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Outline of The Book of Judges
I. The Military Failure of Israel:
A. Incomplete Conquest of the Land 1:1-3:6Three Southern Tribes 1:1-21Six Northern Tribes 1:22-36
B. Divine Rebuke 2:1-5
C. Disobedience and Punishment 2:6-3:6
New Generation 2:9-10Apostasy 2:11-23
Temptations 3:1-6
II. The Rescue of Israel by the Judges (3:7-9:57)
1. Othniel 3:7-11
2. Ehud 3:12-30
3. Shamgar 3:31
4. Deborah and Barak 4:1-24
Deborah’s song 5
5. Gideon
a. Call 6:1-40
b. Victory 7:1-22
c. Supporters 7:23-8:3
d. Critics 8:4-21
e. Ephod 8:22-28
f. Family 8:29-35
6. Abimelech 9:1-57
7. Tola and Jair 10:1-5
8. Jephthah
a. Enemies 10:6-18
b. Call 11:1-11
c. Victory 11:12-33
d. Daughter 11:34-40
e. Critics 12:1-7
9. Ibaan,
10. Elon and
11. Abdon 12:8-15
12. Samson
a. Birth 13:1-25
b. Marriage 14:1-15:8
c. Rampage 15:9-20
d. Loves 16:1-22
e. Death 16:23-31
III. The Moral Failure of Israel 17:1-21:25
A. Idolatry in the tribe of Dan
1. Micah’s shrine 17:1-13
2. Dan’s Migration 18:1-3
B. War against the tribe of Benjamin
1. Outrage at Gibeah 19:1-30
2. Assembly at Mizpah 20:1-48
3. Rape at Jabesh-Gilead and at Shiloh 21:1-25
Pericopes
2:11-19
6:11-24
9:6-15
11:29-39
13:2-7; 13:24-25
