JUDGES 1:1 TO JUDGES 2:5. THE CONQUESTS AND SETTLEMENTS OF THE
ISRAELITES IN WESTERN PALESTINE. From this introduction, which is one
of the most valuable parts of early Hebrew history, we learn that the
various tribes invaded the land either singly or in small groups; that
they had failures as well... [ Continue Reading ]
JUDGES 2:6 TO JUDGES 3:6. THE DEUTERONOMIST'S INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK
OF JUDGES PROPER (Judges 3:5 to Judges 16:31). In the view of this
interpreter of sacred history, the whole era of the Judges falls into
longer or shorter times of national prosperity, in which Yahweh
protects and blesses His fai... [ Continue Reading ]