Judges 20 “Civil War and Moral Collapse” 1. Resolve to punish the guilty (v.1-17) 2. Civil War breaks out in Israel (v.18-28) 3. Tribe of Benjamin defeated (v.29-48)

Psalms 3-4 "Peace in the Midst of Chaos"

Judges 19 “Sexual Depravity and National Decay” 1. The chaos of a nation without God (v.1-2) 2. Compromise can lead to danger (v.3-21) 3. Rationalizing sin leads to decay (v.22-30)

Judges 17-18 “The Danger of DIY Spirituality” 1. Idolatry worship in the home (ch.17:1-6) 2. A peddling priest for hire (ch.17:7-13) 3. A spiritual sellout to a mob (ch.18:1-21) 4. Going along to get along (ch.18:22-31)

Judges 16 “Sin Will Blind You, Bind You, and Grind You” 1. Samson blinded by self desires (v.1-3) 2. Samson bound to seduction (v.4-22) 3. Samson grinded by pride (v.23-31)

Judges 14-15 “A Wedding Gone Wrong” 1. Samson’s marriage plans (Ch.14:1-11) 2. A riddle and romance ruse (Ch.14:12-20) 3. A burning desire for revenge (Ch.15:1-8) 4. The jawbone of a donkey (Ch.15:9-20)

Judges 13 “The Power of a Promise” 1. The need for a deliverer (v.1) 2. A birth foretold by Heaven (v.2-7) 3. God’s plan for this family (v.8-23) 4. The birth of Samson (v.24-25)

Judges 11-12 “Justice and Sacrifice” 1. Jephthah becomes Israel's judge (ch.11:1-11) 2. The attempt to use diplomacy (ch.11:12-28) 3. Victory and a foolish vow made (ch.11:29-40) 4. War with Ephraim, and 3 judges (ch.12:1-15)

Judges 10 “God Judges Righteously” 1. The Judges: Tola and Jair (v.1-5) 2. Israel’s cycle back into sin (v.6-16) 3. Israel’s return back to God (v.17-18)

Judges 9 “The Rise and Fall of an Evil Leader” 1. The pride of Abimelech to rule by force (v.1-6) 2. Jotham predicts the fall of Abimelech (v.7-21) 3. The fickleness of human leadership (v.22-41) 4. The dangers of disobedience fulfilled (v.42-57)