Journey through Nach - Shoftim

Journey through Nach with Rabbi Ya'akov Trump - Sefer Shoftim, Perek 11. Yiftach the outcast is recalled to lead, argues his case to Amon, and makes his fateful vow.

Journey through Nach with Rabbi Ya'akov Trump - Sefer Shoftim, Perek 10. The cycle deepens as Israel serves a crowd of gods, and Hashem's answer to their cry marks a turning point.

Journey through Nach with Rabbi Ya'akov Trump - Sefer Shoftim, Perek 9. Avimelech seizes power in Shechem through murder, and Yotam's parable of the thorn bush comes true.

Journey through Nach with Rabbi Ya'akov Trump - Sefer Shoftim, Perek 8. Gideon pursues the kings of Midyan, punishes Sukkot and Penuel, and makes the ephod that becomes a snare.

Journey through Nach with Rabbi Ya'akov Trump - Sefer Shoftim, Perek 7. Gideon reduces his army to three hundred men and routs Midyan with torches, jars and shofarot.

Journey through Nach with Rabbi Ya'akov Trump - Sefer Shoftim, Perek 5. Devora and Barak sing of the victory, of the tribes that came and those that stayed away, and of the fall of Sisera.

Journey through Nach with Rabbi Ya'akov Trump - Sefer Shoftim, Perek 4. Devora and Barak lead the northern tribes against Sisera, and Yael drives the tent peg.

Journey through Nach with Rabbi Ya'akov Trump - Sefer Shoftim, Perek 3. Ehud ben Gera assassinates Eglon of Moav with a hidden blade, and Shamgar strikes down the Pelishtim.

Journey through Nach with Rabbi Ya'akov Trump - Sefer Shoftim, Perek 2. The pattern of the book is set: sin, oppression, crying out, and deliverance through a judge.

Journey through Nach with Rabbi Ya'akov Trump - Sefer Shoftim, Perek 1. The tribes push into their territories with mixed success, and the Angel of Hashem rebukes the nation at Bochim.