bible_judges

 

JUDGES

OUTLINE

by Ray Shelton

 

JUDGES – Named for Principal Characters – Judges or Deliverers

 

I.  Prevailing Conditions After Joshua (1:1–3:6)

A.  Unfinished conquest of Canaan by Israel (1:1–2:5)


B.  Religious-political cycles (2:6–3:6)

1.  Idolatry

2.  Wrath of God

3.  Repentance

4.  Deliverance

 

II.  Oppressing Nations and the Deliverers (3:7–16:31)

A.  Mesopotamia (Cushan-rishathaim) — Othniel (3:7-11)

B.  Moabites (Eglon) — Ehud (3:12-30)

C.  Philistines — Shamgar (3:31)

D.  Canaan (Jabin) — Deborah and Barak (4:1–5:31)


E.  Midianites (6:1–10:5)

1.  Gideon (Jerubbaal) (6:1–8:35)

2.  Abimelech the Tyrant (not a judge) (9:1-57)

3.  Tola and Jair (10:1-5)


F.  Ammonites (10:6–12:15)

1.  Jephthah (10:6–12:7)

2.  Ibzan, Elon, and Abdon (12:8-15)


G.  Philistines — Samson (13:1–16:31)

 

III.  Appendix: the Conditions in the Days of Judges (17:1–21:25)

A.  Micah and his idolatry (17:1-13)

B.  Migration of the Danites (18:1-31)

C.  The atrocity at Gibeah (19:1-30)

D.  Civil war and Peace (20:1–21:25)

 

RUTH – Named for Principal Character
I.  Ruth Chooses (1:1-22)

A.  Migration and sojourn in Moab (1:1-5)

B.  Decision to return with Naomi to Judah (1:6-18)

C.  The mournful homecoming to Bethlehem (1:19-22)

 

II.  Ruth Labors (2:1-23)

III.  Ruth waits (3:1-18)

IV.  Ruth rewarded (4:1-22)

A.  Completed redemption (4:1-17)

B.  Significant genealogy (4:18-22)