Judges
Outline
Reprise of the conquest and settlement of the land
Accounts of the judges
Disintegration of the tribes
Commentary and Reflection
The judges
Absence of judges and kings
The Israelite family
Ruth
Outline
Bethlehem to Moab to Bethlehem
Gleaning in the field of Boaz
Ruth and Boaz meeting on the threshing floor
Scene at the gate and its sequel
Samuel-Kings
Outline
The advent of kingship in Israel
David's reign
David's final days; succession of Solomon
Solomon's reign
Revolt by the northern tribes against Rehoboam
Division of the kingdom
Kings of the divided kingdoms
Judah from the fall of the Northern Kingdom to the Babylonian exile
Commentary and Reflection
Saul
David
The temple
Wisdom
Prophets and prophecy
