The Minor judges (part 4)

Good morning all. God is good all the time, all the time God is good. 

    Well, today we will cover the minor judges.  This will be short and sometimes only a couple of lines cover them.

  First of the minor judges is Shamgar. Judges 3: ³¹ After Ehud came Shamgar son of Anath, who struck down six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad. He too saved Israel.

  Next comes Tola. Judges 10: 1After the time of Abimelek, a man of Issachar named Tola son of Puah, the son of Dodo, rose to save Israel. He lived in Shamir, in the hill country of Ephraim. ² He led Israel twenty-three years; then he died, and was buried in Shamir.

  The third minor judge, chapter 10: ³ He was followed by Jair of Gilead, who led Israel twenty-two years. ⁴ He had thirty sons, who rode thirty donkeys. They controlled thirty towns in Gilead, which to this day are called Havvoth Jair. ⁵ When Jair died, he was buried in Kamon.

    After the major judge Jephthah came Ibzan, chapter 12:⁸ After him, Ibzan of Bethlehem led Israel. ⁹ He had thirty sons and thirty daughters. He gave his daughters away in marriage to those outside his clan, and for his sons he brought in thirty young women as wives from outside his clan. Ibzan led Israel seven years. ¹⁰ Then Ibzan died and was buried in Bethlehem.

    And directly following Ibzan came Elon: chapter 12: ¹¹ After him, Elon the Zebulunite led Israel ten years. ¹² Then Elon died and was buried in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.

   Then last of the minor judges is Abdon: chapter 12:¹³ After him (Elon), Abdon son of Hillel, from Pirathon, led Israel. ¹⁴ He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy donkeys. He led Israel eight years. ¹⁵ Then Abdon son of Hillel died and was buried at Pirathon in Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.

   Just so you know the chronological order the judges would be: Othniel, Ehud, Shamgar, Deborah, Gideon, Tola, Jair, Jephthah, Ibzan, Elon, Abdon, Samson.

   Then after this, Judges 17-21, it describes how people lived when they had little leadership or when they had poor leadership. The last of the major judges, Samson, was a small depiction of lack of character and principles were to demonstrate through the rest of Judges.

   I do hope you enjoyed learning about the Judges and the events.  May God bless you this day and the following days of your life. Love you all.
In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny