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Judges and Ruth: Anarchy and Faithfulness

  1. Lesson One
    Overview of Judges (Judges 1–3)
    19 Activities
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    2 Assessments
  2. Lesson Two
    Judges (Judges 4–8, 13–16)
    27 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  3. Lesson Three
    A Divine Judge and Anarchy (Judges 9–12, 17–21)
    20 Activities
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    2 Assessments
  4. Lesson Four
    Ruth the Moabite (Ruth 1–4)
    15 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  5. Lesson Five
    Lovingkindness in Ruth (Ruth 1–4 review)
    15 Activities
  6. Course Wrap-Up
    Course Completion
    1 Activity
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    1 Assessment

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See the table below for some of the parallels between Deuteronomy 12-13 and Judges 17–18.

ThemeDeuteronomy 12-13Judges 17-18
Cult sites on hillsCommand to destroy (12:2)Built (17:3-4)
IdolsCommand to cut down (12:3)Created (17:3-4)
Ideal of central shrineRepeatedly endorsed (12:4-7, 11, 13-14, 17-18, 26-27)Repeatedly ignored (17:2-5, 13; 18:31)
What is right in their own eyesProhibited (12:8)Practiced (17:6) 
Support of LevitesAt central shrine (12:12, 18, 19)At private shrines (17:7-13; 18:19-20, 30)

Reference: K. Lawson Younger Jr., Judges, Ruth, 2002, pp. 334-335.