Judges

• Judges - are military leaders chosen by God to aid the Israelites in times of danger
• Judges - protected and defended Israel from the death of Joshua until monarchy
• Who were the two other judges that exercised their authority over the entire nation?

  Eli, Samuel
• Othniel - the nephew and son-in-law of Caleb, and the son of Kenza
• Othniel - he became the first warrior-Judge of Israel and delivered Israel from the oppression of the Edomites
• Ehud - he is the son of Gera
• Ehud - a left-handed Benjaminite who personally killed Eglon king of Moab and ended Moabite domination
• Deborah - together with her general, she defeated Sisera, the general of the army of Canaanite King Jabin of Hazor
• Song of Deborah - recounts the great victory; while in the contemporary times, it refers to "in the days of Shamgar ben Anath
• Barak - was listed among the "Heroes of the Faith"
• Gideon - the Angel of the Lord appeared to him at Ophrah
• Gideon - he destroyed the altar of Baal, seeking confirmation of God's will
• Gideon - killed the Midianite kings Zebah and Zalmunna in revenge for the killing of his brothers
• Jephtah - the son of Gilead by a harlot
• Jephtah - was driven away by his half-brothers
• Samson - he had a fatal fondness for Philistine women that later was the reason for his downfall
• Samson - called out to God who allowed his strength to return, pulled down the Temple of Dagon killing himself and about 3000 Philistines
• Shamgar - he killed Philistines with an ox goad
• Tola - was probably from one of the leading clans of Issachar
• Tola - he judged Israel 23 years and was buried in Shamir
• Jair - had 30 sons who were itinerant judges, judged Israel for 22 years
• Ibzan - a socially prominent man who had 30 sons and 30 daughters, judged Israel for 7 years
• Elon - was buried at Aijalon in Zebulun, judged Israel for 10 years
• Abdon - the son of Hillel, was a man of wealth and prominence
• Abdon - a native of Pirathon and was buried there, judged Israel for 8 years
• Delilah - was the one who discovered that Samson's weakness was his uncut hair
• Bathsheba - the wife of Uriah that David covets
• How many years did the Israelites took to reach the promise land?

  40 years
• Who took place of Moses' position after he died?

  Joshua
• Canaanites - term use that refers to the people of Canaan
• Baal - the God that Canaanites worshipped