1. Judges 10:6–11:11 (ESV)
  2. Structure and outline

The structure of Judges 10:6–11:11

Judges 10:6–11:11 (ESV)

6 The people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals and the Ashtaroth, the gods of Syria, the gods of Sidon, the gods of Moab, the gods of the Ammonites, and the gods of the Philistines. And they forsook the LORD and did not serve him.

  • The Israelites’ straying away from the Lord, their subsequent plight, and God’s ultimate willingness to help (Judges 10:6–16)

  • The hostile action of the Ammonites against the Gileadites and the Gileadites’ embarrassment in finding a commander (Judges 10:17)

  • The problematic origin and position of Jephthah (Judges 11:1–3)

  • The Gileadites taking their resort to Jephthah, the awkward negotiations, and Jephthah’s final installation as a leader (Judges 11:4–11)