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Judges Forestall Threats

Picture eleven and its symbolism:  

• Vacant throne, unclaimed crown, and robe — ?

• Disheveled figure on bottom right — ?

• Figure holds stone axe — I?

• Figure with ripped tunic and broken axe handle in hand — ?

• Six figures in center of picture — ?

• Judge with raised arm — ?

• Judge with sword in hand — ?

• Judge with tent spike in hand — ?

• Judge with lamp and trumpet in hand — ?

• Judge with manuscript in hand — ?

• Judge with jawbone in hand — ?

Judges Forestall Threats

Picture eleven and its symbolism:  

• Vacant throne, unclaimed crown, and robe — Israel, during the period of the judges, was a loosely organized confederacy without king or central government.

• Disheveled figure on bottom right — Personification of Israel's political enemies during period of the judges.

• Figure holds stone axe — Israel's enemies during the period of the judges were the small powers of the immediate locale.

• Figure with ripped tunic and broken axe handle in hand — These small powers, who had attacked the Israelites and subjected them to bondage for brief periods, were defeated under rallies led by the judges.

• Six figures in center of picture — The six major judges of Israel.

• Judge with raised arm — Othniel delivered Israel from the Mesopotamian oppression.

• Judge with sword in hand — Ehud delivered Israel from the Moabite attack — sword symbolic of gift given to King Eglon.

• Judge with tent spike in hand — Deborah won victory over the Canaanites — tent spike associated with Sisera's death.

• Judge with lamp and trumpet in hand — Gideon carried out psychological warfare against the Midianites with trumpets and lamps.

• Judge with manuscript in hand — Jephthah defeated the Ammonites and in the process made rash vows.

• Judge with jawbone in hand — Samson defeated the Philistines.