Which section comes immediately before The Judges in the sequence?

Which section comes immediately before The Judges in the sequence?

• A. The Exile
• B. The Promised Land
• C. The Beginning
• D. The Restoration

Answer: (B)

Understanding the order of the major Old Testament sections as taught in this course helps you see how the story unfolds. The era that covers entering and settling in Canaan—the land promised to Abraham and his descendants—comes right before the period of the Judges. That The Promised Land section focuses on the conquest and distribution under Joshua and the settlement of the tribes, which sets the stage for the Judges, a time characterized by local leadership, cycles of faithfulness and decline, and no centralized monarchy. The Exile and The Restoration occur after the Judges period, so they do not come immediately before. Therefore, The Promised Land is the section that precedes The Judges.

Understanding the order of the major Old Testament sections as taught in this course helps you see how the story unfolds. The era that covers entering and settling in Canaan—the land promised to Abraham and his descendants—comes right before the period of the Judges. That The Promised Land section focuses on the conquest and distribution under Joshua and the settlement of the tribes, which sets the stage for the Judges, a time characterized by local leadership, cycles of faithfulness and decline, and no centralized monarchy. The Exile and The Restoration occur after the Judges period, so they do not come immediately before. Therefore, The Promised Land is the section that precedes The Judges.