I. =Cond. Isr.= _Fav._ 1. Mtn. Loc. 2. Rac. Un. 3. Rel. Ins. _Unfav._ 1. Nat. Rac. 2. Lac. Cent. Gov. 3. Tri. Jeal. 4. Idol. Ten. II. =Jud. Isr.= 1. Off. 2. App. 3. Auth. 4. Ext. Ru. III. =Opp. and Deliv.= _Opp._ _Sec._ _Deliv._ _Batt.-fie._ 1. Mes. Sou. Oth. 2. Moab. Ea. cen. Ehu. For. Jor. 3. Ea. Phil. So.-wes. Sham. 4. Can. Nor. Deb. Mt. Tab. 5. Mid. Nor. cen. Gid. Mt. Gil. 6. Amm. East. Jeph. Aro. 7. Phil. All. Sams. Saml. Eben. Dav. Gath. IV. =Gen. Asp. Per.= 1. Ind. 2. Neg. Law. 3. Prog. Review Questions What resulted from these evil tendencies in Is'ra-el? How many oppressors were there? Who were the first oppressors? Over what part of the country was the first oppression? Who delivered Is'ra-el from it? What was the second oppression? What part of the country suffered from it? Who was the deliverer? Where was the battle fought? What was the third oppression, and where? Who delivered Is'ra-el? What was the fourth oppression? Where was it? Who was the deliverer? Where was the victory won? What was the fifth oppression? Over what part of the country was it? Who delivered Is'ra-el from it? What was the sixth oppression? Over what part of the land was it? Who delivered from it? What was the last oppression? How did it differ from the others? What three names are associated in the deliverance from its power? What are the three general aspects of this period? NINTH STUDY The Rise of the Israelite Empire PART ONE The coronation of Saul marks an epoch in the history of Is'ra-el. From that point, for five hundred years, the chosen people were under the rule of kings. I. =The Causes Leading to the Monarchy.= The kingdom was not an accidental nor a sudden event. There had been a gradual preparation for it through all the period of the judges. 1. Notice the =tendency toward settled government=. In the time of Gid'e-on the people desired him to become a king (Judg. 8. 22, 23). His son attempted to make himself a king, but failed (Judg. 9). We find judges setting up a semi-royal state, and making marriages for their children outside of their tribe (Judg. 12. 9, 13, 14); and associating their sons with themselves (Judg. 10. 4; 1 Sam. 8. 1, 2). All these show a monarchical trend in the time.