Who are the Judges of the Old Testament

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Welcome to the Rapid Bull, daily edition, where we provide a quick Biblical interpretations and applications.

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This is a ministry of striving for eternity. We want to start a study in the book of Judges, looking at each of the

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Judges, because I think this will be helpful for us to see some patterns that we have even in American Christianity and elsewhere.

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When we look at the book of Judges, first off, it is entitled Judges. People often remember their military conquests, but these are civic leaders.

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They could also be military, but they're often civic leaders who God raised up for the purpose of delivering

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Israel from its oppressors. The Judges were not arbitrators of law cases the way we would think of them today, but rather they were leaders chosen by God for a specific task, and the

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Judges of Israel were for justice over the oppressed. Though many were military leaders, the

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Judges were a civil role, and it's important to note they were a civil role, not a religious one.

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That's going to be important when we look at Deborah, but it was a civil role, not a religious one, and it was not necessarily a military one.

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We often think of the 13 Judges mentioned in the book of Judges, but there are actually more when we include

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Eli and Samuel. There would actually be about 15, and for many people, at least the

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Jewish tradition, would believe that Samuel is the one to have written the book of Judges.

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This book is going to be very helpful in understanding patterns even for Christianity today. This podcast is part of the

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Striving for Eternity ministry. For more content, or to request a speaker or seminar to your church, go to strivingforeternity .org