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Judges: A Cycle of Mercy

Israel forgets God, falls, cries out and is rescued again. Deborah, Gideon and Samson show God using weak people, and the need for a true king.

Judges covers the time between Joshua and the monarchy. Its refrain: 'In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes' (17:6; 21:25).

Lessons

  1. The Downward Cycle (Judges 2:6-23)
  2. Deborah and Barak (Judges 4:1-16)
  3. Gideon: Mighty Man of Valour (Judges 6:11-7:8)
  4. Samson: Strength and Weakness (Judges 16:4-30)