Old Testament Introduction: A Survey of the Hebrew Bible

Lecture 4: Joshua and Judges

Opening Prayer
Announcements sample test questions Comments and Questions

Surrounding Materials

End of Deuteronomy
Death of Moses
Joshua 1:1-2a "After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, the Lord said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses' attendant: My servant Moses is dead. Prepare to cross the Jordan...."

Judges 21:25 "In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did as he pleased."
Beginning of Samuel
Barrenness of Hannah - and Birth of Samuel

(map - oxford maps area)

Historical Question

How did Israel establish itself in the Promised Land?

Joshua: Conquest of the land by all Israel
	two spies to Jericho
	all Israel enter:  Joshua 3 - 4
	fall of Jericho, etc
	Joshua 10 [southern territories]
	Joshua 11:16-23 ; Joshua 12 [summaries - mostly northern]
		
Judges: Incomplete and gradual (infiltration)
	Judges 1 ; 2:6-23 ; 3:1-6
	Deborah [Judges 4 and 5]  [cf Miriam and Judith]
		notice reluctant tribes

Indication of presence already
	Rahab  [Joshua 2:1-21; 6:20-25; Matthew 1:5; Hebrews 11:31; James 2:25]
	presence of non-Israelite peoples within Israel
		Gibeonites (Joshua 9)
	at Shechem (unconquered)
		Joshua 8:30-35
		Joshua 24
	    	notion of all-Israel epic
		holy places
			Shechem  [Samaritans]
			Gilgal  [Saul crowned king]
			Shiloh
	suggestion of rebellion
		Abimelech Judges 9
	    socio-historic (scientific)

unity and diversity

Samson's riddle [Judges 14] and Delilah [Judges 16:4-22]
Levite and concubine [Judges 19]

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