Judges
- Book Name
- Judges means "Officials, Ruling Court"
- Main Topic(s)
- Before Kings, Judges Ruled Israel
- Description
- Judges focuses on two areas. The first contains additional accounts of Israel conquering the lands as noted in Joshua. The second part details the time of the Judges who ruled the tribes before Israel had a king.
- Written
- 1129 BC
- Bible Division
- History
- Timeline
4004 BC2024 AD
1443 BC — 1120 BC
In This Book
Chapter Outline
1. Israelites Capture Jerusalem Hebron Others2. Israel Rebuked and Defeated3. Israel's idolatry and Servitude; Deliverance by Othniel Ehud and Shamgar4. Deborah and Barak Deliver the People from the Canaanites5. The Song of Deborah and Barak6. Oppression by Midian; Gideon Chosen; Destruction of Altar of Baal; Fleece7. Gideon Uses 300 Chosen Men to Defeat the Midianites
