"The Old Testament": 'Judges 6'

Paper Summary:

This paper explains that the "Book of Judges" occurs between the death of Joshua and the commencement of the monarchy. The author points out that, in this portion, the reader witnesses the Israelites cyclical relationship with God: "sin-oppression-deliverance". The paper relates that 'Judges 6' tells the story of how God chose Gideon to lead the Israelites and Gideon's response to that command. The author suggests that the role of the narrator in this story is as an all knowing third person narrator who is always aware of how things actually are. The paper concludes that 'Judges 6' applies to the modern believer because he often has the same questions that Gideon had. The author underscores that Christians often wonder, like Gideon did, will God take care of me?

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Narrative Study
Israel is Oppressed by Midian (Judges 6:1-10)
Characterization
Plot
Setting
Literary Techniques
Gideon is Visited (Judges 6:11-27)
Characterization
Plot
Setting
Literary Techniques
The Altar of Baal Destroyed (Judges 6:28-35)
Characterization
Plot
Setting
Literary Techniques
Sign of the Fleece (Judges 6:36-40)
Characterization
Plot
Setting
Literary Techniques
Theological Application and Reflection
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"When the Lord provided Israel with Canaan, the Israelites were commanded to take over the entire land. After the Israelites had gained a certain amount of land, they discontinued their conquest and allowed the rest of the surrounding areas to continue living on their land, which was contrary to the Lord's instruction. Not only did they not kill all the Canaanites, but they entered into alliances with them and began to intermarry. Canaanite idolatry had also infiltrated the Jewish people."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Craig, Kenneth M., Jr. "Judges in Recent Research" Currents in Biblical Research 1, no.2 (2003): 159-186.
• Cundall, Arthur E. and Leon Morris. Judges & Ruth. Leicester, England: Inter-VarsityPress, 1968.
• Dillard, Raymond B. and Tremper Longman III An Introduction to the Old Testament.Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1994.
• Lucas, Jeff. Gideon. Waynesboro, GA: Spring Harvest Publishing Division and AuthenticMedia, 2004.
• Moore, George F. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on Judges. Edinburgh: T. & T.Clark, 1976.

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