UNSEEN BATTLE SERIES · BIBLE CARD 7 OF 39
Judges
Shoftim — “Judges, deliverers”
HISTORY
- Author / Era
- Likely Samuel (traditional) · events approx. 1380–1050 BC
- Setting
- After Joshua, before the kings. A nation in spiritual freefall.
- Key Figures
- Othniel, Ehud, Deborah, Gideon, Samson, Jephthah
- Watch For
- The downward spiral: sin → oppression → cry → deliverer → peace → sin again. Same loop, deeper each time.
- Connects To
- Hebrews 11:32 · Romans 7 · Matthew 9:36 (sheep without a shepherd)
Key Verse
“In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.”— Judges 21:25
Points to Christ: The True Judge
The King who will end the cycle of self-rule and rescue.
For the Fire Pit
Every flawed deliverer is preaching the same sermon: a better one is coming. We need a King who does not need rescue himself.
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