Thematic Bible: Extraordinary Judges


Thematic Bible



In those days when there was no king in Israel, there was a certain Levite sojourning on the side of Mount Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Bethlehem of Judah. Verse ConceptsConcubinesKingship, HumanBethlehemNo King

In those days there was no king in Israel; each one 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 Dan sought a possession for themselves to dwell in, for unto that day their lot had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel for an inheritance. Verse ConceptsNo King

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

And they gathered together in Mizpeh and drew water and poured it out before the LORD and fasted on that day and said there, We have sinned against the LORD. And Samuel judged the sons of Israel in Mizpeh. 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 Mizpeh and judged Israel in all those places. Then he would return to Ramah, for there was his house, and there he judged Israel, and there he built an altar unto the LORD.

Then his brethren 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 sepulchre 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 the LORD blessed him. Verse ConceptsBecoming An AdultChildren, Good Examples OfGrowing UpBlessed By GodBabies Being A Blessingempowerment

But Gideon replied, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you; the LORD shall rule over you. Verse ConceptsGovernmentTheocracygideon

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

And yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they fornicated after other gods and bowed themselves unto them; they turned quickly out of the way which their fathers had walked hearing the commandments of the LORD; but they did not do so. And when the LORD raised them up judges, then the LORD was with the judge and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of that judge; for the LORD repented because of their groanings by reason of those that oppressed them and afflicted them. But when the judge was dead, then they would return, and corrupt themselves more than their fathers in following other gods to serve them and to bow down unto them; they did not diminish from their own doings nor from their stubborn way.

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

And it came to pass when he made mention of the ark of God, Eli fell from off the 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 years. 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 more say? For the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon and of Barak and of Samson and of Jephthae, of David also and Samuel and of the prophets, Verse ConceptsDavid, Spiritual Significance Ofheroesgideon

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

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

And after him was Shamgar, the son of Anath, who slew 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

After him Ibzan, of Bethlehem, judged Israel, Verse ConceptsJudging Israel

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

And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, who judged Israel twenty-two years. Verse Concepts20 To 30 YearsJudging Israel

But when the sons of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a saviour, Ehud, the son of Gera, a son of Jemini, a man, who had his right hand impeded, and by him the sons of Israel sent a present unto Eglon, the king of Moab. Verse ConceptsHandsTaxationTributesAnswered PrayerLeft Handed

Now Jephthah existed then, a Gileadite, a mighty man of valour, the son of a harlot unto whom Gilead had begat a son. Verse ConceptsIllegitimate ChildrenHarlots

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

And when the LORD raised them up judges, then the LORD was with the judge and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of that judge; for the LORD repented because of their groanings by reason of those that oppressed them and afflicted them. Verse ConceptsGod, As SaviorCruelty, God's attitude toGrace, In OtSensitivitySympathyGod Saving From EnemiesGod With Specific PeopleGod Showed Mercy

Nevertheless, the LORD raised up judges who delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them. Verse ConceptsGod, As SaviorDeliverance, Means OfLeaders, PoliticalDeliverers

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

And a woman judged Israel at that time, Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth. Verse ConceptsDeborahLeaders, PoliticalRankWomenProphetessNamed WivesWomen Working

And after that he gave unto them judges about the space of four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet. Verse ConceptsNamed Prophets Of The Lord