CONTENTS. THE BOOK OF JUDGES. I. PAGE PROBLEMS OF SETTLEMENT AND WAR 3 JUDGES I. 1-11. II. THE WAY OF THE SWORD 18 JUDGES I. 12-26. III. AT BOCHIM: THE FIRST PROPHET VOICE 31 JUDGES II. 1-5. IV. AMONG THE ROCKS OF PAGANISM 45 JUDGES II. 7-23. V. THE ARM OF ARAM AND OF OTHNIEL 61 JUDGES III. 1-11. VI. THE DAGGER AND THE OX-GOAD 77 JUDGES III. 12-31. VII. THE SIBYL OF MOUNT EPHRAIM 91 JUDGES IV. VIII. DEBORAH'S SONG: A DIVINE VISION 106 JUDGES V. IX. DEBORAH'S SONG: A CHANT OF PATRIOTISM 120 JUDGES V. X. THE DESERT HORDES; AND THE MAN AT OPHRAH 135 JUDGES VI. 1-14. XI. GIDEON, ICONOCLAST AND REFORMER 150 JUDGES VI. 15-32. XII. "THE PEOPLE ARE YET TOO MANY" 164 JUDGES VI. 33-VII. 7. XIII. "MIDIAN'S EVIL DAY" 178 JUDGES VII. 8-VIII. 21. XIV. GIDEON THE ECCLESIASTIC 195 JUDGES VIII. 22-28. XV. ABIMELECH AND JOTHAM 209 JUDGES VIII. 29-IX. 57. XVI. GILEAD AND ITS CHIEF 224 JUDGES X. I-XI. 11. XVII. THE TERRIBLE VOW 239 JUDGES XI. 12-40. XVIII. SHIBBOLETHS 254 JUDGES XII. 1-7. XIX. THE ANGEL IN THE FIELD 266 JUDGES. XIII. 1-18. XX. SAMSON PLUNGING INTO LIFE 279 JUDGES XIII. 24-XIV. 20. XXI. DAUNTLESS IN BATTLE, IGNORANTLY BRAVE 293 JUDGES XV. XXII. PLEASURE AND PERIL IN GAZA 307