Judg 3:7 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Judg 3:7-11: 3:7-11 The account of Othniel is typical of the cycles in Judges. Evildoing led to apostasy, most frequently in the Baal and Asherah cults (see study notes on 2:11-13; 6:25-32). Apostasy provoked the Lord and resulted in foreign oppression. Then the cry of the people evoked divine compassion and the raising up of a rescuer-judge as the agent of God’s Spirit. The rescuer ended the oppression, and the land enjoyed a period of peace before the cycle started again. Othniel depicts an ideal judge.

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Summary for Judg 3:7-11: 3:7-11 ^a The account of Othniel is typical of the cycles in Judges. Evildoing led to apostasy, most frequently in the Baal and Asherah cults (see study notes on 2:11-13; 6:25-32). Apostasy provoked the Lord and resulted in foreign oppression. Then the cry of the people evoked divine compassion and the raising up of a rescuer-judge as the agent of God’s Spirit. The rescuer ended the oppression, and the land enjoyed a period of peace before the cycle started again. Othniel depicts an ideal judge.