Key Verses: Judges Chapter 17:6
In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
Purpose: To show God’s judgement against sin is certain. His forgiveness and restoration is just as certain.
Author:
Possibly Samuel
Original Audience: People of Israel
Featured Importance: Israel’s First Civil War
Key People:
Othniel, Ehud, Deborah, Gideon, Abimelech, Jephthan, Samson, Delilah
Setting: The land of Canaan, later called Israel. God had help the Israelites conquer Canaan, Which had been inhabited by a host of wicked nations.