The Main People In The Book Of Judges

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The book of Judges includes several interesting genres; Poetry, Riddles, and mainly Narrative History. The main people in the Book of Judges include Othniel, Ehud, Deborah, Gideon, Abimelech, Jephthah, Samson, and Delilah.
Its purpose was to teach Israel that God is faithful and certain to punish sin therefore each person must remain loyal and devoted to Him. This book shows the immediate generations after the conquest of the promise land and unfortunately, the results of unfaithfulness are similar to what we have seen in the past; the unfortunate consequences of sin that result in negative outcomes and god’s wrath. In the first few chapters, we find that the Israelites have failed to keep their part of the covenant and did not entirely conquer