Judges
An overview of every chapter in Judges, chapter by chapter.
| Chapter | Summary |
|---|---|
| Judges 1 | Prologues: Partial Conquest and Tribal Unfaithfulness - Judah and Simeon Conquer the Land; Israel Fails to Conquer the Land |
| Judges 2 | Partial Conquest and Tribal Unfaithfulness: The Lord’s Messenger Comes to Bokim; Leadership Failure and the Raising Up of Judges: The Death of Joshua; Israel Disobeys the Lord; The Lord Rescues His People |
| Judges 3 | Leadership Failure and the Raising Up of Judges: The Nations Left in Canaan: Cycles of the Judges: The Period of Stability - Othniel Becomes Israel’s Judge; Ehud Becomes Israel’s Judge; Shamgar Becomes Israel’s Judge |
| Judges 4 | Cycles of the Judges: Deborah Becomes Israel’s Judge |
| Judges 5 | Cycles of the Judges: The Song of Deborah |
| Judges 6 | Cycles of the Judges: Gideon Becomes Israel’s Judge; Gideon Asks for a Sign |
| Judges 7 | Cycles of the Judges: Gideon Defeats the Midianites |
| Judges 8 | Cycles of the Judges: Gideon Kills Zebah and Zalmuna; Gideon’s Sacred Ephod |
| Judges 9 | Abimelech: The “Anti-Judge” - Abimelech Rules over Shechem; Jotham’s Parable; Shechem Rebels Against Abimelech |
| Judges 10 | The Period of Decline: Tola Becomes Israel’s Judge; Jair Becomes Israel's Judge; The Ammonites Oppress Israel |
| Judges 11 | The Period of Decline: Jephthah Becomes Israel’s Judge; Jephthah’s Vow |
| Judges 12 | The Period of Decline: Ephraim Fights with Jephthah; Ibzan Becomes Israel’s Judge; Elon Becomes Israel’s Judge; Abdon Becomes Israel’s Judge |
| Judges 13 | The Period of Decline: The Birth of Samson |
| Judges 14 | The Period of Decline: Samson’s Riddle |
| Judges 15 | The Period of Decline: Samson’s Vengeance on the Philistine’s |
| Judges 16 | The Period of Decline: Samson Carries Away Gaza’s Gates; Samson and Delilah; Samson’s Final Victory |
| Judges 17 | Epilogues: Micah and the Tribe of Dan - Micah’s Idols |
| Judges 18 | Micah and the Tribe of Dan: Idolatry in the Tribe of Dan |
| Judges 19 | The Levite and the Tribe of Benjamin: The Levite and His Concubine |
| Judges 20 | The Levite and the Tribe of Benjamin: Israel’s War with Benjamin |
| Judges 21 | The Levite and the Tribe of Benjamin: Israel Provides Wives for Benjamin |