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Bible History

The Time of the Judges

I.                    INTRODUCTION (Key Verses – Judges 17:6; 21:25)

A.      The Partial Conquest (Judges 1:21,27-36; 2:1-5,20-23; 3:1-4)

B.       The Passing Generation (Judges 2:6-10)

C.      The Disobedient Israelites (Judges 2:11-13; 3:5-7)

D.      The Punishing Foes (Judges 2:14-15)

E.       The Loving Deliverance (Judges 2:16-18)

F.       The Cycle Repeated (Judges 2:19)

II.                 LISTS

A.      The Oppressors

1.    Mesopotamians (Judges 3:8)

2.    Moabites (Judges 3:12-14)

3.    Canaanites (Judges 4:1-3)

4.    Midianites (Judges 6:1-6)

5.    Ammonites (Judges 10:6-9)

6.    Philistines (Judges 13:1)

B.       The Judges

1.    Othniel (Judges 3:7-11)

2.    Ehud (Judges 3:12-30)

3.    Shamgar (Judges 3:31)

4.    Deborah with Barak (Judges 4-5)

5.    Gideon (Judges 6-8)

6.    Tola (Judges 10:1-2)

7.    Jair (Judges 10:3-5)

8.    Jephthah (Judges 10:6-12:7)

9.    Ibzan (Judges 12:8-10)

10.Elon (Judges 12:11-12)

11.Abdon (Judges 12:13-15)

12.Samson (Judges 13-16)

13.Samuel (1Samuel 7:15-17)

III.               GENERAL HISTORY

A.      Period of Mesopotamian Oppression (Judges 3:8-11)

1.    Duration – 8 years

2.    Deliverer – Othniel (Caleb’s nephew)

3.    Rest – 40 years

4.    Danite movement (Judges 17-18)

a.       Early story

(1)   Mentioned in Joshua (Joshua 19:47)

(2)   Joshua written early (Joshua 6:25)

b.      Set up competitive religion (Judges 18:29-31; 1Kings 12:25-30)

5.    Outrage at Gibeah

a.       Early story – Phinehas still high priest (Judges 20:28)

b.      Shows how low the nation had gone

B.       Period of Moabite Oppression (Judges 3:12-31)

1.    Duration – 18 years

2.    Deliverers

a.       Ehud

b.      Shamgar

3.    Rest – 80 years (Judges 3:30)

C.      Period of Canaanite Oppression (Judges 4-5)

1.    Duration – 20 years

2.    Deliverers – Deborah with Barak

3.    Rest – 40 years

D.      Period of Midianite Oppression (Judges 6:1-10:5)

1.    Duration – 6 years

2.    Deliverers

a.       Gideon

b.      Tola

c.       Jair

3.    Rest – 40 years

4.    Time of the story of Ruth

E.       Period of Ammonite Oppression (Judges 10:6-12:15)

1.    Duration – 18 years

2.    Deliverers

a.       Jephthah

b.      Ibzan

c.       Elon

d.      Abdon

F.       Period of Philistine Oppression (Judges 13-16)

1.    Duration – 40 years

2.    Deliverer – Samson (see Judges 13:5)

G.      Samuel (1Samuel 1-8)

1.    Early life (1Samuel 1-3)

2.    Ark lost and returned (1Samuel 4-6)

3.    Samuel’s ministry (1Samuel 7)

4.    Israel wants a king (1Samuel 8)

Bible History

The United Kingdom

I.                    KING SAUL

A.      The Anointing of Saul (1Samuel 9-12)

B.       The Rejection of Saul (1Samuel 13-15)

1.    First rejection (1Samuel 13-14)

2.    Second rejection (1Samuel 15)

C.      Saul and David (1Samuel 16-20)

1.    The anointing of David (1Samuel 16)

2.    The battle with Goliath (1Samuel 17)

3.    The jealousy of Saul (1Samuel 18-20)

D.      The Decline of Saul (1Samuel 22,28,31)

1.    His degeneration (1Samuel 22)

2.    His Death (1Samuel 28,31)

II.                 KING DAVID

A.      The Call of David (1Samuel 16:1-13)

B.       The Exaltation of David (1Samuel 18:1-7)

C.      The Years as a Fugitive (1Samuel 21-30)

D.      David at Hebron (2Samuel 1-5)

1.    Made king of Judah

2.    Struggled with Ishbosheth

3.    Made king of all Israel (2Samuel 5:1-5)

E.       The Kingdom Established (2Samuel 5-10)

1.    War with the Philistines

2.    The taking of Jerusalem (2Samuel 5:6-9)

3.    Further conquests (2Samuel 8-10)

F.       Deeds of David

1.    Good

a.       Kindness to Mephibosheth (2Samuel 9)

b.      Justice to the Gibeonites (2Samuel 21)

2.    Bad

a.       Sin with Bathsheba (2Samuel 11)

b.      Sin in census taking (2Samuel 24)

G.      Final Years (2Samuel 13-20; 1Kings 1-2)

1.    Absalom’s revolt (2Samuel 12-19)

2.    Solomon’s accession

III.               KING SOLOMON

A.      Established as King (1Kings 2-3)

B.       Solomon’s Buildings (1Kings 5-10)

C.      Solomon’s Kingdom (1Kings 9-12)

D.      Decline and Judgment (1Kings 11)

1.    Sin (1Kings 11:1-8)

2.    Punishment (1Kings 11:9-43)