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I have recently started reading the Book of Judges for the first time in several years. Even reading just the early chapters makes clear that it covers a period of a few hundred years at least.
Here is my bugbear. The time of the judges followed the death of Joshua, and ended with the accession of Saul as the first king of Israel. Am I right? I think so.
Matthew 1 tells us that Boaz was born of Rahab, who was accepted into the Israelite community in the time of Joshua. Obed was born of Ruth, the wife of Boaz. Obed was the father of Jesse, who I'm pretty sure was still alive and flourishing when Saul was king. Jesse's son David replaced Saul as king.
In short, the time of the judges appears on the evidence of Matthew 1 to have lasted only a few generations.
Can anyone square the circle?
Here is my bugbear. The time of the judges followed the death of Joshua, and ended with the accession of Saul as the first king of Israel. Am I right? I think so.
Matthew 1 tells us that Boaz was born of Rahab, who was accepted into the Israelite community in the time of Joshua. Obed was born of Ruth, the wife of Boaz. Obed was the father of Jesse, who I'm pretty sure was still alive and flourishing when Saul was king. Jesse's son David replaced Saul as king.
In short, the time of the judges appears on the evidence of Matthew 1 to have lasted only a few generations.
Can anyone square the circle?