need for Monarchy
Deliverance by Judges
1125
261631
1721
Deterioration
Discipline
Depravity
Causes Of the Cycles
Curse Of the Cycles
Conditions Of the Cycles
Living with the Canaanites
War with the Canaanites
Living Like the Canaanites
Military Disobedience 1
Spiritual Disobedience 21-5
Intro 26-36
South 35-31
Religious Depravity 17-18
Moral Depravity 19-21
East 103- 127
North 128- 1215
West 131- 1631
North 41-531
Central 61-102
Canaan
c. 341 Years (1390-1049 BC)
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Religious Failure (1718)
Personal apostasy of Micah (ch. 17) - Idolatry
- Hiring a Levite pagan priest   Tribal
apostasy (ch. 18) - Levite blesses the selfish,
faithless migration plan of the Danites
- Syncretism
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Moral Failure (1921)

• Benjamites in Gibeah rape and kill a Levite's
  concubine

- 400,000 warriors of other 11 tribes destroy
26,100 Benjamites, including women and children.
- Benjamites kill everyone in Jabesh Gilead
except 400 virgins and steal another 200 virgins
at Shiloh as wives for the remaining 600
Benjamites to preserve their line.
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The Last Verse is the Key Verse
In those days Israel had no king, everyone did as
he saw fit. (Judges 2125)
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Apostasy's Bitter Fruits

• political disintegration
• tribal hostility
• social chaos
• increased immorality
• disregard of the law
• anarchy

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Discussion QuestionHow is Our Day Like the
Judges Period?

• Relativism Save the whales but kill humans
• Secularism I don't let my religion affect my
  politics
• Promiscuity What that leader does in his
  bedroom is his business and not mine

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Relativism
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Applications
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• Rejecting God's lordship (incomplete obedience)
  plants the seeds for failure (12).

• Personal relative standards instead of God's
  absolute standards lead to cycles of sin (316).

• Replacing God's wisdom with personal whims leads
  to idolatry (1721).

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