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The book of Judges records the history of the chaotic time between Joshua's death and the beginning of a centralized government under King Saul, a period of about 300 years. The "judges" were spiritual as well as military leaders whom God raised up to deliver his people from their enemies. Twelve of these heroic deliverers are mentioned in the book. The six major judges described in the book are: Othniel (3:7-11), Ehud (3:12-30), Deborah (4:1-5.31) Gideon (6:1-9:57), Jephthah (10:6-12:7), and Samson (13:1-16:31). Judges speaks of man's need for an eternal deliverer or a savior. The deliverance of the human judges was always temporary, partial, and imperfect. Some of the judges themselves were flawed and misdirected. The book points forward to Jesus Christ, the great Judge (Ps 110:6), who is King and Savior of his people. Print out the following lessons and try to answer the questions by carefully following the Scriptures. (For your study, you can use the Online NIV Bible from BibleGateway.com). If you want to study the Bible with a man or woman of God on a personal basis, please contact us via e-mail. Back to the Bible Study Main PageContact us via e-mail if you are interested in Bible study or if you have any comments about our website. c 2007 UBF of Shippensburg |