Judges 2:13-20 – Summary of the cycle of the judges.Quick facts about the judgesThe tribes were surrounded by enemies. Judges 1:27-3:5Judges 2:20-3:5 – God used these enemies to punish the Israelites for sin.The same cycle keeps repeating.The judges were mainly military leaders. Deuteronomy 16:18-20; 17:8-13; Judges 4:4-5; 3:9-11Depending on how you count, there were 12-18 judges.The judges seem to be local leaders. Judges 4:10; 7:23ff; 12:1The time periods of the judges may have overlapped.About 114 years of total oppressionAbout 296 years of total restLessons we need todayAlways choosing the please myself is a terrible way to live!Judges 3:5Judges 17:6; 21:25; 17:7-13Judges 19-20 – Benjamin defeated and nearly destroyedJames 3:13-18God is willing to punish and forgiveJudges 6:1-14; 7-8 – Gideon defeats the Midianites.God was willing to punish His people when they sinned. Hebrews 10:31The cycle:Judges 5:31b – Rest and peaceJudges 6:1 – Sin → oppression (Judges 6:2-5)Judges 6:6-10 – Cries to GodJudges 6:11-14 – Judge to deliverRepeatGod saw the horrible things in Judges and forgave.God knows how to fix what is broken for everyone!I John 4:14; I John 1:9
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