The book of Judges is named after people who almost never judge anything. So what were they, and why does the book get darker with every one of them? Here are 7 things you didn't know about Judges, from a left-handed assassin to a letter a scribe wrote above the line to protect Moses' name.On Deep Made Simple we read Judges slowly, the way its first listeners heard it, and the book turns out to be far stranger and far more honest than its reputation. The Hebrew word on the cover means something closer to deliverer, and only one person in the whole book is ever shown holding court.We look at why Ehud's left hand mattered in a tribe whose name means son of the right hand, why many scholars think the Song of Deborah is some of the oldest Hebrew anywhere, and what Gideon did in the same breath as the best sentence anyone says in the book.Then come the parts most readers skip. Samson's three broken vows and the promise that he would only begin. A suspended letter in the Hebrew manuscripts of Judges 18. And an ending with no deliverer at all, one sentence repeated four times, and a nearly extinct tribe that keeps turning up for the next thousand years.If you have learned the same lesson four times, this book was written for you. Part one of the Judges list, with more to come.KEY VERSE"I will not rule over you, nor will my son rule over you. The Lord will rule over you." (Judges 8.23, NIV)IN THIS VIDEO▸ What shophet really means in Hebrew▸ Deborah, the only judge who holds court▸ The cycle of Judges and why it sinks▸ The minor judges and their dry notices▸ Ehud, the left-handed Benjamite▸ The Song of Deborah and its disputed age▸ Jael, Barak and the tribes who stayed home▸ Gideon refuses the crown and makes an ephod▸ Abimelech, the king who killed his brothers▸ Samson and the three Nazirite terms▸ The suspended nun over Moses' name▸ No king in Israel and the tribe of BenjaminWhat did this study reveal to you? Tell us which of the seven you had never heard, in the comments.If this video opened your eyes, LIKE it, SUBSCRIBE to Deep Made Simple, and SHARE it with someone who needs to hear this! Hit the bell for more deep Bible studies.RELATED SEARCHESIf you are searching for the book of Judges explained, a Judges Bible study, or a Judges summary chapter by chapter, this study walks through the whole book in plain language. Viewers looking up what does judge mean in Hebrew, shophet meaning, the cycle of Judges, or why Israel kept turning away from God will find each one answered from the text. Searches like Ehud and Eglon, the left-handed man in Judges 3, Benjamin son of my right hand, and the 700 left-handed slingers of Benjamin are covered in detail. People asking about Deborah the prophetess, the palm of Deborah, Barak and Jael, the Song of Deborah in Judges 5, how old is the Song of Deborah, and Hebrews 11 32 Gideon Barak Samson Jephthah will see how the two accounts fit together. If you want to understand Gideon and the fleece, Gideon's 300 men, torches jars and trumpets, I will not rule over you, Gideon's golden ephod, or Abimelech king of Shechem, this study lays it out. Those studying Samson and Delilah, the Nazirite vow in Numbers 6, the lion and the honey, Samson's riddle, and why Samson only began to deliver Israel will find the terms of his vow traced through his life. Readers curious about Micah's idol, the tribe of Dan moving north, Jonathan son of Gershom son of Moses, the suspended nun in Judges 18 30, and Moses or Manasseh will find the manuscript evidence explained simply. Anyone asking about the Levite and his concubine, Judges 19 and Sodom, the war against Benjamin, in those days Israel had no king, everyone did what was right in his own eyes, and Judges 21 25 meaning will find those hard chapters handled carefully. Students of King Saul the Benjamite, Mordecai in the book of Esther, and Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
