Book of Judges

Outlines for Judges

Awakening the Lethargic Church: The War with Evil

The Bible Teaching Commentary

Paul J. Bucknell
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Judges Background | Judges Outline | Judges Theme | Judges Introduction

Purpose: The Book of Judges, introduction with two outlines: (1) Content Outline gives a practical book outline while (2) the preaching outline provides summary points. The Cycle of Decline and Renewal among God's people.

Book of Judges: Preaching Outline

I. Preparing For Battle (1:1-12:7)

The problem about preparing for battle is that one does not really know how effective the training has been until one gets in the battle.

A. Understanding Our Battlefield (Judges 1-2)

Because of our sin, we live in a perpetual battlefield. Any disobedience makes the fighting and winning more intensive.

1. Past failures affect today's battles (1:1-20)
2. The fruit of past disobedience (1:21-2:5)
3. God's dealings with our sin (2:6-23)

B. Understanding Our Enemy (Judges 3-5)

There is an obvious need to understand our enemies, but there is nothing like our own hearts to ruin our opportunity for success. We must keep in mind that the enemy requires our cooperation in order to win and therefore desperately seeks to gain it.

1. Facing up to the enemy (3:1-31)
2. Campaign in our own hearts (4:1-24)
3. Necessity of cooperation (5:1-31)

C. Understanding Our Weaknesses (Judges 6:1-10:18)

Our weaknesses are so apparent: lack of understanding, superficial faith, personal sins, all of which should bring us on our knees before God.

1. Relationship of God's call and mission (6:1-32)
2. Need for confirmation not clarification (6:33-7:23)
3. Personal problems hindering victory (7:24-8:28)
4. Pride and its costs (8:29-9:57)
5. Superficial confessions (10:1-18)

D. Understanding Our Leaders (Judges 10:17-12:7)

Leaders have special pressures to succeed and must be able to rightly deal with them. These pressures no doubt will give them needed wisdom to know how to lead others to success.

1. When God makes a leader (10:17-11:33)
2. The place of vows ((11:29-40)
3. Encouraging success (12:1-7)

II. FIGHTING THE BATTLE (12:8-21:25)

Preparing for battle is important, but bringing to life all our life's preparation requires intense dedication and devotion.

A. Battles With God's Will (Judges 12:8-16:31)

God's will is varies for individuals in many ways, but once revealed, it becomes a moral demand upon our lives. Seeing our part in this world is one core problem that many of us face. Our neglect, to heed, however, is much more severe.

1. Finding where you fit in (12:8-13:28)
2. Spiritual insensitivity (14:1-15:20)
3. Sin and God's will (16:1-31)

B. Battles With False Religions (Judges 17-18)

Today's world with a fast increasing plurality of religions requires, on the one hand, toleration, but on the other a wholehearted pursuit of the true religion found in Christ.

1. Self-made religion (17:1-13)
2. Next-best religion (18:1-31)

C. Battles With Sin (Judges 19-21)

Sin can never be tolerated especially in the church. It must be exposed, disciplined and overcome, or destruction and death soon overwhelms all.

1. Sin amongst God's people (19:1-30)
2. Two difficulties in discipline sin (20:1-48)
3. Some steps to overcoming sin (21:1-25)

Other related BFF articles

Outline to Joshua

Outline to Nehemiah

Book of Judges Index
General Judges Articles Judges Background Judges Outlines: Conent & Preaching outines Judges Theme: Cycle of Decline and Renewal Introductory Historical/Geographical Map of Joshua & Judges	Other Related topic on Overcoming Failure Discouragement & Depression: Its Causes and Solutions Overcoming Sexual Sins Failing to Wait From Revival to Despair (Psalm 106) Living around Postmodern Despair (Micah 4)
Making the Right Life Decisions (Judges 2:1-5) Judges 2:1: Intro/A. The Gracious Promises of God Judges 2:2: B. Exacting Requirements of the Covenant Judges 2:3: C. The Severe Response of God Judges 2:4-5: D. The Superficial Response of the People Judges 2:1-5: Bible Study Questions Judges 11:29-40 The Joy of Sacrifice
	Playing around with God (Judges 13-16) Judges 13-14_A. Listening to God Responding to Authority Judges 14-16_B. Consequences of Life Disciplining His Children Judges 14-16 C. Desires not Restrained Dealing with Lust Judges 13-16 Bible Study Questions

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