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The dark cycles of Israel's judges — disobedience, oppression, and deliverance.
Written by Possibly Samuel (c. 1045–1000 BC). Judges is the darkest book of the Old Testament — a tragic cycle repeated seven times: Israel abandons God → oppression by foreign enemies → Israel cries out → God raises a judge-deliverer → peace → Israel abandons God again. The judges include Deborah (the warrior prophetess), Gideon (who defeated …