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The Book of JudgesThe book of Judges is one of the historical books in the Old Testament. On a timeline, it occurs immediately after the book of Joshua. Following the accounts in the book of Judges are the events recorded in Samuel and Kings. Once the people have settled in Israel, they are governed by a series of judges, hence the name for this book. They are not judges in the sense that we would understand today, but instead they should thought of as informal military heroes who were called and empowered by God to rescue his people from the oppression of surrounding nations. A reoccurring pattern in the book of Judges is that the Israelites are oppressed, they call out to God for deliverance, he raises up a "judge" to save them, they then turn to God for a time, but later fall away. The cycle then repeats. The actions of some of the judges noteworthy and significant. Other judges are scarcely mentioned, some only garnering the briefest of citations in a single paragraph or verse. (See our Internet resources page for sites with more information on this topic.) |
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