The seventh book in the OT, containing stories of people and events in the period between the death of Joshua and the establishment of the monarchy. The book attempts to address the fundamental issue of how Israel organized itself and was governed upon entry into the promised land.
Outline of Contents
Judges
I. Introduction: conquest and final settlement (
II. History of the judges (
A. Othniel, Ehud, Shamgar (
B. Deborah and Barak versus royal coalition (
C. Gideon (
D. “Minor” judges and Jephthah (
E. Samson (
III. Supplementary stories (
A. Micah and the Levite (
B. The migration of the Danites (
C. Rape and murder of a Levite’s concubine (
D. Civil war (