Thematic Bible: Extraordinary Judges


Thematic Bible



And it came to pass in those days, when, king, there was none 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 was seeking for itself an inheritance to dwell in for there had not fallen to them, unto that day, in the midst of the tribes of Israel, enough for an inheritance. Verse ConceptsNo King


So they gathered themselves unto Mizpah, and drew water, and poured it out before Yahweh, and fasted on that day, and said, there, We have sinned against Yahweh. 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 used to take his journey, from year to year, and go round to Bethel, and Gilgal, and Mizpah, - and used to judge Israel, at all these places. And, his returning, was to Ramah, for, there, was his house, and, there, judged he Israel, - so he built there an altar unto Yahweh.

Then came down his brethren, and all the house of his father, and lifted him, and carried him up, and buried him, between Zorah and Eshtaol, in the buryingplace of Manoah his father, - he, having judged Israel twenty years. Verse ConceptsTombsCemetery20 To 30 YearsJudging Israel

So the woman hare a son, and called his name Samson, - and the boy grew, and Yahweh blessed him. Verse ConceptsBecoming An AdultChildren, Good Examples OfGrowing UpBlessed By GodBabies Being A Blessingempowerment

And Gideon said unto them, I, will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you, - Yahweh, shall rule over you. Verse ConceptsGovernmentTheocracygideon

So then Jerubbaal, son of Joash, went and dwelt in his own house.

yet, even unto their judges, did thy not hearken, for they went unchastely astray after other gods, and bowed themselves down to them, - they turned aside speedily out of the way wherein their fathers who hearkened unto the commandments of Yahweh, walked, they did not so. And, when Yahweh raised them up judges, then was Yahweh with the judges, and saved them out of the hand of their enemies, all the days of the judge, - for Yahweh was grieved at their outcry, because of them who oppressed them, and ill-treated them. But, when the judge was dead, they again broke faith more than their fathers, by going their way after other gods, by serving them, and bowing themselves down to them, - they ceased not from their doings nor from their stubborn way.

And the sons of Israel made outcry unto Yahweh, so Yahweh raised up a saviour unto the sons of Israel, who saved them, - even Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother. And the Spirit of Yahweh came upon him, and he judged Israel, and went out to war, and Yahweh delivered into his hand, Chushan-rishathaim, king of Syria, - and his hand prevailed over Chushan-rishathaim.

And it came to pass, when he mentioned the ark of God, that he fell from off his seat backwards, at the side of the gate, and his neck brake, and he died, for, old, was the man, and, heavy, - and, he had judged Israel forty years. Verse ConceptsLeaders, SpiritualThe Number Forty40 To 50 YearsBackwardsPeople Tumblinglosing a loved oneDeath Of A Family MemberDeath Of A FatherLeadership QualitiesFalling Backwards

And what more can I say? For, time, will fail me while I go on telling - concerning Gideon, Barak, Sampson, Jephthah, David also, and Samuel, and the prophets, - Verse ConceptsDavid, Spiritual Significance Ofheroesgideon

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

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

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

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

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

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

And the sons of Israel made outcry unto Yahweh, and Yahweh raised up unto them a saviour, Ehud son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man left-handed, - and the sons of Israel sent, by his hand, a present, unto Eglon king of Moab. Verse ConceptsHandsTaxationTributesAnswered PrayerLeft Handed

Now, Jephthah the Gileadite, was a mighty man of valour, but, he, was the son of an unchaste woman, - yet Gilead was the father of Jephthah. Verse ConceptsIllegitimate ChildrenHarlots

Then came the messenger of Yahweh, and sat down under the oak which was in Ophrah, which belonged to Joash, the Abiezrite; and, Gideon his son, was beating out wheat in the winepress, to escape the notice of the Midianites; Verse ConceptsAgriculture, TermsAppearances Of God In OtGrainThreshingWheatWinepressWarriorsOaksActing In Secretgideon

And, when Yahweh raised them up judges, then was Yahweh with the judges, and saved them out of the hand of their enemies, all the days of the judge, - for Yahweh was grieved at their outcry, because of them who oppressed them, and ill-treated them. Verse ConceptsGod, As SaviorCruelty, God's attitude toGrace, In OtSensitivitySympathyGod Saving From EnemiesGod With Specific PeopleGod Showed Mercy

And, though Yahweh raised up judges, - who saved them out of the hand of them that plundered them, Verse ConceptsGod, As SaviorDeliverance, Means OfLeaders, PoliticalDeliverers

Then were gathered together all the owners of Shechem, and all the house of Millo, and they went and made Abimelech king, - by the oak of the pillar, that was in Shechem. Verse ConceptsPillarsObelisksOaksMaking KingsCitizens

And, Deborah, a woman who was a prophetess, wife of Lapidoth, she, was judging Israel, at that time: Verse ConceptsDeborahLeaders, PoliticalRankWomenProphetessNamed WivesWomen Working

And, after these things, he gave them judges, until Samuel the prophet. Verse ConceptsNamed Prophets Of The Lord