Judges 1-2 provide context for the book of Judges. After Joshua's death, Judah was chosen to lead in battling the Canaanites. The Angel of the Lord reminded Israel that God brought them out of Egypt and would keep His covenant, referring to Himself as "I". Israel disobeyed God and worshipped other gods, so God allowed enemy nations to oppress them. When Israel repented, God raised up judges to deliver them from their enemies. The cycles of disobedience, oppression, repentance and deliverance are introduced.

1. Judges 1-2
The Hebrew title means “deliverers” or
“saviors”; Why Study The Book Of Judges?;
The Angel Of The Lord; Binitarianism or
trinitarianism; Does God repent?; The LORD
“delivered”; Stubborn People; Judah; Acco
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3. Judges Overlaps Joshua
• Judges follows Joshua as a sequel
• It covers about 350 years of Israel's history
without a human king, they're repeated
rebellion against their Divine King, yet God
repeatedly rescues them and provides for
them.
• Judges sets us up for the books of Samuel
(Samuel and Eli are considered judges) before
the Kings of Israel
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4. Les Feldick's Bible Timelines
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We starting the Book of Judges

5. 7 Covenants, Les Feldick
• Adamic – Genesis 3:15
• Noahic– Genesis 9:1
• Abrahamic – Genesis 12:1-3 and 15:18
• Mosaic – Exodus 19:25
• Land – Deuteronomy 30:3 [DLK adds, this is after the
Diaspora, Re-gathering]
• Davidic - 2 Samuel 7:16 [DLK adds, this is after the Great
Tribulation, Luke 1:27-33]
• New - Jeremiah 31:31 [DLK adds, this is after the Great
Tribulation, Jeremiah 31:33, Ps 110:1] 5

6. What Time Is It?

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8. BIBLICAL SKEPTICISM CHALLENGED
creationmoments.com
• “Unfortunately, many biblical archaeologists do not accept the
Bible's account of the period of the judges. They believe that
there was no distinct Israel during this time.
• William DeverIn a talk at Northwestern University, however,
William Dever severely challenged these views. Dever is
professor of Near Eastern archaeology and anthropology at the
University of Arizona. He pointed out that during the period of
the judges, about 300 new villages appeared out of nowhere in
the central hill country of Palestine. The distinctly different
design of the houses and villages match the living arrangements
practiced in Israel at this time. Evidence, he noted, points to an
increase in population that could only be accounted for by a
rapid influx of people.
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9. BIBLICAL SKEPTICISM CHALLENGED
creationmoments.com
• Furthermore, while pigs were a common staple at this time in
Palestine, these new towns are unique in that they contain no
pig remains. Farming also changed rapidly as hillsides were
terraced. The introduction of iron affected daily life. And
pottery styles changed rapidly as the culture developed.
Moreover, the Egyptians artifact of the time conclusively
proves biblical history. A monument erected in Egypt during
the period of the judges mentions Israel as a distinct people.
• While science can illustrate many details found in the Bible, we
don't believe what the Bible says because of science.
Therefore, science can never "prove" the Bible to be in error.
Faith convinces us of the Bible's truth.”
• Notes: Biblical Archaeology Review, 3/4/00, pp. 28 35, 68, "Save Us From Postmodern Malarkey." Photo: William Dever.
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10. Cycle of Judges
Ryrie Study Bible
page 283
Israel had 7 distinct cycles
of disobedience,
judgment, repentance,
deliverance.
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12. Why Study The Book Of Judges?
• NAU Luke 24:27 Then beginning with Moses and with all the
prophets, He explained to them the things concerning Himself in
all the Scriptures.
• NAU Luke 24:44 Now He said to them, "These are My words
which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things
which are written about Me in the Law of Moses and the
Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.”
• NAU John 1:45 Philip found Nathanael and said to him, "We
have found Him of whom Moses in the Law and also the
Prophets wrote-- Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
• NAU John 5:46 "For if you believed Moses, you would believe
Me, for he wrote about Me.

13. Why Study The Book Of Judges?
• NAU Hebrews 11:32 And what more shall I say? For time will
fail me if I tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David
and Samuel and the prophets, 33 who by faith conquered
kingdoms, performed acts of righteousness, obtained
promises, shut the mouths of lions,
• Paul said in Acts 13:18 "For a period of about forty years He
put up with them in the wilderness. 19 "When He had
destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, He distributed
their land as an inheritance-- all of which took about four
hundred and fifty years. 20 "After these things He gave them
judges until Samuel the prophet. 21 "Then they asked for a
king, and God gave them Saul…

14. Judges 1:1
• Judges 1:1 Now it came about after the death
of Joshua that the sons of Israel inquired of
the LORD, saying, "Who shall go up first for us
against the Canaanites, to fight against them?”
• NAU Judges 21:25 In those days there was no
king in Israel; everyone did what was right in
his own eyes.
• After Joshua, but before the Kings, sets the
date and duration Judges

15. Judges 1:2, Judah
• NAU Judges 1:2 The LORD said, "Judah shall
go up; behold, I have given the land into his
hand.”
• Why Judah?
• Who is the most famous king of Judah?
• NAU Revelation 5:5 and one of the elders said
to me, "Stop weeping; behold, the Lion that is
from the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has
overcome so as to open the book and its seven
seals.”
• Where do we get the phrase the “Lion of the
tribe of Judah”?

16. Judges 1:2
The “Lion of the tribe of Judah”?
• NAU Genesis 49:9 "Judah is a lion's whelp;
From the prey, my son, you have gone up. He
couches, he lies down as a lion, And as a lion,
who dares rouse him up? 10 "The scepter shall
not depart from Judah, Nor the ruler's staff
from between his feet, Until Shiloh comes, And
to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.
11 "He ties his foal to the vine, And his
donkey's colt to the choice vine; He washes his
garments in wine, And his robes in the blood
of grapes. 12 "His eyes are dull from wine, And
his teeth white from milk.

17. Judges 1:2, Judah
• Jerusalem Inspiration, “The name Judah was given at
birth when Leah said, ”let me gratefully praise God”
(Genesis 29:35). Leah …after giving birth to the 4th of
the 12 sons of Jacob. While all the tribes are part of
the Children of Israel, the name Judah / Yehudah
means thankfulness and Jews have come to be called
"Yehudim," after Judah. This is because of the vital
characteristic of being grateful to God, always
recognizing that He has given us more than our rightful
share…”
• Jerusalem Daily Photo, “Adam Ingalls' photo of the
Yemin Moshe neighborhood is identified by the
landmark Montefiore Windmill. The neighborhood was
built in 1891 as a solution to the overcrowding within
the walls of Jerusalem.”

18. Yemin Moshe neighborhood is identified by the landmark Montefiore
Windmill, by Adam Ingalls

19. Judges 1:13, Othniel
• NAU Judges 1:13 Othniel the son of Kenaz,
Caleb's younger brother, captured it; so he
gave him his daughter Achsah for a wife.

20. Judges 1:31, Acco
• NAU Judges 1:31 Asher did not drive out the
inhabitants of Acco, or the inhabitants of
Sidon, or of Ahlab, or of Achzib, or of Helbah,
or of Aphik, or of Rehob.

21. Acco lighthouse
Situated on the main sea and land route in ancient times, Ptolemais/Acco served as the main port of the region until
Caesarea was built. It was at this site that Herod the Great received Augustus Caesar, since Caesarea had not yet been
completed.

22. 3:7–31
4:1–5:31
6:1–10:5
10:6–12:15
13:1–16:31
Cycles of
Apostasy,
Oppression,
Deliverance

23. Judges 2

24. Judges 2:1, The Angel Of The Lord
• NAU Judges 2:1 Now the angel of the LORD came up from
Gilgal to Bochim. And he said, "I brought you up out of
Egypt and led you into the land which I have sworn to
your fathers; and I said, 'I will never break My covenant
with you,
• Who brought Israel out of Egypt?
• NAU Leviticus 11:45 'For I am the LORD who brought you
up from the land of Egypt… [Leviticus 19:36, 22:32-33, 25:38, 25:42,
25:55, 26:13, 26:45]
• NAU Numbers 15:41 "I am the LORD your God who
brought you out from the land of Egypt to be your God; I
am the LORD your God.” [Deuteronomy 5:6, 9:26, 31:21]

25. Judges 2:1, The Angel Of The Lord
• NAU Judges 2:1 Now the angel of the LORD …the land which I have sworn
to your fathers; and I said, 'I will never break My covenant with you,
• Who’s covenant?
• NAU Genesis 17:1 …the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, "I am
God Almighty; Walk before Me, and be blameless. 2 "I will establish My
covenant between Me and you…
• NAU Exodus 6:2 God spoke further to Moses and said to him, "I am the
LORD; 3 and I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, as God Almighty,
but by My name, LORD, I did not make Myself known to them. 4 "I also
established My covenant with them… [Leviticus 26:44, Deuteronomy
31:16]
• NAU Judges 2:20 So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He
said, "Because this nation has transgressed My covenant which I
commanded their fathers and has not listened to My voice,

26. Judges 2:1, Word of God, the angel of the LORD,
The Logos, the Memra, the Shekinah
• http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/1061
8-memra
• http://mjbi.org/yeshua-the-eternal-memra/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-
aVQ8MELeg&feature=em-subs_digest Jewish
Recognition of Trinitarian Facts
• “Captain of the LORD’s Hosts” Joshua 5:13-15, the
Divine Messenger of the Covenant coming to “His
Temple” Malachi 3:1, the Spirit of God Genesis 1:2,
the Memra or Logos (“The Word”) John 1:1,

27. Binitarianism
• “..During the Second Temple period and prior to Yeshua’s own
divine manifestation in biblical Israel, many classical Jewish
convictions formed regarding the One called the Memra, a
mediating and divine entity. The Messiah’s Name, (e.g.,
“Wonderful,” Judges 13:18) as the Jewish religious authorities
decreed, was created before the foundation of the world. A
Jewish recognition of “two powers in Heaven,” a kind of
binitarianism, in contrast to trinitarianism, was common among
the Jewish people for multiple centuries after Yeshua’s
manifestation of God… The Memra HaShem amazingly
corresponds to the Logos or Theos Logos (Word of God) as
depicted as divinely active in John 1…”
• http://mjbi.org/yeshua-the-eternal-memra/

28. Jewish Recognition of Trinitarian Facts
• Jewish Recognition of Trinitarian Facts
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-
aVQ8MELeg&feature=em-subs_digest
• NAU Judges 2:1 Now the angel of the LORD
came up from Gilgal to Bochim. And he said, "I
brought you up out of Egypt and led you into
the land which I have sworn to your fathers;
and I said, 'I will never break My covenant with
you,

29. Judges 2:10, Know The Lord
• NAU Judges 2:10 All that generation also were
gathered to their fathers; and there arose another
generation after them who did not know the LORD,
nor yet the work which He had done for Israel.
• “Knowing the Bible is one thing. Knowing the author
another.” Unknown
• However, we need to know Him through His Word
also so that we are not deceived by “the father of
lies”;
• NAU 2 Corinthians 11:14 No wonder, for even Satan
disguises himself as an angel of light. 29

30. Judges 2:14, He Sold Them
• NAU Judges 2:14 The anger of the LORD burned
against Israel, and He gave them into the hands of
plunderers who plundered them; and He sold them
into the hands of their enemies around them, so
that they could no longer stand before their
enemies.
• How did they get plunderers?
• NAU Judges 3:8 Then the anger of the LORD was
kindled against Israel, so that He sold them into the
hands of Cushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia
[Deuteronomy 31:17, Judges 6:13]

31. Judges 2:18, The Lord Raised Up Judges
• NAU Judges 2:18 When the LORD raised up
judges for them, the LORD was with the judge
and delivered them from the hand of their
enemies all the days of the judge; for the LORD
was moved to pity by their groaning because
of those who oppressed and afflicted them.
• How did they get judges?

32. Judges 2:18, Does God repent?
• NAU Judges 2:18 When the LORD raised up judges for them, the
LORD was with the judge and delivered them from the hand of
their enemies all the days of the judge; for the LORD was moved
to pity by their groaning because of those who oppressed and
afflicted them.
• KJV Jonah 3:10 And God saw their works, that they turned from
their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that
he would do unto them; and he did it not.
• KJV Exodus 32:14 And the LORD repented of the evil which he
thought to do unto his people. (1 Samuel 15:11, 2 Samuel 24:16, Jeremiah 26:19,
Amos 7:3+6)
• “the LORD changed His mind” used 4X’s in NAU (Why?)
• KJV Psalm 106:45 And he remembered for them his covenant, and
repented according to the multitude of his mercies. [prayer

33. Judges 2:18, Does God repent?
• “As commentator Ken Mathews says: “Genesis 6:6–7 is
describing the emotional anguish of God; our verse does not
present an abstract statement about God’s decision making.
This would be altogether out of place for the intention of the
passage, which depicts God as wronged by the
presumptuous sin of humanity (Genesis 1:11–26, New
American Commentary, p. 342).
• And: God’s response of grief over the making of humanity,
however, is not remorse in the sense of sorrow over a
mistaken creation; our verse shows that God’s pain has its
source in the perversion of human sin. The making of “man”
is no error; it was what “man” has made of himself (p. 343).”
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34. Judges 2:18, The LORD “delivered"
• NAU Judges 2:18 …the LORD was with the judge and
delivered them from the hand of their enemies …
• <03467> ‫ע‬ ַׁ‫ָש‬‫י‬yasha )446b(
• Meaning: to deliver
• Origin: a prim. root
• Usage: avenged(1), avenging(2), brought salvation(2),
deliver(27), delivered(8)…”
• NAU Deuteronomy 32:15 … forsook God who made him,
And scorned the Rock of his salvation [3444]
• <03444> ‫ה‬ָ‫ְשּוע‬‫י‬yeshuah )447b, …Meaning: salvation
• Origin: from 3467…

35. Judges 2:19
Stubborn People
NAU Judges 2:19 But
it came about when
the judge died, that
they would turn back
and act more
corruptly than their
fathers, in following
other gods to serve
them and bow down
to them; they did not
abandon their
practices or their
stubborn ways.

36. In
closing
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37. THE END
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38. BIBLE IN FIVE
Pastor Dave Kooyers
Valley Bible Fellowship
Box 433
Boonville CA 95415
http://www.slideshare.net/dkooyers
www.ValleyBibleFellowship.org
(707) 895-2325
God bless you as you examine His Word,
Your servant in Christ, 2Cor. 4:5
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(Ephesians 4:12-15). To help Christians to "to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, even Christ." So that "we are no longer...tossed here and
there...by every wind of doctrine." They may be downloaded and modified free of charge.
Matthew 10:8 …Freely you received, freely give.

39. The book of Judges, Ryrie study
Bible, page 283
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40. Judges 2:22,
• Thus Rachel died and was buried on the road to Efrath, which is Bethlehem.
• GENESIS (35:19)
• Jerusalem Inspiration
• Today's verse cites the tragic death of our Matriarch Rachel during childbirth. Jacob
buries Rachel at the site of her departing, the road to Efrath, which is right outside
Jerusalem. In modern times, Rachel's tomb is a place where many tears are shed by
people seeking Mother Rachel to intercede with God on their behalf. In particular,
women seeking to bear a child come to pray by Rachel's tomb, as she too was barren for
many years and God heard her prayers. The Efrat organization aknowledges the value of
every Jewish child and provides financial assistance to mothers in need who would
otherwise consider abortion.
• Jerusalem Daily Photo
• Joe Aminoff's beautiful photo of a blooming path in the city of Efrat, just outside
Jerusalem.
• NAU Luke 24:15 While they were talking and discussing, Jesus Himself approached and
began traveling with them.