LESSON FIVE
JUDGES

1.	THE BOOK OF FAILURES:
a.	Failure to drive the Canaanites from the land
b.	Lost sense of unity
c.	Material prosperity and worship of Baal

2.	THE 12 JUDGES
a.	Othniel			
b.	Ehud			
c.	Shamgar		
d.	Deborah with Barak	
e.	Gideon			
f.	Tola			

3.	THE 12 JUDGES
a.	Jair			
b.	Jephthah		
c.	Ibzan			
d.	Elon			
e.	Abdon			
f.	Samson		

4.	THE 6 INVASIONS OF SERVITUDES
a.	1st Servitude – Mesopotamia – Judge: Othniel (Judges 3:5-9)
b.	2nd Servitude - Moab - Judges, Ehud and Shamgar (Judges 3:12-31)
c.	3rd Servitude - Jaban and Sisera - Judges, Deborah and Barak (Judges 4:1-23)
d.	4th Servitude - Midian - Judge, Gideon (Judges 6 & 7)
e.	5th Servitude - Philistines and Ammon - Judges, Jephthah, Ibzan, Elon and Abdon (Judges 10-12)
f.	6th Servitude - Philistines - Judge, Samson (Judges 13 - 16)

5.	INSECURITY OF THE EASTERN TRIBES:
a.	The two and half tribes, which settled east of Jordan, were far more open to attack from the enemy than the other tribes. 
b.	Apostacy from the true faith seemed to have broken out more frequently among them since they were closer to idolatrous neighbors. 
c.	Because of this the suffered many chastisements and were the first to go into captivity
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LESSON FIVE
SELF HELP TEST
A.	State clearly the three reasons why the book of Judges is a history of failures:
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B.	Name the twelve judges. Write these names from memory.

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5.	11.	
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C. Name the oppressor and the deliverer in each of the six servitudes: OPPRESSOR	DELIVERER
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