1. Judges 17:1–21:25 (ESV)
  2. Structure and outline

Comparison of episodes in the epilogue

Judges 17:1–21:25 (ESV)

1 There was a man of the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Micah.

The two episodes in the epilogue (Judges 17:1 – 18:31 and Judges 19:1 – 21:25) share some thematic and verbal connections:

  1. Small family apostasy escalates to tribal apostasy (Judges 17:1 – 18:31)
    Small family quarrel escalates into national civil war (Judges 19:1 – 21:25)

  2. Nameless Levite comes to reside in Ephraim (Judges 17:8)
    Nameless Levite an original resident in Ephraim (Judges 19:1):

  3. Priests inquire of God

    1. Apostate priest gives false answer (Judges 18:5–6)

    2. True priest gives true answers (Judges 20:27–28)

  4. Conclude referring to Shiloh (Judges 18:31; Judges 21:19–24)

  5. Military contingents of 600 (Judges 18:11, Judges 18:16, Judges 18:25; Judges 20:47; Judges 21:1–25, Judges 21:12, Judges 21:14, Judges 21:16–17, Judges 21:23)