Thematic Bible: Extraordinary Judges


Thematic Bible



And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the farther side of the hill-country of Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Bethlehem-judah. Verse ConceptsConcubinesKingship, HumanBethlehemNo King

In those days there was no king in Israel. Every man did that which was right in his own eyes. Verse ConceptsEyes, Figurative UseChaosSelfishnessAnarchyNo King

In those days there was no king in Israel. And in those days the tribe of the Danites sought for them an inheritance to dwell in, for to that day [their] inheritance had not fallen to them among the tribes of Israel. Verse ConceptsNo King

In those days there was no king in Israel. Every man did that which was right in his own eyes. Verse ConceptsAuthority, of human institutionsKingship, HumanSelfishnessAnarchyNo King

And they gathered together to Mizpah, and drew water, and poured it out before LORD, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned against LORD. And Samuel judged the sons of Israel in Mizpah. Verse ConceptsFasting, Practice OfAssemblyRepentance, Examples OfShrinesFasting, Accompanied ByReligious AwakeningsDrawing WaterPouring WaterJudging IsraelWe Have Sinned

And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life. And he went from year to year in circuit to Bethel and Gilgal, and Mizpah. And he judged Israel in all those places. And his return was to Ramah, for his house was there. And there he judged Israel, and there he built an altar to LORD.

Then his brothers and all the house of his father came down, and took him, and brought him up, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the burying-place of Manoah his father. And he judged Israel twenty years. Verse ConceptsTombsCemetery20 To 30 YearsJudging Israel

And the woman bore a son, and called his name Samson. And the child grew, and LORD blessed him. Verse ConceptsBecoming An AdultChildren, Good Examples OfGrowing UpBlessed By GodBabies Being A Blessingempowerment

And Gideon said to them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you. LORD shall rule over you. Verse ConceptsGovernmentTheocracygideon

And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house.

And yet they did not hearken to their judges, for they played the harlot after other gods, and bowed themselves down to them. They turned aside quickly out of the way in which their fathers walked, obeying the commandments of LORD. And when LORD raised up judges for them, then LORD was with the judge, and saved them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge. For LORD regretted because of their groaning because of those who oppressed them and But it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they turned back, and dealt more corruptly than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them, and to bow down to them. They did not cease from their doings, nor from their

And when the sons of Israel cried to LORD, LORD raised up a savior to the sons of Israel, who saved them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother. And the Spirit of LORD came upon him, and he judged Israel. And he went out to war, and LORD delivered Cushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand, and his hand prevailed against Cushan-rishathaim.

And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that [Eli] fell from off his seat backward by the side of the gate. And his neck broke, and he died, for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty year Verse ConceptsLeaders, SpiritualThe Number Forty40 To 50 YearsBackwardsPeople Tumblinglosing a loved oneDeath Of A Family MemberDeath Of A FatherLeadership QualitiesFalling Backwards

And what shall I say further? For the time would fail me telling about Gideon, also Barak and Samson and Jephthah, also of David and Samuel and the prophets, Verse ConceptsDavid, Spiritual Significance Ofheroesgideon

And after him Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite judged Israel.

And after him Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel, and he judged Israel ten years. Verse ConceptsTen To Fourteen YearsJudging Israel

And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who smote six hundred men of the Philistines with an ox-goad, and he also saved Israel. Verse ConceptsGoadsDeliverersSix To Seven HundredSharp ToolsSix Hundred And AboveNumbers Of Foreigners Killed

And after him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel. Verse ConceptsJudging Israel

And after Abimelech there arose Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar, to save Israel, and he dwelt in Shamir in the hill-country of Ephraim. Verse ConceptsDefenseRescueTribes Of Israelgrandfathers

And after him arose Jair, the Gileadite, and he judged Israel twenty-two years. Verse Concepts20 To 30 YearsJudging Israel

But when the sons of Israel cried to LORD, LORD raised up for them a savior, Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a left-handed man. And the sons of Israel sent tribute by him to Eglon the king of Moab. Verse ConceptsHandsTaxationTributesAnswered PrayerLeft Handed

Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor, and he was the son of a harlot, and Gilead begot Jephthah. Verse ConceptsIllegitimate ChildrenHarlots

And the agent of LORD came, and sat under the oak which was in Ophrah that pertained to Joash the Abiezrite. And his son Gideon was beating out wheat in the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites. Verse ConceptsAgriculture, TermsAppearances Of God In OtGrainThreshingWheatWinepressWarriorsOaksActing In Secretgideon

And when LORD raised up judges for them, then LORD was with the judge, and saved them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge. For LORD regretted because of their groaning because of those who oppressed them and Verse ConceptsGod, As SaviorCruelty, God's attitude toGrace, In OtSensitivitySympathyGod Saving From EnemiesGod With Specific PeopleGod Showed Mercy

And LORD raised up judges who saved them out of the hand of those who despoiled them. Verse ConceptsGod, As SaviorDeliverance, Means OfLeaders, PoliticalDeliverers

And all the men of Shechem assembled themselves together, and all the house of Millo, and went and made Abimelech king by the oak of the pillar that was in Shechem. Verse ConceptsPillarsObelisksOaksMaking KingsCitizens

Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, she judged Israel at that time. Verse ConceptsDeborahLeaders, PoliticalRankWomenProphetessNamed WivesWomen Working

And after these things he gave them judges about four hundred and fifty years until Samuel the prophet. Verse ConceptsNamed Prophets Of The Lord