Joshua to Saul (The Judges)
Chapter 4
Canaan 5-Year War - CY 2493
Creation Year: 2493 Western Year: 1484 BC
Joshua leads Israel to war at 81 to age 85. These are the years of warring with the seven nations of Canaan, Acts 13:19, Joshua 14:10, Joshua 14:15.
The land had rest...The Time of the Judges - CY 2498
Creation Year: 2498Western Year: 1479 BC
Joshua is 85 years old, and that it's been 45 years since they went into the land to spy it out, Joshua 14:10
And the land had rest from war, Joshua 14:15.
Judge Joshua - CY 2498
Creation Year: 2499 Western Year: 1478 BC
First year Joshua is a judge only, for the next 25 years, until his death at 110. This is almost (talking months here) of the 50th Jubilee from Creation, Joshua 24:29. I make the distinction because this is the end of the 1st year Joshua as a Judge and the end of their journey to the promise land, and the warring to make a home for themselves. Their journey was over and they had rest. This is the start of the next clock, I Kings 6:1, CY 2498 (when the wars ended and the land had rest) + 480 = CY 2978.
See from here to Solomon's 4th year of reign is exactly 480 years. If you read I Kings 6:1 you'll see that it doesn't say from the Exodus to Solomon's 4th year, it says "...after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt...". You could take it as being from the Exodus, but when you read the chronologies of the Judges later in this study you'll see that it was closer to 590 years, again forcing you to choose to believe every word scripture or not.
Joshua dies - CY 2523
Creation Year: 2523Western Year: 1454 BC
25th year of Joshua as Judge. Joshua dies at 110, Judges 2:8.
Servitude: Chushanrishathaim - CY 2524
Creation Year: 2524 Western Year: 1453 BC
Servitude: Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia Until Samson, the times of the Judges is chronologically in order, but some do over lap, meaning having more than one judge at the same time. This will be pointed out when we get there. Sadly, right after Joshua died, Israel didn't remove (utterly destroy) the inhabitants and some were found living among Israel, which lead them to going after strange gods, and to God's judgement, Judges 2:11-12. Therefore, God sold them into servitude. Judges chapter two is a summary of all the judges and the evils of Israel and their cycle of destruction.
This first servitude was for eight years, Judges 3:8.
Judge Othniel- CY 2532
Creation Year: 2532 Western Year: 1445 BC
Because of their cry, God raised up a judge to deliver them, the brother of Caleb. They had rest for 40 years, Judges 3:9-11.
Othniel dies - CY 2571
Creation Year: 2571 Western Year: 1406 BC
Othniel dies, Judges 3:11.
Servitude: Eglon - CY 2572
Creation Year: 2572Western Year: 1405 BC
Servitude to Eglon, king of Moab For 18 years they served Eglon, Judges 3:12-14.
Judge Ehud - CY 2590
Creation Year: 2590 Western Year: 1387 BC
Ehud came to save Israel because they cried unto God, Judges 3:15.
Ehud dies - CY 2669
Creation Year: 2669 Western Year: 1308 BC
Ehud dies, however, Shamgar was also a deliverer at this time, Judges 3:30-31.
Servitude: Jabin - CY 2670
Creation Year: 2670 Western Year: 1307 BC
Servitude to Jabin, king of Canaan Yet again and God sold them into the hands of Jabin, Judges 4:1-3.
Judge Deborah - CY 2690
Creation Year: 2690 Western Year: 1287 BC
A prophetess and a judge. Judged 40 years, Judges 4:4. Deborah was the only female judge.
Judge Deborah dies - CY 2729
Creation Year: 2729 Western Year: 1248 BC
Deborah dies, Judges 5:31.
Servitude: Medianites - CY 2730
Creation Year: 2730 Western Year: 1247 BC
Servitude: Medianites Continuing the cycle, Israel did evil and God allowed them to serve other masters, Judges 6:1.Judge Gideon - CY 2737
Creation Year: 2737 Western Year: 1240 BC
Judge Gideon, judged 40 years and had 70 sons, Judges 6:11-16, Judges 8:30. Israel asked Gideon (Jerubbaal) to be "ruler" as king over them, but he refused, Judges 8:22, Judges 8:28.
Judge Abimelech - CY 2777
Creation Year: 2777 Western Year: 1200 BC
Judge Abimelech: Gideon had a son to a concubine and named him Abimelech, Judges 8:31-33. Israel went out again after other gods. Now Gideon (Jerubbabel) had another son that his 70 sons rejected because he was the son of a concubine, so Abimelech had them all killed, but not until after they chose to accept him into their house. So the men of Shechem made Abimelech king over them, Judges 8:31-33. He judged only for three years, Judges 9:22-24.
Judge Tola - CY 2780
Creation Year: 2780Western Year: 1197 BC
Judge Tola ruled for 23 years and died, Judges 10:1-2.
Judge Jair - CY 2803
Creation Year: 2803Western Year: 1174 BC
Judge Jair ruled for 22 years, Judges 10:3
Eli is born- CY 2815, dies CY 2913
Creation Year: 2815 Western Year: 1162 BC
Eli is born, deduced by his age of death, I Samuel 4:12-18.
Servitude: Philistines - CY 2825
Creation Year: 2825 Western Year: 1152 BC
Servitude: Philistines and Amorites For 18 years Israel was servants to another power, Judges 10:6-9, but this time when they prayed for a deliverer God told them to pray to their gods for deliverance, Judges 10:10-14.
Judge Jephthah - CY 2843
Creation Year: 2843Western Year: 1134 BC
Judge Jephthah judged for six years, Judges 11:11, Judges 12:7. Note: "about" 300 years since entering the promise land, Judges 11:26. Moses died in CY 2793, they enter the promised land and had war for 5 years. From Moses' death to now is 350 years.
Judge Izban - CY 2849
Creation Year: 2849 Western Year: 1128 BC
Judge Izban, judged seven years, and had 30 daughters and 30 sons and sent his daughters abroad and took 30 daughter from abroad to be their wives, Judges 12:8-10.
Judge Elon - CY 2856
Creation Year: 2856 Western Year: 1121 BC
Judge Elon judged 10 years, Judges 12:11-12.
Judge Abdon - CY 2866
Creation Year: 2866 Western Year: 1111 BC
Abdon judged eight years, Judges 12:13-15.
Servitude: Philistines, Judge Eli, Samson, and part of Samuel ... - CY 2874
Creation Year: 2874 Western Year: 1103 BC
This grouping of servitude to the Philistines, Judge Eli, Judge Samson, and part of the Prophet Samuel is because the Lord did not give us the time-frame in which these events occurred, Judges 13:1. Here is another break from tradition. This is the last mention of anything concerning judges until I Samuel. From here to David, it can get rather muddy, but I believe that with the given evidence (Scripture), this period matches Eli, Samson, Samuel and Saul. We've seen that judges can over lap and the fact that all these are mentioned, as well as the lack of time given leads to the idea that they are not connected to the other judges, other than Eli. What is given is that the ark is 20 years in Kirjathjearim, the age and death of Eli, the absence of the age of Saul and Samuel, and any dates linking them to David. Furthermore, I believe that to add Samson, Eli and the 40 years of the Philistines into 80 years on top of 40 years for Samuel, contradicts Scripture. This method of linking them all to the same 40 years, at this time, is the only way all verses fit without disregard to other scriptures.
Note: Not all of Samuel's years are in with Eli's, just most. This entry is to show from Eli to David in summary. Eli is judge for these next 40 years starting at age 58. Samson is deliverer during this time-frame for 20 years - just for your information, a deliverer and a judge are the same, I Samuel 4:12-18, I Samuel 6:1. The ark is returned to Israel for the plagues that fell on the Philistines, I Samuel 6:14. Because they looked into the ark, the Lord smote 50,070 men of Bethshemesh. They called the men of Kirjathjearim where it stayed for 20 years until David called for it, I Samuel 7:1-2, I Samuel 7:15.
Samuel anoints Saul as king, I Samuel 10:24-25, then Saul is made king, I Samuel 11:15. However, Saul didn't last long. He sins after two years in office by not obeying the Lord and wait for Samuel to make the burnt offering, I Samuel 13:1, I Samuel 13:13-14. Saul sinned again by being disobedient and so the Lord repented He made Saul king. The Lord called on Samuel to go and anoint David to be king, I Samuel 16:13-14, I Samuel 25:1, I Samuel 31:6, II Samuel 2:4, II Samuel 2:10. All of this took place over twenty years. Remember when Eli died because the Philistines took the ark, returned it and then the ark was taken to Kirjathjearim and stayed there until David's first year? All the years of Saul was the ark forgotten, I Chronicles 13:3, I Chronicles 13:5-6, I Samuel 7:2.
Prophet Samuel- CY 2875*
Creation Year: 2875* Western Year: 1102* BC
Samuel is recognized by the people as a prophet and he serves with Eli, I Samuel 2:18, I Samuel 2:26. Note: this is just a mention of activities and not intended to be attributed to this year. Scripture only mentions this event and not the time-frame.
Ishbosheth is born to Saul - CY 2894
Creation Year: 2894 Western Year: 1083 BC
Ishbosheth is born to Saul (Deduced by the year he took office as king of Israel), II Samuel 2:10.
David is born - CY 2904
Creation Year: 2904 Western Year: 1073 BC
David is born (Deduced by his age at becoming king of Judah.)
Eli dies, the Ark is taken... - CY 2913
Creation Year: 2913 Western Year: 1064 BC
Eli dies and the ark is taken by the Philistines, at 98 years old, I Samuel 4:12-18.
This is the end of the judges. Total time: 415 years from Joshua's 5th year to this year.
End of Judges - CY 2914
Creation Year: 2914 Western Year: 1063 BC
The ark is seven months in Philistines and returned to Israel and put in Kirjathjearim for twenty years after the Lord sent them plagues and destroyed their god, I Samuel 6:1, I Samuel 7:2.
The Ark in Kirjathjearim - CY 2915
Creation Year: 2915 Western Year: 1062 BC
Twenty years until David called for the ark from Kirjathjearim in the first year of his reign, I Chronicles 13:5-6, I Samuel 7:2.
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