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Originally Posted by Chan
Being a judge was not a leadership position; judges had no actual political authority (since God was supposed to be the political authority).
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Chancellor, I am afraid your scholarship is lacking in this subject. Here's the definition for word "judged", used in the verses listed after it:
08199 // jpv // shaphat // shaw-fat' //
a primitive root; TWOT - 2443; v
AV - judge (v) 119, judge (n) 60, plead 11, avenged 2, condemn 2,
execute 2, judgment 2, defend 1, deliver 1, misc 3; 203
1) to judge,
govern, vindicate, punish
1a) (Qal)
1a1)
to act as law-giver or judge or governor (of God, man)
1a1a)
to rule, govern, judge
1a2) to decide controversy (of God, man)
1a3)
to execute judgment
1a3a) discriminating (of man)
1a3b) vindicating
1a3c) condemning and punishing
1a3d) at theophanic advent for final judgment
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to enter into controversy, plead, have controversy together
1b2) to be judged
1c) (Poel) judge, opponent-at-law (participle)
Judges 3:9-10
And when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother.
And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he
judged Israel, and went out to war: and the LORD delivered Chushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed against Chushan-rishathaim.
Judges 4:4-5
And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she
judged Israel at that time.
And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.
Judges 10:1-3
And after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim.
And he
judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir.
And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and
judged Israel twenty and two years.
Judges 12:7-9, 11-14
And Jephthah
judged Israel six years. Then died Jephthah the Gileadite, and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.
And after him Ibzan of Bethlehem
judged Israel.
And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he
judged Israel seven years.
And after him Elon, a Zebulonite,
judged Israel; and he
judged Israel ten years.
And Elon the Zebulonite died, and was buried in Aijalon in the country of Zebulun.
And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite,
judged Israel.
And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he
judged Israel eight years.
Judges 16:30-31
And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were therein. So the dead which he slew at his death were more than they which he slew in his life.
Then his brethren and all the house of his father came down, and took him, and brought him up, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the burying place of Manoah his father. And he
judged Israel twenty years.
I Samuel 4:16-18
And the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to day out of the army. And he said, What is there done, my son?
And the messenger answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.
And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had
judged Israel forty years.
I Samuel 7:6, 15-17
And they gathered together to Mizpeh, and drew water, and poured it out before the LORD, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned against the LORD. And Samuel
judged the children of Israel in Mizpeh.
And Samuel
judged Israel all the days of his life.
And he went from year to year in circuit to Bethel, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and
judged Israel in all those places.
And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house; and there he
judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the LORD.
Like it or not, right in the middle of all of those male judges was a woman who had the SAME God given authority to judge (see definition above) Israel (the entire nation), and judge (see definition above) them she did.
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