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Judges

About the Book of Judges

This book tells us about the Israelites after they entered the land of Canaan. It talks about the judges, who were people that God chose to lead them and keep them safe from their enemies.
It tells us how the people did not obey God. They worshipped idols instead of God. When they did this, God punished them and they were sorry. When they were sorry, they asked God to help them. So God sent another judge to save them. Then they stopped obeying God again. This happened many times.
The Book of Judges teaches us how important it is to obey God. But if people who have stopped obeying God are sorry and turn to him, he is always ready to save them.

1:0The Israelites were the descendants of Jacob, who was also called Israel. Jacob's 12 sons became the ancestors of Israel's 12 tribes. Canaan was the land that God promised to give to Abraham and to his descendants. See Genesis 12:7. When it became home for the Israelites, it was called Israel.