The passages of Judges which report the
occurrences of this cycle are listed below.
Read the Bible text to see the pattern.

V. KEY WORDS AND VERSES
Read 2:19 and 17:6 as key verses of
Judges. A key phrase suggested for the book
is “did evil.”
VI. APPLICATIONS
Answer the following questions on the
basis of your study of Judges.
1. Why do Christians disobey the Word of


God, even though they know the promised
blessings for obedience? What are the
consequences of disobedience?
2. What is apostasy? (Refer to a dictionary
for a de nition of the word.) Can Christians
be guilty of this?
3. How long-su ering is God? Does God
overlook sin in His long-su ering and
mercy?
4. God’s people often live far below their
privileges. What are some privileges and
blessings which Christians may forfeit?
5. Only God can give spiritual victory.
Why?
6. God uses weak vessels to accomplish
His divine work (1 Cor 1:26). Why?

7. The Israelites were to expel the
idolatrous nations from the land of Canaan.
Does this mean that God did not want the
Israelites to have any evangelistic ministry
with these people at a later time? What
should be the Christian’s attitude toward
very worldly sinners?


8. What are some other practical lessons
which you have learned from Judges?
VII. FURTHER STUDY
Four subjects suggested for extended
study are:
1. the various appearances in Judges of
the religious cycle cited earlier in the
chapter
2. biographical studies of Gideon and
Samson
3. war
4. the long-suffering of God
VIII. SELECTED READING
GENERAL INTRODUCTION

Bruce, F. F. “Judges.” In The New Bible
Commentary, pp. 236-38.
Cundall, Arthur E. Judges and Ruth, pp. 15-