Judges 2:16
Nevertheless the Lord raised up judges, which delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them.
Cross-reference
Judges 3:9 provides the first concrete example of this pattern: God raises up Othniel to save Israel when they cry out.
Judges 3:10 shows the Spirit empowering Othniel to judge and defeat the enemy, fulfilling the rescue described here.
Judges 3:15 gives another instance of the pattern: God raises up Ehud as a deliverer after Israel cries out.
Judges 6:14 records God directly commissioning Gideon to save Israel from Midian — a specific fulfillment of raising a deliverer.
Judges 3:31 provides a specific example of Shamgar, a judge raised to deliver Israel, illustrating the general statement.
Judges 10:1 introduces Tola as another judge raised to save Israel, continuing the pattern from Judges 2:16.
1 Samuel 12:11 summarizes the judges as deliverers sent by God, directly recalling the work of the judges raised up here.
Nehemiah 9:27 recounts the same pattern: oppression, crying out, and God raising deliverers, echoing Judges 2:16.
Psalm 106:43-45 poetically describes God's repeated deliverance despite rebellion, mirroring the judges cycle.
Acts 13:20 directly cites the period of judges as God's provision, summarizing the timeline from Judges 2:16.
1 Samuel 7:15 notes Samuel judged Israel, serving as the last judge in the line that God raised up.
1 Chronicles 17:6 records God's reference to the judges He commanded to shepherd Israel, confirming their divine appointment.
Hosea 13:10 contrasts God's provision of judges with Israel's demand for a king, highlighting their rejection.
Obadiah 1:21 prophesies future 'saviors' who will judge, echoing the deliverer role of the judges in Judges 2:16.
Ruth 1:1 sets the historical context 'in the days when the judges ruled', providing the timeframe for the period.