Judges
I. Israel's trusting in God—1:1-2:5A. Judah's boldness and victory—1:1-21B. The house of Joseph going up to fight against Bethel, Jehovah being with them, and they striking the people of the city with their sword—1:22-26C. Some defects—1:27-36D. The admonition of the Angel of Jehovah (Christ as the acting Jehovah in the Old Testament to take care of Israel)—2:1-5II. Israel's forsaking of God (comprising their suffering of defeats, their repentance, and God's deliverance)—2:6-16:31A. The reason for Israel's forsaking of God—2:6-10B. The cycle of the miserable history of Israel's forsaking of God—2:11-20C. Jehovah's testing of Israel—2:21-3:6D. The first cycle, through Othniel—3:7-11aE. The second cycle, through Ehud and Shamgar—3:11b-31F. The third cycle, through Deborah—4:1-5:31(The song of Deborah and Barak—5:1-31)G. The fourth cycle, through Gideon—6:1-8:32H. The fifth cycle, through Abimelech, Tola, and Jair—8:33-10:5I. The sixth cycle, through Jephthah, Ibzan, Elon, and Abdon—10:6-12:15J. The seventh cycle, through Samson—13:1-16:31III. Israel's becoming corrupted—17:1-21:25A. The abominable chaos in their worship—17:1-18:31B. The sodomitical corruption in their morality—19:1-30C. The terrible slaughter among their tribes—20:1-21:25Outline of Judges
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