1. Narrative Cycle – Judges

2. Three Aspects: The ‘PAST, the ‘FUTURE’ and the ‘NOW’ Creation The world as we know it Exodus The Nation of Israel Incarnation Christ Ascended Pentecost The Church Universal New Creation The Eternal Kingdom of our Lord NOW Faith Journey Abraham and Sarah Judges – Ruth - Hanna

3. 3 Judges as a Literary Unit Intro – Ch. 1-2 Concl – Ch. 17-21 PLOT Of the 7 Main Judges JOSHUAJOSHUA Hinge – Death of Joshua Hinge – Death of Israel RUTHRUTH ENCLOSURE Inclusio

4. The Micro - Inclusio 1:1 Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the LORD, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them? and they went out from thence every man to his inheritance... In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes. From UNITY to DISUNITY

5. Chapters 1-2 Chapters 17-21 The Lord Present Tribes Together Leadership (Judah) Moral behavior War to conquer land The Enemy defeated Names are prominent The Lord Absent Tribes Splintered No Leadership Immoral behavior Civil war – loss of land Israel defeated Names are absent Macro - Inclusio From UNITY to DISUNITY

6. Historical Cultural Identity MODERNANCIENT Self CenteredGroup Centered Promotes IndependencePromotes Inter-dependence Man separated from natureMan in union with nature Worships uniqueness / herosEmphasizes conformity Autonomy from social solidaritySeeks social integration Worth in Personal Achievement and private possession Worth in contribution to family and / or class Status is achieved – individualityStatus is assigned - hierarchy Competitive / personal powerNon-competitive / less violent 6

7. JOURNEY FROM NEGATIVE REVERSAL (-) TO POSITIVE REVERSAL (+) The Time of the Judges: From Othniel and Achsah to Ruth and Hannah

8. The Journey of the Judges The Start 1:1 - 3:6 The Journey of the Judges 3:7 - 16:31 The Ending 17:1 - 21:25 The Hidden Journey Ruth Hannah The Downward Journey The Upward Journey From Dorsey Literary Structure of the Bible

9. Judges 1 Jdg 1:1-36 And it happened after the death of Joshua, the children of Israel asked Jehovah, saying, Who shall go up first for us against the Canaanites to fight against them? (2) And Jehovah said, Judah shall go up. Behold, I have delivered the land into his hand. (3) And Judah said to Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my lot so that we may fight against the Canaanites. And I likewise will go with you into your lot. So Simeon went with him. (4) And Judah went up. And Jehovah delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand. And they killed ten thousand men of them in Bezek. (5) And they found Adoni-bezek in Bezek. And, they fought against him, and they killed the Canaanites and the Perizzites. (6) And Adoni-bezek fled. And they ran after him and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his big toes. (7) And Adoni-bezek said, Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off have gathered under my table. As I have done, so God has requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there. (8) And the sons of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and had taken it, and had struck it with the edge of the sword, and had set the city on fire. (9) And afterward the sons of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites who lived in the mountain, and in the south, and in the valley. (10) And Judah went against the Canaanites who lived in Hebron (and the name of Hebron before was Kirjath-arba). And they killed Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai. (11) And from there he went against those who lived in Debir. And the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher. (12) And Caleb said, He who strikes Kirjath-sepher and takes it, I will give Achsah my daughter to him for a wife. (13) And Othniel, the son of Caleb's younger brother Kenaz, took it. And he gave him Achsah his daughter for a wife. (14) And it happened when she came, she moved him to ask for a field from her father. And she dismounted from the ass. And Caleb said to her, What do you desire? (15) And she said to him, Give me a blessing. For you have given me a south land. Give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs. (16) And the sons of the Kenite, Moses' father-in-law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the sons of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which is in the south of Arad. And they went and lived among the people. (17) And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they killed the Canaanites who lived in Zephath and destroyed it. And the name of the city was called Hormah. (18) Also Judah took Gaza with its border, and Askelon with its border, and Ekron with its border. (19) And Jehovah was with Judah. And he took possession of the mountain. But he could not drive out those who lived in the valley, because they had chariots of iron. (20) And they gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses said. And he expelled the three sons of Anak from there. (21) And the sons of Benjamin did not expel the Jebusites who lived in Jerusalem. But the Jebusites live with the sons of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day. (22) And the house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and Jehovah was with them. (23) And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Bethel. And the name of the city before was Luz. (24) And the spies saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said to him, Please show us the gate into the city, and we will show you mercy. (25) And when he showed them the gate into the city, they struck the city with the edge of the sword. But they let the man and all his family go. (26) And the man went into the land of the Hittites and built a city, and called the name of it Luz, which is the name of it to this day. (27) And Manasseh had not taken possession of Beth-shean and its daughter-villages, nor Taanach and its daughter-villages, nor struck the inhabitants of Dor and its daughter-villages, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and its daughter-villages, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and its daughter-villages. For the Canaanites were determined to live in that land. (28) And it happened, when Israel became strong, they put the Canaanites to tribute, and did not completely expel them. (29) And Ephraim did not expel the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, but the Canaanites lived in Gezer among them. (30) And Zebulun did not expel those who lived in Kitron, nor those who lived in Nahalol. But the Canaanites lived among them and became tributaries. (31) And Asher did not expel those who lived in Accho, and the inhabitants of Sidon, and Ahlab, and Achzib, and Helbah, and Aphik, and Rehob. (32) But the Asherites lived among the Canaanites, those who lived in the land, for they did not expel them. (33) And Naphtali did not expel those who lived in Beth-shemesh, and the inhabitants of Beth-anath, and they lived among the Canaanites, those who lived in the land. But those who lived in Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath became tributaries to them. (34) And the Amorites forced the sons of Dan into the mountain. For they would not allow them to come down to the valley. (35) But the Amorites desired to stay in Mount Heres in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim. Yet the hand of the house of Joseph was heavy so that they became tributaries. (36) And the border of the Amorites was from the going up to Akrabbim, from the rock and upward. Tribe of Judah – Success in defeating Enemy 1:1-11 Tribe of Judah – Further success in defeating Enemy 1:12-20 Tribe of Benjamin – Less success in defeating Enemy 1:21-26 Other Tribes – Unsuccessful in defeating Enemy 1:27-36 The Downward Journey

10. Great Beginning Judges 1 - Judah Victory of Bezek 1:3-7 Conquest of Jerusalem 1:8 Conquest of Hebron 1:9-10 Conquest of Debir 1:11-15 Settlement Kenites 1:16 Conquest Hormah 1:17 Difficulty Philistines 1:18 -21 Prayer and Answer 1:1-2

11. Judah Jdg 1:1 And it happened after the death of Joshua, the children of Israel asked Jehovah, saying, Who shall go up first for us against the Canaanites to fight against them? And Jehovah said, Judah shall go up. Behold, I have delivered the land into his hand. And Jehovah was with Judah. And he took possession of the mountain. But he could not drive out those who lived in the valley, because they had chariots of iron. The Victories

12. Continuing the Journey – the other tribes Success of Judah Partial Benjamin Poorer Manasseh Ephraim Poorer Zebulon Poorer Asher Poorer Naphtali Poorest Dan OTHNIEL EHUD DEBORAH GIDEON - ABIMELECH JEPHTAH ? SAMSON

13. The Poorest - Dan Jdg 1:34-35 And the Amorites forced the sons of Dan into the mountain. For they would not allow them to come down to the valley. But the Amorites desired to stay in Mount Heres in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim. Yet the hand of the house of Joseph was heavy so that they became tributaries.

14. Chapter 1 – Sequence of the Story - Visual EP ISO DE I 1-4 EP ISO DE II 5-9 BEZEK Jerusalem Scene I EP ISO DE I 10- 11 EP ISO DE II 12- 15 EP ISO DE III 16- 20 HEBRON Scene II MORE PLACES Scene III ACT I – JUDAH and SIMEON 21-26 Benjamin Scene I 27-36 Ephraim Dan Scene II DDDDD ACT II – Other TRIBES From Victory to Defeat

15. The Downward Journey: Judges 2 A look backward 2:1-10 – The Centrality of the Covenant God’s Faithfulness Man’s unfaithfulness – The Strong Lead of Joshua Repentance Period of Peace The Death of Joshua – A New Generation “Did not know the Lord nor the works He had done”

16. Judges 2 Jdg 2:1-23 And the Angel of Jehovah came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you go up out of Egypt, and have brought you into the land which I swore to your fathers. And I said, I will never break My covenant with you. (2) And you shall make no treaty with those who live in this land. You shall throw down their altars. But you have not obeyed My voice. What is this that you have done? (3) And I also said, I will not drive them out from before you, but they shall be thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare to you. (4) And it happened when the Angel of Jehovah spoke these words to all the sons of Israel, the people lifted up their voices and wept. (5) And they called the name of that place The Place of Weeping. And they sacrificed there to Jehovah. (6) And when Joshua had let the people go, the sons of Israel left, each man to his inheritance, to possess the land. (7) And the people served Jehovah all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great works of Jehovah that He did for Israel. (8) And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Jehovah, died, being a hundred and ten years old. (9) And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath-heres, in mount Ephraim, on the north side of the hill Gaash. (10) And also all that generation were gathered to their fathers. And there arose another generation after them who did not know Jehovah, nor even the works which He had done for Israel. (11) And the sons of Israel did evil in the sight of Jehovah, and served Baals. (12) And they forsook Jehovah, the God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt. And they followed other gods of the gods of the people who were around them, and bowed themselves to them, and provoked Jehovah to anger. (13) And they forsook Jehovah and served Baal and Ashtaroth. (14) And the anger of Jehovah was hot against Israel, and He delivered them into the hand of spoilers who spoiled them. And He sold them into the hand of their enemies all around, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies. (15) Wherever they went out, the hand of Jehovah was against them for evil, as Jehovah had said, and as Jehovah had sworn to them. And they were greatly distressed. (16) But Jehovah raised up judges who delivered them out of the hand of those who spoiled them. (17) And yet they would not listen to their judges, but they went lusting after other gods, and bowed themselves to them. They turned quickly out of the way which their fathers walked in, for they had obeyed the commandments of Jehovah; these did not do so. (18) And when Jehovah raised judges up for them, then Jehovah was with the judge, and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge. For Jehovah took pity because of their groanings before their oppressors and their crushers. (19) And it happened when the judge was dead, they returned and made themselves more rotten than their fathers in following other gods to serve them, and to bow down to them. They did not cease from their own doings nor from their stubborn way. (20) And the anger of Jehovah glowed against Israel. And He said, Because this nation has transgressed My covenant which I commanded their fathers, and has not listened to My voice, (21) I also from now on will not expel any from before them of the nations that Joshua left when he died; (22) so that by them I may test Israel, whether they are keeping the way of Jehovah, to go in it, as their fathers kept it, or not. (23) And Jehovah left those nations, without driving them out quickly. And He did not deliver them into the hand of Joshua. The warning of the Angel of the Lord 2:1-5 Death of Joshua 2:6-10 The downward spiral of idolatry 2:11-23

17. The Pattern of Retreat – Judges 2:11-23 Time of Peace 2:1-10 Time of Evil 2:11-13 Time of Occupation 2:14- Time of Lament Compassion 2:15-18 Time of the Judge 2:16-19 Time of Peace 2:16 NExtCycleNExtCycle

18. Judges 2:20-3:6 – The Testing Because this nation has transgressed My covenant which I commanded their fathers, and has not listened to My voice, I also from now on will not expel any from before them of the nations that Joshua left when he died; so that by them I may test Israel, whether they are keeping the way of Jehovah, to go in it, as their fathers kept it, or not.

19. The Journey of the Judges The Start 1:1 - 3:6 The Journey of the Judges 3:7 - 16:31 The Ending 17:1 - 21:25 The Hidden Journey Ruth Hannah The Downward Journey The Upward Journey From Dorsey Literary Structure of the Bible

20. Continuing the Journey – the main Judges OTHNIEL 3:7 ++ EHUD 3:12 + - DEBORAH / BARAK 4:1 + - - GIDEON 6:1 + - - ABIMELECH 8:33 - JEPHTAH 10:6 - - SAMSON 13:1 - - - From Dorsey Literary Structure of the Bible Reversal

21. Plot of – Judges – Chiastic Structure Othniel and Achsah (wife – heroin and instigator)  Ehud and victory at the Jordan  Deborah and Jair – Skull crushed by a woman Gideon as obedient Gideon’s change of heart towards violence Gideon as disobedient  Abimelech – skull crushed by a woman  Jephtah and victory at the Jordan (daughter heroin) Samson and Delilah (woman as instigator) Opening chapters 1-2 Closing chapters 17-21

22. The Story of OTHNIEL: Judges 3:7-11 (7) And the sons of Israel did evil in the sight of Jehovah and forgot Jehovah their God, and served Baals and the Asherahs. (8) And the anger of Jehovah was hot against Israel, and He sold them into the hand of Chushan-rishathaim, king of Mesopotamia. And the sons of Israel served Chushan-rishathaim eight years. (9) And when the sons of Israel cried to Jehovah, Jehovah raised up a deliverer to the sons of Israel, who delivered them, Othniel, the son of Caleb's younger brother Kenaz. (10) And the spirit of Jehovah came upon him, and he judged Israel and went out to war. And Jehovah delivered Chushan-rishathaim, king of Mesopotamia, into his hand. And his hand prevailed against Chushan-rishathaim. (11) And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.

23. Analysis of the Judges OTHNIEL AND ACHSAH

24. Othniel – Judges 3:1-11 And these are the nations which Jehovah left, to prove Israel by them, as many as had not known all the wars of Canaan; (2) only that the generations of the sons of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least those who before knew nothing of it: (3) five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that lived in Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baal-hermon to the border of Hamath. (4) And they were to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would listen to the commands of Jehovah, which He commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses. (5) And the sons of Israel lived among the Canaanites, Hittites, and Amorites, and Perizzites, and Hivites, and Jebusites. (6) And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods. (7) And the sons of Israel did evil in the sight of Jehovah and forgot Jehovah their God, and served Baals and the Asherahs. (8) And the anger of Jehovah was hot against Israel, and He sold them into the hand of Chushan-rishathaim, king of Mesopotamia. And the sons of Israel served Chushan-rishathaim eight years. (9) And when the sons of Israel cried to Jehovah, Jehovah raised up a deliverer to the sons of Israel, who delivered them, Othniel, the son of Caleb's younger brother Kenaz. (10) And the spirit of Jehovah came upon him, and he judged Israel and went out to war. And Jehovah delivered Chushan-rishathaim, king of Mesopotamia, into his hand. And his hand prevailed against Chushan-rishathaim. (11) And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died. The “Setting” – The Nations as a Test The First Judge Othniel (and Achsah)

25. Judges 3:7-11 – Othniel A And the sons of Israel did evil in the sight of Jehovah and forgot Jehovah their God, and served Baals and the Asherahs. B And the anger of Jehovah was hot against Israel, and He sold them into the hand of Chushan-rishathaim, king of Mesopotamia. And the sons of Israel served Chushan-rishathaim eight years. C And when the sons of Israel cried to Jehovah, D Jehovah raised up a deliverer to the sons of Israel, who delivered them, Othniel, the son of Caleb's younger brother Kenaz. And the spirit of Jehovah came upon him, and he judged Israel and went out to war. And Jehovah delivered Chushan-rishathaim, king of Mesopotamia, into his hand. And his hand prevailed against Chushan-rishathaim. E And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.

26. Othniel – Judges 3:7-11 A And the sons of Israel did evil in the sight of Jehovah and forgot Jehovah their God, and served Baals and the Asherahs. B And the anger of Jehovah was hot against Israel, and He sold them into the hand of Chushan-rishathaim, king of Mesopotamia. And the sons of Israel served Chushan-rishathaim eight years. C And when the sons of Israel cried to Jehovah, D Jehovah raised up a deliverer to the sons of Israel, who delivered them, Othniel, the son of Caleb's younger brother Kenaz. And the spirit of Jehovah came upon him, and he judged Israel and went out to war. And Jehovah delivered Chushan-rishathaim, king of Mesopotamia, into his hand. And his hand prevailed against Chushan-rishathaim. E And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died. The LORD ‘sold Israel in the hand of the enemy’ The LORD ‘raised up a deliverer – Othniel’ The LORD ‘delivered the enemy in his hand! The “Hero” of Judges is Yahweh

27. The Story of EHUD: Judges 3:12-30 Jdg 3:12-31 And the sons of Israel did evil again in the sight of Jehovah. And Jehovah made Eglon the king of Moab strong against Israel because they had done evil in the sight of Jehovah. (13) And he gathered to him the sons of Ammon and Amalek. And he went forth and struck Israel, and took the city of palm trees. (14) So the sons of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years. (15) But when the sons of Israel cried to Jehovah, Jehovah raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a left-handed man. And the sons of Israel sent a present to Eglon the king of Moab by him. (16) But Ehud made himself a dagger which had two edges, a cubit long. And he tied it under his clothing upon his right thigh. (17) And he brought the present to Eglon king of Moab. And Eglon was a very fat man. (18) And when he had finished offering the present, he sent away the people who carried the present. (19) But he himself turned again from the graven images by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret message for you, O, king. And he said, Keep silence. And all that stood by him went out from him. (20) And Ehud came to him. And he was sitting in the cool roof room which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God to you. And he rose out of his seat. (21) And Ehud put forth his left hand and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly. (22) And the haft also went in after the blade. And the fat closed upon the blade, so that he could not draw the dagger out of his belly. And the dung came out. (23) Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the room upon him, and locked them. (24) And when he had gone out, his servants came. And they looked, and, behold, the doors of the roof room were locked, they said, Surely he is covering his feet in his cool roof room. (25) And they waited until they were ashamed. And, behold, he did not open the doors of the room. And they took a key and opened them. And behold, their lord had fallen down dead on the earth. (26) And Ehud escaped while they waited, and passed beyond the graven images, and escaped to Seirath. (27) And it happened, when he had come, he blew a ram's horn in the mountain of Ephraim, and the sons of Israel went down with him from the mountain, and he before them. (28) And he said to them, Follow after me. For Jehovah has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. And they went down after him and took the fords of Jordan toward Moab, and did not allow a man to pass over. (29) And they killed about ten thousand of the men of Moab at that time, all lusty, and all men of might. And there did not escape a man. (30) So Moab was subdued under the hand of Israel that day. And the land had rest eighty years. (31) And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who killed six hundred men of the Philistines with an ox goad. And he also delivered Israel.

28. The Story of DEBORAH and BARAK: Judges 4-5 Jdg 4:18-24 - Narrative (18) Jael went out to meet Sisera and said to him, "Come in, sir; come into my tent. Don't be afraid." So he went in, and she hid him behind a curtain. (19) He said to her, "Please give me a drink of water; I'm thirsty." She opened a leather bag of milk, gave him a drink, and hid him again. (20) Then he told her, "Stand at the door of the tent, and if anyone comes and asks you if anyone is here, say no." (21) Sisera was so tired that he fell sound asleep. Then Jael took a hammer and a tent peg, quietly went up to him, and killed him by driving the peg right through the side of his head and into the ground. (22) When Barak came looking for Sisera, Jael went out to meet him and said to him, "Come here! I'll show you the man you're looking for." So he went in with her, and there was Sisera on the ground, dead, with the tent peg through his head. (23) That day God gave the Israelites victory over Jabin, the Canaanite king. (24) They pressed harder and harder against him until they destroyed him.

29. The Story of DEBORAH and BARAK: Judges 4-5 Jdg 5:24-30 Poetry (24) The most fortunate of women is Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite the most fortunate of women who live in tents. (25) Sisera asked for water, but she gave him milk; she brought him cream in a beautiful bowl. (26) She took a tent peg in one hand, a worker's hammer in the other; she struck Sisera and crushed his skull; she pierced him through the head. (27) He sank to his knees, fell down and lay still at her feet. At her feet he sank to his knees and fell; he fell to the ground, dead. (28) Sisera's mother looked out of the window; she gazed from behind the lattice. "Why is his chariot so late in coming?" she asked. "Why are his horses so slow to return?" (29) Her wisest friends answered her, and she told herself over and over, (30) "They are only finding things to capture and divide, a woman or two for every soldier, rich cloth for Sisera, embroidered pieces for the neck of the queen."

30. Illustration from Narrative to Poetry Judges 4:19 – STORY Poetic Prose Judges 5:25 - POETRY And she covered him with a blanket And he said to her, Please give me a little water to drink, I am thirsty. And she opened a skin of milk and gave him a drink, and covered him. Water he asked Milk she gave Cream (curds) In a lordly dish she gave

31. Illustration Judges 4:21 - Prose Judges 5:26-27- Poetry Then Jael, Heber's wife, took a peg of the tent and put a hammer in her hand, and went softly to him, and struck the peg into his temple, and beat it into the ground. For he was fast asleep and weary. So he died. She put her hand to the peg, and her right hand to the workman's hammer; she hammered Sisera; she smashed his head, she pierced and struck through his temple. He bowed between her feet, he fell, he lay down. Between her feet he bowed; he fell. Where he bowed, there he fell down dead.

32. JUDGES CHAPTERS 6-8 WILL NOT BE DISCUSSED IN CLASS The Story of GIDEON

33. The Gideon Story: Judges 6-7 Midian Oppresses 6:1 Gideon’s Call – Idols Destroyed 6:11 Gideon’s Small Army 7:1 Victory of Midian 7:15 Gideon’s Massacres 7:23 Gideon’s secular call – Sets up idols Gideon’s Death 8:29 From Dorsey Literary Structure of the Bible Reversal

34. JUDGES CHAPTERS 10-12 WILL NOT BE DISCUSSED IN CLASS The Story of Jephtah

35. JUDGES CHAPTERS 13-16 The Story of Samson

36. The Samson Story: Judges 13-16 Samson’s Birth 13 Samson Tells his Secret 14:1 Samson visit his wife 15:1 Samson Slays 1000 15:9 Samson visit prostitute 16:1 Samson tells his Secret 16:4 Samson’s Death 16:23-31 From Dorsey Literary Structure of the Bible Anti-Climax Samson Slays Many 16:30

37. The Journey of the Judges The Start 1:1 - 3:6 The Journey of the Judges 3:7 - 16:31 The Ending 17:1 - 21:25 The Hidden Journey Ruth Hannah The Downward Journey The Upward Journey From Dorsey Literary Structure of the Bible

38. The Final SAD STORIES Idolatry – Judges 17  Micah and the Levite Further Idolatry of the tribe of Dan – Judges 18 The story of the Levite and the concubine – Judges 19 Civil war – Judges 20-21

39. The End of the Journey in Judges Holy war against Canaanites Unholy Civil war against Benjamin 18:1 From Dorsey Literary Structure of the Bible Idolatry begins Idolatry complete 17:1

40. The Conclusion of Judges Jdg 21:24-25 And the sons of Israel departed from there at that time, each man to his tribe and to his family. And they went out from there every man to his inheritance. In those days there was no king in Israel. Every man did the right in his own eyes.

41. The Journey Back The Intro 1:1 - 3:6 The Judges 3:7 - 16:31 The Ending 17:1 - 21:25 The Hidden Story Women Ruth Hannah The Downward Journey The Upward Journey From Dorsey Literary Structure of the Bible

42. The Theme of Women in Judges OTHNIEL 3:7 EHUD 3:12 DEBORAH / BARAK 4:1 GIDEON 6:1 ABIMELECH 8:33 JEPHTAH 10:6 SAMSON 13:1 From Dorsey Literary Structure of the Bible ACHSAH 1:13-15 Absent in Ehud DEBORAH and JAEL 4:1 Gideon: Many Wives Woman with mill stone Jephthah’s DAUGHTER Samson Lovers - DELILAH The ‘Innocent’ victims - concubine and maidens

43. Ruth and Hannah – I Samuel 1 The Hidden Story Women Ruth Hannah The Upward Journey The Return of a King Through Ruth and Boaz The Journey of Ruth The Return of the Prophet The Journey of Hannah and Elkinah I Samuel 1 and 2

44. The Journey of Ruth Naomi’s Family Disintegrates Departure from Bethlehem Death of her sons Two daughters in law speak One, Ruth, continues Ruth into Boaz’ field Boaz generous response Ruth into the threshing floor Boaz generous response Two Relatives speak One, Boaz, continues Naomi’s Family Restored Joy in Bethlehem Birth of Obed Reversal

45. The Journey of Hannah Hannah’s Barrenness, Grief and Prayers The Vow of Hannah and Announcement of Eli The Conception, Birth and Weaning of Samuel The Vow Fulfilled Samuel brought to Eli Hannah’s Joy in Motherhood And Liturgical Prayer Reversal

46. From Nation-journey to Family-journey Jdg 21:24-25 And the sons of Israel departed from there at that time, each man to his tribe and to his family. And they went out from there every man to his inheritance. In those days there was no king in Israel. Every man did the right in his own eyes. Judges 2:1 - And the Angel of Jehovah... said, “I made you go up out of Egypt, and have brought you into the land which I swore to your fathers. And I said, I will never break My covenant with you.” Psa 89:34 I will not break My covenant, nor change the thing that has gone out of My lips.