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Moses dies and a new leader name Joshua leads the people into the Promised Land to conquer it. Joshua 1:2

Book of Joshua: Joshua, It’s Your Time! Joshua 1:2

  • Moses’ Transjordan Campaign

Numbers 21:10-22:1

  • Joshua’s Jericho/Ai Campaign

Joshua 6-8

  • Joshua’s Southwestern Campaign

Joshua 9-10

  • Joshua’s Northern Campaign

Joshua 11

After they conquer the lands, they divided it up between the 12 Tribes of Israel. The larger Tribes got the bigger land, etc.

Book of Judges

  • The people appoint judges to rule over the land.

These judges were more like military leaders who would lead them into battle for the next 400 years.

  • Cycles in Judges: The nation of Israel experience the same cycle 7 times in the book of judges.

Cycles in Judges:

  1. Israel Serves the Lord

  2. Israel Falls Into Sin

  3. Israel is Enslaved

  4. Israel Cries out to God

  5. God Raises Up a Judge

  6. Israel is Delivered (Then repeat step 1 again)

Judges in Israel

  1. Deliverer Judge: Othniel (Judges 3:7-11)

  2. Deliverer Judge: Ehud (Judges 3:12-30)

  3. Deliverer Judge: Shamgar (Judges 3:31)

  4. Deliverer Judge: Deborah (Judges 4-5 )

  5. Deliverer Judge: Gideon (Judges 6-8:32 ) Abimelech seems to have been an internal oppressor (Judges 9 )

  6. Deliverer Judge: Jephthah ( Judges 10:6-12:7 )

    1. Judge: Ibzan (Judges 12:8-10 )

    2. Judge: Elon ( Judges 12:11-12 )

    3. Judge: Abdon ( Judges 12:13-15 )

  7. Deliverer Judge: Samson ( Judges 13-16)

    1. Judge: Eli ( 1 Samuel 1:3-4:18 )

    2. Judge: Samuel ( 1 Samuel 1:20-7:15 )

    3. Judge: Joel ( 1 Samuel 8:1-3 )

    4. Judge: Abijah ( 1 Samuel 8:1-3 )

Book of Ruth

In those days when the judges ruled in Israel, everybody did what was right in their own eyes.

Book of 1 Samuel

  • The people cry out for a king 1 Samuel 8:5

  • This period of time is call the United Kingdom.

  • Saul was a bad king. He reign for 40 years

  • David was a good king. He reign for 40 years.

  • Solomon was good&bad. He reign for 40 years

Book of 1 Kings

Divided Kingdom

  • The Kingdom is Divided 1 Kings 11:11

  • 10 Tribes-Northern Kingdom known as Israel

  • 2 Tribes- Southern Kingdom known as Juda