JU13-6: Samson And Samuel Were Active At The Same Time

Before we dive into our text study of Judges Chapter 13, first, an important reminder concerning when certain events took place in the Bible.

Here’s the deal.

The adventures of Samson took place some time from around 1070 B.C. to 1050 B.C.

This almost to a tee overlaps with Samuel’s era when Eli was the High Priest (give or take a few years).

And not only that.

There was another Judge also active during this period called Abdon.

That’s right.

We have Samson, Samuel and Abdon all operating during the very same time frame but in different locations.

Samson was kicking some serious Philistine butt in the Tribe of Dan’s territory.

Samuel was doing his thing in the southern parts of Canaan where Judah ruled supreme.

Finally, the judge Abdon was active among the northern Israelite tribes and partially judged over the tribes on the east side of the Jordan River.

So again, this is a perfect example how God’s anointed judges were active in different parts of the Promised Land simultaneously.

In other words, in our Bibles the book of Samuel may come after the book of Judges, but the events recorded in these books took place at the same time.

I’m done.