The Fall Of Israel: The Book Of Judges

The fall of Israel is told in the book of Judges. The book begins with the death of Joshua. There were thirteen original judges in the book. The judges were not kings but more like a tribal leader. The disobedience of God leads to multiple war battles during this time. By the end of the paper, the reader will have will a better understanding of who the judges were and what happened during this period, known as the fall of Israel.

The book of Judges is one of the six books in Deuteronomistic History. The book is known not to be written in chorological order. It appears that some of the stories may be going on at the same time in different part of the land. The role of the judges was to lead the people of Israel back to believing in Jesus

The introduction is the death of Joshua and the people coming to the promise land. The body of the book talks about the judges and their careers. The last part of the books leads to the failure of the judges. Judges are divided in two groups-five preceding Abimelech and seven following him (Irwin, 444). In the schema, the first group of judges has been portrayed as having been effective (Irwin, 444). It was said that the land was at peace during this time. During the second group of judges, it does not appear that the land was at peace. It is never mentioned. The second group served shorter terms than the first

There were some judges that were more successful than the others. There were some who followed Gods commands, while others did not. While even the “successful” judges are portrayed as falling shorts, the failure of the system of judges is most spectacularly demonstrated in the careers of the final two major judges---Jephthah and Samson (Irwin, 444). In conclusion, that the Israelites learn wealth, marriage and property are not what makes you happy in life. We shall enjoy a peaceful life best if we believe that God chose our inheritance, and accept our lot in contentment and trustfulness, from him, endeavoring to use it as his stewards, and helping for the perfect inheritance of the everlasting home which he will give to his faithful people (Adeney,