Judges

Detailed outline of the Book of Judges – oppression and deliverance for Israel

Nov 10, 2010 Judges (book of), outlines

Prologue: Incomplete Conquest and Apostasy (1:1—3:6)
1. First Episode: Israel’s Failure to Purge the Land (1:1—2:5)
2. Second Episode: God’s Dealings with Israel’s Rebellion (2:6—3:6)
Oppression and Deliverance (3:7—16:31)
1. Othniel Defeats Aram Naharaim (3:7–11)
2. Ehud Defeats Moab (3:12–30)
  1. Shamgar (3:31)
3. Deborah Defeats Canaan (chs. 4–5)
4. Gideon Defeats Midian (chs. 6–8)
5. (Abimelech, the anti-judge, ch. 9),
  1. Tola (10:1–2)
  2. Jair (10:3–5)
6. Jephthah Defeats Ammon (10:6—12:7)
  1. Ibzan (12:8–10)
  2. Elon (12:11–12)
  3. Abdon (12:13–15)
7. Samson Checks Philistia (chs. 13–16)
Epilogue: Religious and Moral Disorder (chs. 17–21)
1. First Episode (chs. 17–18; see 17:6; 18:1)
  1. Micah’s corruption of religion (ch. 17)
  2. The Danites’ departure from their tribal territory (ch. 18)
Second Episode (chs. 19–21; see 19:1; 21:25)
1. Gibeah’s corruption of morals (ch. 19)
2. The Benjamites’ near removal from their tribal territory (chs. 20–21)

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