The Pattern in Judges

Introduction (Judg 1-3)

      Cycle of unfaithfulness

Judges: Israel Against Others

      Deborah & Barak (Judg 4-5)

      Gideon & Abimelech (Judg 6-9)

      Jephthah (Judg 11-12)

      Samson (Judg 13-16)

Civil war: Israel Against Itself

      Benjamin’s crime

      Israel’s retaliation (Judg 19-21)

RUTH

      Faithful foreigner

I SAMUEL

Eli’s Faithless Sons è Samuel

      Samuel’s birth

      Ark’s capture & return

Samuel’s Faithless Sons  è Samuel

      Rise of Saul’s kingship (8-11)

      Demise of Saul’s kingship (12-15)

Saul’s Faithlessness  è David

      David anointed – popularity grows

      David the outlaw

      Saul’s defeat and death

2 SAMUEL

David’s Rise to Power

      Civil War – north & south

      Jerusalem – David’s political center

      Jerusalem – David’ religious center

Press the Boundaries

      David’s conquests over nations

      David’s conquest of Bathsheba

David and Absalom

      Absalom’s rise to power – David’s escape

      Absalom’s defeat

      North rebels

Final Crises

      Famine & Plague

      Site for temple selected