The Role of the Judges in Israel

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Introduction

The Book of Judges covers a period in Israel probably around 1050 BC and is widely believed along the scholarly of theological circles to have been written by Samuel . Functionally , the characters and office of the judges stand as transitional , between the departure of Moses the lawgiver and the monarchical system which would later take over in Israel . Similarly , the period in which the judges remain operational stand between the point

in which the Israelites cross the Jordan to start settling into Canaan , and the point in which the nation of Israel ceases to become a theocracy , to be a monarchy . Basically , the role and office of the judges is monarchy . Herein , it is Joshua who is seen as the first judge , and Samuel , the last judge

The Roles of the Judges in Israel

At the time of the nation of Israel settling in the land of Canaan there are many kingdoms which occupied the same land , existing juxtaposed along Israel with examples of these nations being the Jebuzzites , the Prezzites , the Ammonites , the Moabites and the Philistines among others . Joshua is seen to play this role at the point of Israel making incursion on the land of Canaan . It was therefore the duty of the judges to mobilize the forces of the nation of Israel to combat . At the same time , in the case...