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Definition for Judges A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Judges: The men and women who are called Judges in the Bible were not Judges as we would understand them today. They were more akin to informal military heroes who were called and empowered by God to rescue his people from the oppression of surrounding nations. After their military success, the Judges often implemented or inspired spiritual reform. Historically, the Judges served the nation of Israel in the early part of it's history, before they were led by kings. A reoccurring pattern 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. Their lives, ministries, and heroic acts are recorded in the book of Judges. (See our Internet resources page for sites with more information on this topic.) |
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