Rebellion
Retribution
Repentance
Redemption
Restoration
Straying into idolatry
being oppressed by a neighboring nation
repentance to God
being delivered from the oppressors by one of the Judges
there was several chiefs in the age of judges
Israel kept sinning over and over again
Yes, during the centuries of the Judges and Kings. During Second Temple times there were Jews and non-Jews in Israel (Judea).
He was a judge the the Lord used to deliver Israel from the Moabites. Judges 3:15-30. (Judges 3:15)"But when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab."
Deborah (Judges ch.4).see also:more about the Judgesmore about the Israelite prophets
No. During the times of the judges there were many cycles of backsliding, oppression, repentance and deliverance. God repeatedly raised up judges each time Israel began to take on the idolatrous practices of the people they failed to drive out of Canaan. Israel became oppressed by these Gentile nations when they repented and cried out to God, God delivered them through judges (military leaders) who over threw the oppressors.
During the lifetime of the Old Testament prophet Samuel, ancient Israel was a theocracy. God ruled through direct intervention, through using judges to provide executive leadership, or through the direction of prophets.
Eli and Samuel were the last two judges of Israel before the era of the monarchy began.
Not all the Judges were men because one was Deborah.
It was the Lord God of Israel who helped the Philistines when they attacked Judah. Judah was in Israel at that time, and when the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord and served other Gods, the Lord was angry against Israel and sold them into the hands of the Philistines. (Judges 10,6,7)
The judges were sent, by God, to deliver Israel from their oppressors. The book of Judges is a repeating cycle of Israel turning away from God, then God allowing other nations to oppress Israel, then the people crying out to God for help, and God sending a judge to deliver them.
Judges 3:15New King James Version (NKJV) 15 But when the children of Israel cried out to the Lord, theLord raised up a deliverer for them: Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a left-handed man. By him the children of Israel sent tribute to Eglon king of Moab.There were 700 in Judges 20-16 who were left-handed warriors.