“Nevertheless the Lord raised up judges, which delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them.”
Then the LORD raised up judges, who saved them out of the hand of those who plundered them. — The third element of the Judges cycle—supplication and salvation—emerges as God 'raised up judges' to deliver Israel from military oppression. The terminology 'judges' encompasses both forensic roles (determining legal disputes) and military-charismatic functions. The verb 'saved them' employs the salvation language emphasizing God's deliverance through human agents.
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