The Weekly No. 25

Scripture Reading:  Judges 1-13

The book is attributed by Jewish scholars to be written by the prophet Samuel, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.  It’s a historical book.

The name Judges in Hebrew:  Shophetim, which means “to put right and then rule”

The Judges that God raises up throughout the book, are not reflected of Judges in a court, although some of them did provide judgement like a court judge.  But ultimately these Judges are Military Leaders.

The entire book of Judges covers a period of time of between 300-350 years.

We’ll see 2 repeated phrases throughout the book – “in those days there was no king”, and “everyone did what was right in their own eyes”