The Book of Judges contains 21 chapters and is the seventh book in the Bible. You can find it in the Old Testament between the Book of Joshua and the Book of Ruth. To this date the author is unknown, although many guess that it was Samuel. His prophetic ministry clearly fits the moral commentary of Judges. With the style being consistent throughout this book and put together in an orderly fashion, it becomes obvious that there was only one author of this book. If Samuel was not the one to author judges, it was at least authored by one of his peers between 1043 B.C. which was the beginning of Saul's reign and 1004 B.C. which was when David captured Jerusalem.
Following the death of Joshua, Israel dives into a "Dark Age" of 350 years. The generation that rose up after Joshua was completely opposite in nature. Unlike the obedient people who conquered the land through trusting God in Joshua's time, these people were disobedient and idolatrous who became defeated over and over again because of their rebellion against God. Throughout Judges, the sin to salvation cycle repeats itself many times. Stories of the different tribes' failures followed by the stories about the Judges who reigned in Israel over a 350 year period enlighten us today of the Power of God Almighty.

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"Then the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel; and He said, 'Because this nation has transgressed My covenant which I commanded their fathers, and has not heeded My voice, I also will no longer drive out before them any of the nations which Joshua left when he died'" Judges 2:20,21 along with"In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes" Judges 21:25 are 2 of the key verses in this book. When you read Judges 2, keep in mind that it is liken to a mini-Judges which means the book of Judges melted down into one chapter.
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