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The Book of Judges is one of the historical books of the Old Testament and is the chief source of our information concerning the historical period which it covers. The book clearly reveals the sinfulness and the rebellion which characterized the majority of the children of Israel during the Judges period. This lawlessness is summarized in the key verse of the book, “Every man did that which was...

disobedience. X. THE KEY VERSE OF THE BOOK (17:6; 21:25) “In those days there was no king in Israel; every man did that which was right in his own eyes.” XI. THE VALUE OF THE BOOK A. THE HISTORICAL VALUE Apart from this book, we would have little knowledge of Israel’s history from the death of Joshua to the rise of the United Kingdom. B. THE LITERARY VALUE Some of the most interesting and beautifully-written stories of the world’s literature are found in this book. C. THE REVELATIONAL VALUE 1. It
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