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1)To record the main events in the life of the Israelite nation during lawless times
2)To offer pictures of what to avoid and what to follow in our lives
3)To show that people need God as king |
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shows his negative assessment of the Israelites' condition
his admiration of heroic actions by good judges
his belief that God's rule is humankind's only hope |
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INFERRED - he writes to the religious conscience of the Israelite nation
WIDER - human race as a whole |
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-numerous named characters
-realistic portrayal of violence, sex and immorality
-general aura of lawlessness
-skillful characterization |
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| a collection of hero stories mingled with barebones historical facts about other judges bracketed by historical material |
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| diverse genres but has a pattern: 1)people do evil in God's sight 2)God allows neighboring nation to conquer them 3)people cry to God 4)God sends judge to deliver them |
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OUTER - national descent into lawlessness and apostasy
INNER - collection of hero stories that celebrate exploits of judges |
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-heroism of individual judges
-rescue motif
-conflicts between good and evil etc.
-battle motif
-literary realism (violence)
-images/examples of evil
-negative consequences of willfulness |
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international
battlefield and open field
confined places |
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-God
-judges: Ehud, Deborah, Jephthah, Samson
-violent society at conclusion of book |
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- The Justice and Mercy of God
- Sin
- Apostasy
- The Person - we choose can choose what is good but most often we choose evil |
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1)Historical Backdrop to the Judges: The Conquest of Canaan Retold
2)Ehud and Two Other Judges
3)The Victory of Deborah and Barak
4)Gideon's Conquest of the Midianites
5)Abimelech's Short-Lived Kingship
6)Six More Judgeships
7)The Heroism and Tragedy of Samson
8)After the Judges: 3 Gruesome Stories |
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1) certainty of God's judgement against evil/readiness to deliver his people
2) the evil of apostasy and the importance of practicing true faith
3) the sinfulness of sin and the innate bent of humans to practice it
4) willingness of God to accomplish things through ordinary people |
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