Time ~ 4. Conquest of Canaan Span ~ 170 years Books ~ Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1Samuel Figures ~ Joshua, Samuel Begins with ~ Entry into promised Land across Jordan
We are in the time of the Judges and the Conquest of Canaan. In this lesson we continue to cover the time of the six judges after Joshua.
Gideon’s Adventures (Part 1)
1 About This Lesson
This page provides an outline for reference of the time of the first six judges of Israel after Joshua. (For the next six judges, those before Samuel, see next lesson).
Part 2 provides some background information including simple principles drawn from a study of this period and the Judges who punctuated it. Then we look at the almost valiant Gideon, whose attitudes and ways reflect those of many dedicated Christians.
2 Bible Summary Judges 1-10
Thumbs and big toes (1)
Jerusalem captured (1)
Caleb's daughter (1)
The hidden entrance (1)
Incomplete conquests (1)
A new generation in Israel who did not know God (2)
Israelites are slaves in their own land (3)
Othniel who fought against numerous nations (3)
Ehud who killed Eglon the fat king of Moab (3)
Shamgar who killed 600 Philistines with an oxgoad (3)