Several Sevens From Judges

Several Sevens From Judges:

A) Judges chapter one lists seven tribes which did not fully conquer their allotted lands:

1) Judah - Judges 1:19

2) Benjamin - Judges 1:21

3) Manasseh - Judges 1:27-28

4) Ephraim - Judges 1:29

5) Zebulon - Judges 1:30

6) Asher - Judges 1:31-32

7) Naphtali - Judges 1:33-34

B) There were 14 judges from 7 different tribes in Israel’s history:

#1 Othniel (Judges 3:9-11) (from Judah)

#2 Ehud (Judges 3:15-30) (from Benjamin)

#3 Shamgar (Judges 3:31)

#4 Deborah (Judges 4-5, especially Judges 4:4)

#5 Gideon (Judges 6-9) (from Manassah)

#6 Tola - 23 years (Judges 10:1-2) (from Issachar)

#7 Jair - 22 years (Judges 10:3-5) (from Manassah)

#8 Jephthah - 6 years (Judges 11:1-12:7) (from Manassah)

#9 Ibzan - 7 years (Judges 12:8-10)

#10 Elon - 10 years (Judges 12:11-12) (from Zebulon)

#11 Abdon - 8 years (Judges 12:13-15)

#12 Samson - 20 years (Judges 13-16) (from Dan)

#13 Eli - 40 years (1 Samuel 1-4, see 1 Samuel 4:18) (from Levi)

#14 Samuel - judged Israel his whole life (see 1 Samuel 7:13, 15) (from Levi)

Note: Ibzan judged for seven years as well.


C) Judges also records 7 apostasies on Israel’s part, 7 servitudes to 7 heathen nations, and 7 deliverances:

1) Judges 3:7-8 - Chushanrishathaim, king of Mesopotamia

2) Judges 3:12 - Eglon, king of Moab

3) Judges 4:1-2 - Jabin, king of Canaan

4) Judges 6:1 - Midian

5) Judges 8:33

6) Judges 10:6-7 - Philistines and the children of Ammon

7) Judges 13:1 - Philistines


*For clarification: When a multiple of a number is used, it has the same meaning as the original number. For example, seven means perfection, completion, and is God's stamp on His Word. A multiple of seven has the same meaning, sometimes heightening or magnifying it, but the same underlying meaning. So 14, 21, 70, 490, etc. all have the same symbolic meaning in the Scriptures. There are so many sevens in the Bible, but you will often find many passages where a multiple of seven is used as well. Like here.

Jerry Bouey

Running sevens count: 175

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