Judges 1 Bible Study Guide — Summary, Themes & Outline

Judges 1 opens the book of Judges by showing what happened after Joshua's death. The tribes continue to fight against the Canaanites, but their efforts are uneven. Judah and Simeon achieve real victories, but the other tribes fail to drive out the inhabitants of their territories. The chapter establishes the pattern of incomplete obedience that will define the period of the judges.