Book of Judges


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Noun1.Book of Judges - a book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judgesBook of Judges - a book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges
Old Testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible
Nebiim, Prophets - the second of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures
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And if, still led away by your natural bent, you desire to read books of achievements and of chivalry, read the Book of Judges in the Holy Scriptures, for there you will find grand reality, and deeds as true as they are heroic.
"When I looked at him that night, deep in his drunken sleep, I thought of Jael and Sisera (see the book of Judges; chapter 4th; verses 17 to 21).
It is also where Gideon defeated the Midianites, as told in the Book of Judges and, it is in the same place where the Philistines killed Saul, as told in the Book of 1 Samuel.
Undoubtedly, Pipeline is longing to meet their new-found foes KCB at some stage in the March 16 to 25 competition and avenge defeat."Eight of our soldiers were taken by a rival club," said pioneer Pipeline player Wanja Kanyi, quoting the Book of Judges to encourage the largely-changed squad with story of Gideon, the military leader, judge and prophet, who won a decisive victory over a Midianite army with a troop of 300 valiant' men.
His chapters are reading is fundamental: intertextuality and the comic canon, the creation of Superman, what a hero is, the deconstruction of Superman: redefining a genre, the Book of Judges and Superman, and Superman as Messiah: Moses and Jesus.
In the Bible, God called Deborah to lead the Israelites and she does it successfully without issues, as is evident in the book of Judges 4:4.
Like that of Yael, in the book of Judges, who drives a tent peg through an enemy general's head, killing him Instantly.
Yairah Amit maintains that the book of Judges was edited and compiled in Judah under the monarchy on the basis of northern traditions after the north fell to Assyria (p.
This refrain describes the lawless state of anarchy in the era of the Book of Judges, Shofetim.
The story of Deborah and Barak from the biblical book of Judges describes amazing courage and fortitude beyond modern comprehension.
Among their perspectives are canon and charisma in the Book of Deuteronomy, the impact of prophetic experience on biblical interpretation, toward a model of reading for the formation of the affections, Pentecostal hermeneutics and the Book of Judges, and the work of the spirit in the interpretation of holy scripture from the perspective of a charismatic biblical theologian.
The final book, XIV (Book of judges), ends with the contention that a Messiah will come, restore sovereignty to Israel, establish peace with other nations and lead the world in the study of science and philosophy.