Extract from the Preface: The Book of Judges provides a selective account of the times between the faithful and victorious Joshua and the arrival of Samuel the prophet.

There are several summaries of this period in the Scriptures, similar to the one in Nehemiah, “Therefore thou deliveredst them into the hand of their enemies, who vexed them: and in the time of their trouble, when they cried unto thee, thou heardest them from heaven; and according to thy manifold mercies thou gavest them saviours, who saved them out of the hand of their enemies. But after they had rest, they did evil again before thee: therefore leftest thou them in the hand of their enemies, so that they had the dominion over them: yet when they returned, and cried unto tee, thou heardest them from heaven; and many times didst thou deliver them according to thy mercies”; Nehemiah 9:27-28.

Sections included:

• Background of the Book of Judges
• Outline of the Judges (chart)
• Principles taught in the Book of Judges
• Six Heroic Episodes
• Typical History of the Judges
• Judges, a Record of Compromise
• Judges 2:20 – 3:7
• Judges 4 – The Story of Deborah
• Judges 5 – The Song of Deborah
• Judges 6 – The Story of Gideon
• Judges 7 – Gideon’s victory, a Type of Christ’s Triumph at Armageddon
• Judges 8