Transcript The Judge Deborah - Homeschooling Downunder

Deborah and Gideon
Judges
After Joshua Dies
What’s so special about Judah?
“The sceptre will not
depart from Judah,
nor the ruler’s staff
from between his feet,
until he to whom it
belongs shall come
and the obedience of
the nations shall be
his.” Gen 49:10
The Battles for Canaan Continue
Judah takes possession of Jerusalem
An Angel Visited the People
After that whole generation had been gathered to their ancestors, another generation
grew up who knew neither the Lord nor what He had done for Israel.
Genesis 2:10
Othniel
1405 BC
1. Sin: After Joshua dies people rebel
2. Punishment: King Cushan
Rishathaim of Aram enslaves them
3. Israel cries to God for deliverance
4. God sends Othniel
5. Peace in the land 40 years
14 Judges
1405 BC till 1125 BC
400 Years of Rulership
Deborah 1285 BC
1. Sin: After Ehud dies people fall
from God
2. Punishment: King Jabin oppresses
Israelites.
3. Israel cries to God for deliverance
4. God sends Deborah and Barak to
deliver
5. Peace in the land 40 years
Evidence of Israelites
•Eulogy to Rameses the Great.
•Dated around 1200 BC.
•First mention of Israelites out of
Bible
Hazor Tablet’s
Mentions King
Jabin the King
mentioned in
Deborah’s time
Gideon
1245 BC
1. Sin: After Deborah dies
people fall from God
2. Punishment: The Midianites
oppresses Israelites.
3. Israel cries to God for
deliverance
4. God sends Gideon to deliver
5. Peace in land 40 years