Read Judges 3.7-11. In 3.7-11: Othniel. In verse 7: Apostasy begins the cyclical pattern set forth in 2.11-19. The plural Baals and Asherahs denotes the worship of these divinities at multiple local shrines. Asherah was worshipped as the consort of Baal or Yahweh and represented by a wooden pole (6.25). In verse 8: Subjugation follows. Cushanrishathaim is otherwise unknown and sounds like a feature of folklore rather than history (Cushan of Double Wickedness). Aram-naharaim refers to northwestern Mesopotamia. In verse 9: The pattern is completed by Israel's cry to the Lord and deliverance. In verse 10: The spirit of the Lord is a force that empowers chosen heroes to perform extraordinary deeds of strength and leadership. In verse 11: The individual judges are unified by a chronological structure (see also v. 8) that reaches to 1 Kings 6.1. Comments or Questions..
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