Day 34, 4/27/09

Judges 8- Gideon pursues Zebah and Zalmunna and than defeats them. Later Gideon dies.

Judges 9- Abimelech comes to power and wrecks havoc until woman crushes his skull.

Judges 10- After Judges Toal and Jair, Israel again does evil in Lord's sight.

Judges 11- Jephthah arises to save Israel but has to slaughter daughter after vow.

Judges 12- Jephthah clashes with Ephraim. 42,000 Ephraimites slaughtered when word "Shibboleth" is mispronounced.

Judges 13- Israel again does evil in sight of God. Judge Samson is born.

Judges 14- Samson kills 30 men after his new wife reveals lion riddle answer.

Day 33, 4/26/09

Judges 1- After Joshua's death, some promised land is taken and some is not.

Judges 2- Although God honored His covenant, Israel set up a pattern of disobedience.

Judges 3- God raises up first time Judges to save disobedient (then repentant) Israel.

Judges 4- Judge Deborah (with Barak) saves Israel after the period of disobedience/repentance.

Judges 5- Deborah and Barak's song, culminating in Sisera's death via Jael's tent peg.

Judges 6- Israel again does evil and faces Midianite oppression. God calls Judge Gideon.

Judges 7- Gideon reduces his troops from 32,000 to 300 and then defeats Midian.