Judges.txt

Disobedience and Defeat; Disobedience cost Israel her covenant blessings.

• I. Disobedience (1 - 3)
• II. Deliverance (3 - 16)
• III. Disaster/Depravity (l7 - 21)

5 Song of Deborah

6-8 Gideon's judgeship

13-16 Samson's judgeship

11:34-40 Jephthah's vow is fulfilled regarding his daughter.

17:6 (21:25) "In those days there was no king in Israel; every man did what was right in his own eyes."

Barak - Collaborated with Deborah

Deborah - Fourth judge of Israel, a prophetess, administrator of justice, "a mother in Israel."

Gideon - Unique victor over Midianites

• Jepthah - Eighth judge of Israel, of illegitimate birth, appointed leader over Gilead.
• He defeated Ammonites decisively as well as the Ephramites. His vow caused him to sacrifice his daughter.

Samson - Twelfth judge of Israel, fought the Philistines, very strong, with strong weaknesses.