Plain and simple. This book is awesome.
| Confirmation of the 49 year cycle, is a historically recorded Jubilee in 18th year of Josiah Appendix A |
From Adam the Jubilee cycle began. |
Judgment doled out after periods of Grace - The greatest Principle of this book |
| Ibzan, Elon, & Abdon also ruled as Judges during the Philistine oppresion. Samuel began ruling for 12 years before Saul until Samuel refuses to see Saul after 18 years of service and David is anointed to be King at 8 years old. |
During this period of "Great Unrest" there was no
peace in the land. |
Tola fought for rulership; as did Jair from foreigners. Jepthah argued that they had controlled the land for 300 years now, and when he died, Eli took office. |
| Minor Error in Jones Timeline **Solved** : The Chart "No King in Israel" ignores 6 Judges, but Adam Rutherford claims 27 years back for Deborah & Barak's rule. |
Definition of a Jubilee - 49 years (not 50) |
In Jones Timeline 27 years are added for Deborah and Barak, but Adam Rutherford includes "oppressions" within their reign, thus making it possible to add Tola, Jair, Jepthah, Ibzan, Elon, Abdon into the timeline with no break in judges at all. |
This timeline is VERY different from Bullinger's, but
this one lines up with scripture more accurately.
Bullinger had Eli "ruling" when he was actually dead...and other huge
inconsistencies.
Revelations of the Judges Period:
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The Jubilee Cycle is God's Judgment time Clock whether deliverence or captivity is the result. |
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Eli was an ecclesiastical judge therefore overlapped Ibzan, Elon, & Abdon's Judgship |
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450 years : Extended "until Samuel" and over SAUL & DAVID (Kings) because they did not differ in purpose from the Judges, when man ruled in the place of God; therefore, the 450 years ended when the Temple was filled with the "Glory" and dedicated to God. |
