Judges
The Israelites enter a cycle of sin, turning from God, falling captive to the oppressing nations, crying out to God, and being rescued by the judges, who are the leaders sent by God.
Chapter 1
After Joshua dies, Judah and Simeon fight against the Canaanites and take Jerusalem. They cut off[...]
Chapter 2
The angel of the Lord reprimands the Israelites at Bochim for making covenants with the Canaanites.[...]
Chapter 3
The Philistines, the Sidonians, the Hivites, and all the Canaanites are left in the Promised Land[...]
Chapter 4
Israel continues to do evil and serve King Jabin. Deborah judged the Israelites and sent Barak[...]
Chapter 5
Barak and Deborah sing a song of victory and praise the Lord for their victory against the kings of[...]
Chapter 6
The Israelites do evil and are made to serve Midian for seven years. The angel of the Lord appears[...]
Chapter 7
Gideon gathered the Israelite men to fight and reduced them to only 300 soldiers. This was based on[...]
Chapter 8
Gideon defeated Zalmunna and Zabah and punished Penul and Succoth. Gideon refused to be made King[...]
Chapter 9
One of Gideon's sons, Abimelech, killed his brother and ruled over Israel. Gaal rose against him,[...]
Chapter 10
Jair and Tola judge Israel. The Israelites had forgotten God and served many gods. The Philistines[...]
Chapter 11
Jephthah leaves home for he was a son of a harlot. When the Ammonites wage war against the[...]
Chapter 12
The men from Ephraim are unhappy about not participating in the fight against the Ammonites.[...]
Chapter 13
The Philistines rule Israel, and an angel appears to Manoah and his wife that they will have a son[...]
Chapter 14
Samson wants to marry a Philistine from Timnah. On his way, Samson kills a lion, and on his way[...]
Chapter 15
When Samson finds out his wife has been given to another by his father-in-law, he agrees, and he[...]
Chapter 16
Samson escapes Gaza by ripping off the gates to the city together with a woman he loved, Delilah.[...]
Chapter 17
Micah returns the silver he had stolen from his mother, who blesses him. The silver is used to make[...]
Chapter 18
Dan sends out spies to find land, and they meet Micah. The spies and 600 men from Dan take the[...]
Chapter 19
A Levite visits Gibeah with his concubine. The men of the city raped his concubine and killed her.[...]
Chapter 20
The nation gathers at Mizpah and demands that the Benjamites give up the wicked men of Gibeah. The[...]
Chapter 21
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