1. Judges 2:11–19 (ESV)
  2. Structure and outline

The focus of Judges 2:11-19

Judges 2:11–19 (ESV)

11 And the people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals.

These verses focus on the divine view of the downward spiral in the time of the judges. They describe the paradigm of what will emerge in each of the six major judge accounts.

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