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Judges

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Old Testament · History · 12 chapter studies · 12 narrated

Read Judges in canonical sequence.

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  1. Intro Judges - General Introduction Judges is not a hero book. It is a book about covenant collapse, repeated mercy, and the tragic insufficiency of merely human deliverers. 19 min read Narrated
  2. 1-2 Judges 1-2 - Incomplete Conquest and the Pattern of Apostasy Judges opens with a painful truth: the problem in Israel is not merely that enemies exist, but that covenant obedience is already becoming partial. 35 min read Narrated
  3. 3 Judges 3 - Othniel Ehud and Shamgar Judges 3 is where the book's great cycle begins to move from theological summary into narrated history. 26 min read Narrated
  4. 4-5 Judges 4-5 - Deborah, Barak, and the Song of Victory Judges 4 5 gives one of the clearest paired portraits in the whole book of Judges: first the event, then the song that interprets the event. 38 min read Narrated
  5. 6-8 Judges 6-8 - Gideon Called Victory by Weakness and the Ephod Snare Judges 6 8 traces one complete and troubling arc: Gideon is called while hiding, strengthened in his weakness, used by God to defeat Midian, honored by Israel after victory, and... 35 min read Narrated
  6. 9 Judges 9 - Abimelech and the Bramble King Judges 9 is one of the darkest chapters in the book because it is not a story of a judge raised by God to save Israel. 33 min read Narrated
  7. 10-12 Judges 10-12 - Restless Repentance, Jephthah, and Tribal Strife Judges 10 12 stands at a painful turning point in the book. 40 min read Narrated
  8. 13-14 Judges 13-14 - Samson's Birth and Early Compromise Judges 13 14 opens the Samson cycle with one of the most striking contrasts in the whole book. 38 min read Narrated
  9. 15-16 Judges 15-16 - Samson's Strength, Bondage, and Death Judges 15 16 carries Samson's story from violent strength to humiliating bondage and finally to death. 40 min read Narrated
  10. 17-18 Judges 17-18 - Micah the Levite and Danite Idolatry Judges 17 18 is one of the most revealing sections in the whole book because there is almost no heroic action in it. 35 min read Narrated
  11. 19 Judges 19 - Gibeah and the Desecration of the Covenant People Judges 19 is one of the most painful chapters in all of Scripture, and it must be taught with sobriety, clarity, and pastoral care. 31 min read Narrated
  12. 20-21 Judges 20-21 - Civil War Bitter Victory and the Wound of Benjamin Judges 20 21 brings the book to its bleakest public conclusion. 31 min read Narrated