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Judges and Ruth: Anarchy and Faithfulness
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Lesson OneOverview of Judges (Judges 1–3)19 Activities|2 Assessments
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Getting Started
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Lesson Text: Judges 1–3
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In | Workbook: Why Is this Book Called “Judges?”
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In | The Judges
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In | The Spiral in Judges
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In | A Downward Spiral
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Behind | The Historical Setting of Judges
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Behind | Workbook: The Land that Remains
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Behind | iMap: The Land that Remains
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Behind | Protection and Prosperity
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Behind | The Fertility Gods
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Behind | Some Gods and Goddesses
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Behind | Rainfall in the Promised Land
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In Front | Depictions of Judges Across Four Centuries
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In Front | Workbook: Judges Across Four Centuries
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In Front | Cycles, Spiral and Judgment
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In Front | Workbook: Protection and Prosperity
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In Front | Workbook: Rainfall in the Promised Land
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Wrap-Up
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Lesson TwoJudges (Judges 4–8, 13–16)27 Activities|1 Assessment
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Lesson Text: Judges 4–8, 13–16
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In | Workbook: Major and Minor Judges
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In | Deborah
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In | Jael
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In | Gideon
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In | Gideon and Moses, Part 1
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In | Workbook: Gideon and Moses
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In | Gideon and Moses, Part 2
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In | Abimelech
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In | Abraham and Jephthah’s Sacrifices, Part 1
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In | Abraham and Jephthah’s Sacrifices, Part 2
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In | Abraham and Jephthah’s Sacrifices, Part 3
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In | Samson
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Behind | iMap: Deborah and Gideon
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Behind | Onsite: Reducing Gideon's Army
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Behind | The Philistines: An Inside Look - Archaeologist Dr. Seymour Gitin
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Behind | iMap: Samson
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Behind | Imperial Power and Technology
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Behind | Chariots
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Behind | Onsite: Shechem
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Behind | The Philistines
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In Front | God's Sovereignty
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In Front | Reading Jael - Stowe and Stanton
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In Front | Workbook: Reading Jael - Stowe and Stanton
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In Front | Workbook: A Lesson from Jephthah
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Lesson ThreeA Divine Judge and Anarchy (Judges 9–12, 17–21)20 Activities|2 Assessments
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Lesson Text: Judges 9–12, 17–21
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In | The Judge of Judges
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In | Workbook: The Judge of Judges
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In | Reckoning and Retribution
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In | The Testimony of Adoni-Bezek
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In | The Fat King, Eglon
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In | Workbook: The Rejection of YHWH’s Decrees, Part 1
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In | Workbook: The Rejection of YHWH’s Decrees, Part 2
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In | Mayhem and the Midianites
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In | Anarchy
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In | The Tribe of Benjamin
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In | Workbook: Judges and 1 Samuel
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Behind | Violence and Inhospitality
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Behind | Honor in Judges
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In Front | The King Is Coming
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In Front | Workbook: Spirals - Violence and Retribution
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In Front | Workbook: Appealing to the Judge
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In Front | Workbook: Guiding Questions - Judges
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Lesson FourRuth the Moabite (Ruth 1–4)15 Activities|1 Assessment
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Getting Started
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Lesson Text: Ruth 1–4
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In | Moabites in the Bible Story, Part 1
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In | Two Levels of the Storyline
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In | Workbook: Ruth the Moabite
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In | Ruth the Moabite
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In | Ruth the Redeemer
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In | Bible Project: Ruth
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Behind | The Geography of Ruth
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Behind | The City Gate
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Behind | Onsite: God’s Provision in Bethlehem - Ruth, Passover and a Coming King
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In Front | Reversal of Fate and Fortune
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In Front | Workbook: Reversal of Fate and Fortune
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In Front | Ruth: A 13th Century Vulgate Bible
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Lesson FiveLovingkindness in Ruth (Ruth 1–4 review)15 Activities
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Getting Started
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Lesson Text: Ruth 1–4 review
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In | Repetition in Ruth 2 and 3
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In | Ruth and King David
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In | Workbook: The Women of Jesus’ Genealogy
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Behind | Workbook: Lovingkindness in Ruth
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Behind | Lovingkindness in Ruth
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Behind | Hesed and a Kinsman Redeemer
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Behind | Boaz and Ruth at the Threshing Floor
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Behind | Customs in Ruth
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In Front | Ruth, the Ultimate Immigrant Story: Dr. Daniel Carroll
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In Front | Workbook: Romantic Love and Lovingkindness
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In Front | The “She” and “He” KJV Bibles
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In Front | Workbook: Guiding Questions - Ruth
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After this brief introduction to some of the famous figures in Judges, how are you feeling about them? Endeared by some? Repulsed by others? That’s not surprising.
But did you learn something about yourself too? Did you recognize yourself in any of these unlikely choices? Did you catch the subtle difference between Gideon’s early humility and his later shift to entitlement? Or Samson’s early entitlement shifting to a final moment of humility?
This book provides tons of case studies in leadership. We learn that none are “all good” and none are “all bad”—they’re each a mixed bag. We are all on a journey of calling and we want to start well … and finish well.