The Judges
1399 BC
Caleb is 85 years old, he was 40 when Moses sent the spies
to Canaan [Jos 14:10]
Joshua died at the age of 110 after he gives the children of Israel their
inheritance the promised land. [Jos 24:29]
After Joshua and all the leaders died, the children of Israel began to worship
and serve other gods. The Lord became very angry and made them serve King
Cushan-Rishathaim of Mesopotamia for 8 years.
1391 BC
The children of Israel cried out and God sent them a
deliverer. Othniel, the younger brother of Caleb. He defeated the Mesopotamians
and judged the Israelites. [Jud 3:9]
1352 BC
Amenhotep IV "Akhenaten" becomes
Pharoah of Egypt.
1351 BC
Othniel died, he had judged Israel for 40 years. After his
death the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of God and served and
worshiped the Baals and Asherahs. So the Lord gave them into the hand of King
Eglon of Moab for 18 years. [Jud 3:8]
1336 BC
Pharoah Akhenaten died. r. 1352-1336. Tutankhamen became pharaoh shortly after Akhenaten’s
death. He was only nine years old, but was married to the daughter of Akhenaten
and Nefertiti.
1333 BC
The children of Israel again cried out and the Lord sent
them Ehud. Ehud killed King Eglon and defeated the Moabites. [Jud 3:16-30]
1327 BC
Pharoah Tutankhamen, the "boy
king" never became a "man king" because he died of a head injury
only nine years into his rule.
1253 BC
Ehud died, judged Israel for 80 years. [Jud 3:29] After Ehud
died the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord. So the
Lord sold them into the hand of King Jabin of Canaan who harshly oppressed them
for 20 years. [Jud 4:1-3]
And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, which slew of the Philistines six
hundred men with an ox goad: and he also delivered Israel. [Jud 3:31]
1233 BC
When the children of Israel cried out to the Lord, He sent
Deborah, a prophetess, who was judging Israel at that time. Deborah, Barak and
Jael defeated King Jabin of Canaan and his army. [Jud 4:4-24]
1193 BC
Deborah died, and Israel had rest for 40 years. But, again
the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord. So He delivered them
into the hand of Midian for 7 years. [Jud 5:31; 6:1]
1186 BC
Israel was greatly impoverished because of the Midianites,
and the children of Israel cried out to the Lord. The Lord sent Gideon and he
defeated the Midianites with 300 men.
1146 BC
Gideon died, and the country was quiet for 40 years in the
days of Gideon. [Jud 8:29]
After Gideon died, the children of Israel again were evil in the sight of God
in that the men of Shechem gave Abimelech, son of Gideon, 70 shekels of silver
from the temple of Baal-Berith. Abimelech hired worthless and reckless men and
they followed him. He went to his father's house and killed 70 of his brothers,
all except Jotham, the youngest. Then the men of Shechem made Abimelech king.
1143 BC
Abimelech ruled over Israel for 3 years. After Abimelech
Tola, son of Puah son of Dodo from Issachar, judged Israel. [Jud 9:22; 10:1]
1123 BC
Tola died and was buried in Shamir. He judged Israel for 20
years. After Tola died, Jair, a Gileadite became judge of Israel. [Jud 10:2-3]
1101 BC
Jair died and was buried in Camon. He had judged Israel for
22 years. The children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord, and
served the Baals and Ashtoreths, the gods of Syria, Sidon, Moab, Ammon, and the
Philistines. So the anger of the Lord was again aroused and He sold them into
the hands of the Philistines and Ammonites. They harassed and oppressed Israel
for 18 years. [Jud 10:3-8]
1095 BC
Jephthah the Gileadite died. He was judge for 6 years. Ibzan
judge of Israel. [Jud 12:7]
1088 BC
Ibzan died and was buried in Bethlehem. He was judge for 7
years. Elon judge of Israel
1083 BC
The Philistines and Ammonites were suppressed. The children
of Israel lived in peace all the days of the judges.
1078 BC
Elon died. He judged Israel for 10 years. Abdon judge of
Israel. [Jud 12:12-15]
1071 BC
Eli the priest, age 58, is also a judge of Israel. [1 Sam
4:15, 18]
1070 BC
Abdon died, he judged Israel for 8 years. [Jud 13:1]
Again the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord and He delivered
them into the hands of the Philistines for 40 years. About this time, the Angel
of the Lord appeared to Manoah and his wife and were told that their as yet
unborn son Samson would begin to deliver Israel from the Philistines. [Jud
13:1-5]
1050 BC
Samson died, he judged Israel for 20 years. The children of
Israel wanted a king over them like the other nations. So the Lord had Samuel
anoint Saul as king of Israel. [Jud 16:31; 1 Sam 10:1]
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