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Judges Brief Summary/Notes

Judges Brief Summary/Notes

Sometimes studying the bible is difficult because it can be hard to decipher/understand.
These notes are for the encouragement of the study of God's word daily, (only to be used/read with your Bible.) Not a Bible replacement.

Sometimes studying the bible is difficult because it can be hard to decipher/understand.
These notes are for the encouragement of the study of God's word daily, (only to be used/read with your Bible.) Not a Bible replacement.



Chapter 1: After Joshua's death, the Israelites fail to conquer all the land and some Canaanites remain among them.

Chapters 2-3: The Israelites fall into idolatry and God allows them to be oppressed by neighboring nations. God raises up judges to deliver them, including Othniel, Ehud, and Shamgar.

Chapters 4-5: The Canaanite king Jabin oppresses the Israelites and Deborah, a prophetess, and Barak, a military commander, defeat him in battle.

Chapters 6-8: The Midianites oppress the Israelites and God raises up Gideon to deliver them. Gideon defeats the Midianites with only 300 men.

Chapters 9-10: Abimelech, the son of Gideon, kills his brothers and becomes king of Shechem. After three years, he is killed in battle. The Israelites fall into idolatry again, and God raises up Tola and Jair as judges.

Chapter 11: Jephthah, a judge of Gilead, defeats the Ammonites in battle but makes a rash vow to sacrifice the first thing that comes out of his house to greet him, which turns out to be his daughter.

Chapter 12: Jephthah's fellow Israelites turn on him, and he defeats the Ephraimites in battle.

Chapters 13-16: The Philistines oppress the Israelites, and God raises up Samson, a judge with supernatural strength, to deliver them. Samson defeats the Philistines in several battles but is ultimately betrayed by Delilah and dies with his enemies.

Chapter 17: Micah steals silver from his mother and uses it to create an idol for his house. He hires a Levite to be his priest.

Chapter 18: The Danites look for a new land to settle and steal Micah's idol and Levite priest.

Chapters 19-21: An Israelite man's concubine is raped and killed by the men of Gibeah, and the Israelites go to war against the tribe of Benjamin. The Benjamites are nearly wiped out but are saved when the Israelites allow them to take wives from Jabesh-gilead.

These chapters demonstrate the moral decay of Israel during the period of the judges, as well as the cycle of violence and revenge that characterizes the book. They also introduce several new characters, including Samson and Micah. The story of the Levite's concubine and the war against Benjamin is a particularly gruesome and tragic episode in Israel's history.





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