Week 9 - Tola, Jair, Jephthah, and Three Minor Judges
May 1, 2024 • Paul Braden, Kody Pritt
Following Abimelech, two lesser-known judges, Tola and Jair, ruled over Israel, though their accounts lack the dramatic events typical of earlier judges. Their periods did not feature the significant battles or the divine interventions seen during the tenures of figures like Ehud, Deborah, or Gideon, and the historian does not mention any periods of rest during their time, suggesting a phase of ongoing unrest rather than catastrophic turmoil.