The Book of Judges has three repetitive themes.
While the book was intended as a historical account of the judges of Israel there are three repetitive themes that appear at least six times.
Most of the time the repetition starts with the same verbiage, but a few times it is to be inferred from the historical context. The repetitive themes are tied to each other.
1. Judges 2:11 (NASB) “then the sons of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord.” While there were express actions of evil, oftentimes related to idolatry, the evil itself could have been prevented had the Israelites been obedient to God in the first place. The Book of Judges lists six direct actions of disobedience in chapter 1. They are tied to six tribes who did not go in and “take possession” of what God had given them.
2. Judges 2:14 (NASB) “The anger of the Lord burned against Israel.” Then the Lord allowed something unpleasant to happen to them.
3. Judges 2:16 (NASB) “Then the Lord raised up judges who delivered them.” God shows clearly that He is a God of judgement and well as mercy. Today Palestinians who live in Gaza fire rockets into Israel. The Palestinians initiated the attacks and Israel defended itself. The God of Israel, Yahweh, while allowing the conflict has protected his people.
The world hates to see the disparity in victims of this conflict and prior conflicts painting the Palestinians as victims. Historically God has ultimately protected the Israeli nation pre and post Holocaust. During the Holocaust, the nation did not exist. In most historical conflicts with Israel as a nation the numbers of people killed were relatively small compared with their enemies. There was at least one exception recorded in the Book of Judges.
God’s intentions were always to bless the Israeli people. He has an undying love for them. Their disobedience had repercussions. Gods’ direct intervention in the lives of people descended from the twelve tribes gave them the opportunity to reassemble as a nation in 1948.
The following foretold of the disbursement of the twelve tribes and the reassembling of them.
Amos 9:8-15 (KJV)“8 “Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD are on the sinful kingdom, And I will destroy it from the face of the earth; Yet I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob,” Says the LORD.9 “For surely I will command, And will [g]sift the house of Israel among all nations, As grain is sifted in a sieve; Yet not the smallest [h]grain shall fall to the ground.10 All the sinners of My people shall die by the sword, Who say, ‘The calamity shall not overtake nor confront us.’ Israel Will Be Restored11 “On that day I will raise up The [i]tabernacle of David, which has fallen down, And [j]repair its damages ;I will raise up its ruins, And rebuild it as in the days of old;12 That they may possess the remnant of Edom,[k]And all the Gentiles who are called by My name,” Says the LORD who does this thing.13 “Behold, the days are coming,” says the LORD,“ When the plowman shall overtake the reaper, And the treader of grapes him who sows seed; The mountains shall drip with sweet wine, And all the hills shall flow with it.14 I will bring back the captives of My people Israel; They shall build the waste cities and inhabit them; They shall plant vineyards and drink wine from them; They shall also make gardens and eat fruit from them.15 I will plant them in their land, And no longer shall they be pulled up From the land I have given them, Says the LORD your God.”