Judges records what occurs after Joshua and the tribes take over the Promised Land. During the time of the judges God’s people returned to their old ways. They had forgotten God, His help and provision and thus disobeyed Him.
The term judge does not compare to its use today, rather it refers to those in leadership over the Israelites. The Judges include Deborah (a rare account of a woman in leadership) and the well-known Gideon and Samson. As an alternative to the planned worship, you may wish to select...