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JUDGES.

PREFACE.

i. 1-iii. 6.

§ I. JUDAH AND SIMEON DEFEATED ADONI-BEZEK. i. 1-8.

§ II. OTHER CONQUESTS OF SAME TRIBE. i. 9-20.

§ III. EXPLOITS AND FAILURES OF OTHER TRIBES. i. 21-36.

§ IV. ISRAEL REBUKED BY AN ANGEL. ii. 1-5.

§ V. DEATH OF JOSHUA AND CONDUCT OF HIS GENERATION. ii. 6-10.

§ VI. CONDUCT OF SUBSEQUENT GENERATIONS. ii. 11-23.

§ VII. THE NATIONS THAT WERE LEFT. iii. 1-6.



HISTORY OF THE JUDGES.

iii. 7-xvi. 31.

§ I. THE CAREER OF OTHNIEL. iii. 7-11.

§ II. CAREER OF EHUD. iii. 12-30.

§ III. CAREER OF SHAMGAR. iii. 31.

§ IV. CAREER OF DEBORAH AND BARAK. iv. 1-v. 31.

1. The Sin and Oppression. iv. 1-3.

2. Deborah Calls Out an Army. 4-11.

3. Barak's Victory and Death of Sisera. 12-24.

4. The Song of Deborah. v. 1-31.

§ V. CAREER OF GIDEON. vi. 1-viii. 32.

1. The Midianite Oppression. vi. 1-6.

2. The People Rebuked by a Prophet. 7-10.

3. Gideon Selected as a Deliverer. 11-24.

4. The Altar of Baal and the Wooden Idol Destroyed. 25-32.

5. A Fresh Invasion and Four Tribes Aroused. 33-35.

6. Gideon Asks Another Sign. 36-40.

7. The Army Diminished. vii. 1-8.

8. Gideon Encouraged by a Soldier's Dream. 9-15.

9. The Enemy Routed. 16-25.

10. A Complaint by Ephraim. viii. 1-3.

11. The Kings Pursued and Captured. 4-12.

12. Succoth and Penuel Punished, and the Kings Put to Death. 13-21. [140]

13. Remainder of Gideon's Career. 22-32.

§ VI. CAREER OF ABIMELECH. viii. 33-ix. 57.

1. His Usurpation. viii. 33-ix. 6.

2. Jotham's Fable. ix. 7-21.

3. The Shechemites Rebel Under Gaal. 22-33.

4. Shechem Captured and Destroyed. 34-45.

5. The Remnant Burned in the Stronghold. 46-49.

6. The Death of Abimelech. 50-57.

§ VII. CAREERS OF TOLA AND JAIR. x. 1-6.

§ VIII. CAREER OF JEPHTHAH. x. 6-xii. 7.

1. Idolatry, Punishment and Repentance. x. 6-13.

2. Jephthah and His Election. xi. 1-11.

3. Jephthah Argues with the Ammonites. 12-28.

4. His Vow and Its Execution. 29-40.

5. The Complaint and Punishment of Ephraim. xii. 1-7.

§ IX. CAREERS OF IBZAN, ELON, AND ABDON. xii. 8-15.

§ X. CAREER OF SAMSON. xiii. 1-xvi. 31.

1. Oppression by Philistines. xiii. 1.

2. Account of the Birth of Samson. 2-25.

3. Samson's Courtship. xiv. 1-9.

4. The Marriage Feast and a Riddle. 10-20.

5. His Wife Taken from Him and His Revenge. xv. 1-8.

6. He Is Taken and Slays One Thousand Men. 9-20.

7. His Exploit at Gaza. xvi. 1-3.

8. He Is Betrayed and Captured. 4-21.

9. The Death of Samson. 22-31.



APPENDIX.

xvii. 1-xxi. 25.

§ I. IMAGE WORSHIP ESTABLISHED AT DAN. xvii. 1-xviii. 31.

1. Micah's Image. xvii. 1-13.

2. An Expedition of Spies from Dan. xviii. 1-10.

3. Micah's Image Stolen and Set Up at Dan. 11-31.

§ II. CIVIL WAR AGAINST BENJAMIN. xix. 1-xxi. 25.

1. A Levite and His Concubine. xix. 1-15.

2. Sodom Imitated. 16-30.

3. The Tribes Prepare for War. xx. 1-11.

4. The Criminals Demanded. 12-17.

5. Israel Twice Defeated. 18-26.

6. Third Battle, Benjamin Defeated. 27-48.

7. Regret at Loss of a Tribe. xxi. 1-7.

8. Wives Obtained from Jabesh-gilead. 8-14.

9. Other Wives Obtained. 15-25.



REVIEW.
PREFACE.



HISTORY OF THE JUDGES.



APPENDIX.

[CNSH1 137-148]


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