Thematic Bible: Extraordinary Judges
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extraordinary Judges » Not without intermission
In those days, when there was no king in Israel, a Levite living in a remote part of the hill country of Ephraim acquired a woman from Bethlehem in Judah as his concubine.
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In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did whatever he wanted.
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In those days, there was no king in Israel, and the Danite tribe was looking for territory to occupy. Up to that time no territory had been captured by them among the tribes of Israel.
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In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did whatever he wanted.
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extraordinary Judges » Names of » samuel
When they gathered at Mizpah, they drew water and poured it out in the Lord’s presence. They fasted that day, and there they confessed, “We have sinned against the Lord.” And Samuel judged the Israelites at Mizpah.
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Samuel judged Israel throughout his life. Every year he would go on a circuit to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah and would judge Israel at all these locations. Then he would return to Ramah because his home was there, he judged Israel there, and he had built an altar to the Lord there.
extraordinary Judges » Names of » Samson
Then his brothers and his father’s family came down, carried him back, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of his father Manoah. So he judged Israel 20 years.
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So the woman gave birth to a son and named him Samson. The boy grew, and the Lord blessed him.
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extraordinary Judges » The office of, not always for life, or hereditary
But Gideon said to them, “I will not rule over you, and my son will not rule over you; the Lord will rule over you.”
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Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) son of Joash went back to live at his house.
extraordinary Judges » Israel not permanently or spiritually benefited by
but they did not listen to their judges. Instead, they prostituted themselves with other gods, bowing down to them. They quickly turned from the way of their fathers, who had walked in obedience to the Lord's commands. They did not do as their fathers did. Whenever the Lord raised up a judge for the Israelites, the Lord was with him and saved the people from the power of their enemies while the judge was still alive. The Lord was moved to pity whenever they groaned because of those who were oppressing and afflicting them. Whenever the judge died, the Israelites would act even more corruptly than their fathers, going after other gods to worship and bow down to them. They did not turn from their [evil] practices or their obstinate ways.
extraordinary Judges » Names of » Othniel
The Israelites cried out to the Lord. So the Lord raised up Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb's youngest brother as a deliverer to save the Israelites. The Spirit of the Lord was on him, and he judged Israel. Othniel went out to battle, and the Lord handed over Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram to him, so that Othniel overpowered him.
extraordinary Judges » Names of » Eli
When he mentioned the ark of God, Eli fell backward off the chair by the city gate, and since he was old and heavy, his neck broke and he died. Eli had judged Israel 40 years.
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extraordinary Judges » Remarkable for their faith
And what more can I say? Time is too short for me to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets,
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extraordinary Judges » Names of » Abdon
After Elon, Abdon son of Hillel, who was from Pirathon, judged Israel.
extraordinary Judges » Names of » Elon
Elon, who was from Zebulun, judged Israel after Ibzan. He judged Israel 10 years,
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extraordinary Judges » Names of » Shamgar
After Ehud, Shamgar son of Anath became judge. He delivered Israel by striking down 600 Philistines with an oxgoad.
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extraordinary Judges » Names of » Ibzan
Ibzan, who was from Bethlehem, judged Israel after Jephthah
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extraordinary Judges » Names of » Tola
After Abimelech, Tola son of Puah, son of Dodo became judge and began to deliver Israel. He was from Issachar and lived in Shamir in the hill country of Ephraim.
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extraordinary Judges » Names of » Jair
After him came Jair the Gileadite, who judged Israel 22 years.
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extraordinary Judges » Names of » Ehud
Then the Israelites cried out to the Lord, and He raised up Ehud son of Gera, a left-handed Benjaminite, as a deliverer for them. The Israelites sent him to Eglon king of Moab with tribute money.
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extraordinary Judges » Names of » Jephthah
Jephthah the Gileadite was a great warrior, but he was the son of a prostitute, and Gilead was his father.
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extraordinary Judges » Names of » gideon
The Angel of the Lord came, and He sat under the oak that was in Ophrah, which belonged to Joash, the Abiezrite. His son Gideon was threshing wheat in the wine vat in order to hide it from the Midianites.
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extraordinary Judges » Upheld and strengthened by God
Whenever the Lord raised up a judge for the Israelites, the Lord was with him and saved the people from the power of their enemies while the judge was still alive. The Lord was moved to pity whenever they groaned because of those who were oppressing and afflicting them.
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extraordinary Judges » Raised up to deliver israel
The Lord raised up judges, who saved them from the power of their marauders,
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extraordinary Judges » Names of » Abimelech
Then all the lords of Shechem and of Beth-millo gathered together and proceeded to make Abimelech king at the oak of the pillar in Shechem.
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extraordinary Judges » Names of » Deborah
Deborah, a woman who was a prophetess and the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time.
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extraordinary Judges » During four hundred and fifty years
This all took about 450 years. After this, He gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.
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