An outline of the
Book of Judges
Hebrew Name - Shophtim "Judges or Deliverers"
Greek Name - Krites (Greek form of the Hebrew)
Author - Samuel (According to Tradition)
Date - From 1425 to 1120 BC Approximately
Theme - 7 cycles of idolatry, oppression, repentance, and deliverance during the first 300 years in the land of Canaan
Types and Shadows - In Judges Jesus is the great judge and deliverer of His people
1:1-1:36 Israel's Failure to Complete the
Conquest of Canaan
2:1-2:5 Israel's Disobedience
2:6-2:10 Death of Joshua
2:11-2:23 Israel's Unfaithfulness
3:1-3:6 Nations Remaining in the Land
3:7-3:11 Othniel
3:12-3:30 Ehud
3:31 Shamgar
4:1-4:24 Deborah and Barak
5:1-5:31 The Song of Deborah
6:1-6:10 The Midianite Oppression
6:11-6:27 The Call of Gideon
6:28-6:35 Gideon Destroys the Altar of Baal
6:36-6:40 The Sign of the Fleece
7:1-7:25 Gideon Surprises and Routs the Midianites
8:1-8:21 Gideon's Triumph and Vengeance
8:22-8:28 Gideon's Idolatry
8:29-8:35 Death of Gideon
9:1-9:6 Abimelech Attempts to Establish a Monarchy
9:7-9:21 The Parable of the Trees
9:22-9:57 The Downfall of Abimelech
10:1-10:5 Tola and Jair
10:6-10:18 Oppression by the Ammonites
11:1-11:28 Jephthah
11:29-11:33 Jephthah's Vow
11:34--11:40 Jephthah's Daughter
12:1-12:7 Intertribal Dissension
12:8-12:15 Ibzan, Elon and Abdon
13:1-13:25 The Birth of Samson
14:1-14:20 Samson's Marriage
15:1-15:20 Samson Defeats the Philistines
16:1-16:22 Samson and Delilah
16:23-16:31 Samson's Death
17:1-17:13 Micah and the Levite
18:1-18:26 The Migration of Dan
18:27-18:31 The Danites Settle in Laish
19:1-19:21 The Levite's Concubine
19:22-19:30 Gibeah's Crime
20:1-20:48 The Other Tribes Attack Benjamin
21:1-21:25 The Benjamins Saved from Extinction