Lesson 1 - JUDGES
Lesson 1 JUDGES The portion to Read : Book of Judges Memory Verse: 1 Sam 7:12 Objective: God will never leave sin unpunished. But he who cries to God for forgiveness will be received and redeemed. Believers should not yoke themselves with unbelievers. Who were the Judges? Judges were men or women raised by God from Israel to save them from their enemies and judge them. The period of Judges was about 2000 years between the death of Joshua and the first king Saul. Between 2000 years, 15 judges were appointed by God. Among them, the history of 13 is given in the book of Judges, and that of the other 2 is given in the first chapters of 1Samuel. The sequential order of Judges is given below. Othniel Ehud Shamgar Deborah Gideon Abimelek Tola Jair Jephthah Ibzan Elon Abdon Samson Eli Samuel 7 were more influential: Othniel, Ehud, Deborah, Gideon, Jephthah, Samson, and Samuel. What a contrast the people of Israel are to...