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Judges

17 images, in chapter:verse order

Sisera slain by JaelJael opens her tent curtain to show Barak the enemy commander Sisera, now dead. Israel's victory comes through a woman's hand.Deborah's Song of TriumphAn angel came to Gideon and called him to deliver Israel. Gideon asked for a sign and prepared an offering. The angel touched it with his staff, and fire sprang from the rock.At night Gideon's men blow trumpets, smash jars and raise torches. The Midianite camp panics and flees.The townspeople shelter in the tower as Abimelech attacks. A woman on top drops a millstone and ends his assault.Jephthah met by his DaughterJephthah vowed to offer whatever first came out of his house if he won. His own daughter came out to meet him with dancing and a timbrel. Jephthah was grief-stricken. Another possible identification is Deborah (Judges 4).Jephthah's Daughter and her CompanionsSamson slaying the LionOn the way to Timnah a young lion attacks Samson. With strength from the Spirit of the Lord he overcomes it bare-handed.Samson raises a donkey's jawbone after defeating the Philistine force at Lehi. Burning fields recall his feud with them.Samson and DelilahWith his hair shaved, Samson loses his strength and is seized by the Philistines. Delilah looks on from behind the curtain.The Death of SamsonSamson, blinded and chained, was brought into Dagon's temple to be mocked. He prayed for strength one last time. He then pushed the supporting pillars until the temple collapsed.After a civil war the tribe of Benjamin was nearly wiped out. The elders let them take wives from the young women dancing in the vineyards of Shiloh. The identification of this scene is uncertain.

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