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8 THE BOOK OF JUDGES
The Book of Judges covers the period after the death of
Joshua. This period is called the period of the Judges, because,
due to their transgression and wickedness God set cruel, foreign
kings over them to punish them until they returned to God and
repented their sins. Then some leaders were raised up among
them and came to their rescue. These Israelite leaders were
known as the Judges. It has 21 chapters.
9 THE BOOK OF RUTH
The Book of Ruth describes events in the life of a woman of
Moab called Ruth. She was the mother of Obed the grandfather
of the Prophet David. She migrated to Bethlehem and married
Boaz. They bore a child Obed. His son was Jesse who was the
father of the Prophet David. It has only 4 chapters.
The Book of Judges covers the period after the death of
Joshua. This period is called the period of the Judges, because,
due to their transgression and wickedness God set cruel, foreign
kings over them to punish them until they returned to God and
repented their sins. Then some leaders were raised up among
them and came to their rescue. These Israelite leaders were
known as the Judges. It has 21 chapters.
9 THE BOOK OF RUTH
The Book of Ruth describes events in the life of a woman of
Moab called Ruth. She was the mother of Obed the grandfather
of the Prophet David. She migrated to Bethlehem and married
Boaz. They bore a child Obed. His son was Jesse who was the
father of the Prophet David. It has only 4 chapters.