Suggested Resources

  • Daniel Block, New American Commentary Series: Judges-Ruth
  • Lawson K. Younger, NIV Application Commentary Series: Judges-Ruth
  • Leon Morris, Tyndale Commentary Series: Judges and Ruth
  • John Goldingay, Joshua, Judges and Ruth for Everyone
  • Christopher Wright, Knowing Christ Through the Old Testament
  • Edmund Clowney, Unfolding Myster: Discovering Christ in the Old Testament
  • John Currid, Crossway ESV Bible Atlas (The map below is from this resource)
  • Crossway, ESV Bible & ESV Study Bible (The ESV is the Bible version that both Pastor Jay and Chris teach from)


Schedule

Date Reference Title Speaker Audio

September 22, 2011

Judges 1:1 – 2:5 Prelude to Israel’s Apostasy

Jay

Available

September 29, 2011

Judges 2:6 – 3:6 The Consequences of Apostasy

Chris

Notes Only

October 6, 2011

Judges 3:7 – 3:31 Enter the Judges: Othniel, Ehud and Shamgar

Jay

Available

October 13, 2011

Judges 4:1 – 4:24 Deborah Part 1: Barak's Reluctance

Chris

Available

October 20, 2011

Judges 5:1 – 5:31 Deborah Part 2: The Victory Song

Jay

Available

October 27, 2011

Judges 6:1 – 6:36 Gideon Part 1: The Reluctant Judge

Chris

Not Available

November 3, 2011

Judges 7:1 – 7:25 Gideon Part 2: Gideon's 300

Jay

Available

November 10, 2011

Judges 8:1 – 8:28 Gideon Part 3: The Unfortunate Ending

Chris

Not Available

November 17, 2011

Judges 9:1 – 10:5 Abimelech: The "Apostate” King

Jay

Not Available

January 12, 2012

Judges 10:6 - 11:40 Jepthah: A Tragic Character

Jay

Available

January 19, 2012

Judges 11:1 - 12:15 Jepthah's Daughter - Issues of Interpretation

Chris

Not Available

January 26, 2012

Judges 13:1 - 13:25 Samson Part 1: The Birth

Jay

Available

February 2, 2012

Judges 14:1 - 15:20 Samson Part 2: The Life Ruled by Sight

Chris

Available

February 9, 2012

Judges 16:1 - 16:31 Samson Part 3: The Death

Jay

Available

February 16, 2012

Judges 17:1 - 18:31 Outro: Micah & the Levite

Chris

Available

February 23, 2012

Judges 19:1 - 21:25 Outro: The Levite's Concubine & Civil War

Jay

Available


Maps

The following map shows the allotment of land each Israelite tribe was supposed to conquer in the Promised Land (Canaan), according to Joshua 13-19.



The following map shows the geographic location/sphere of influence of the various Judges.



SOURCE: John D. Currid and David P. Barrett, Crossway ESV Bible Atlas (Wheaton: Crossway, 2010)