Judges 6:1

And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord: and the Lord delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.

Cross-reference

Judges 2:20 Parallel

Judges 2:20 reveals God's anger at covenant-breaking, leading to the enemy oppression seen in Judges 6:1 — a direct cause-effect link.

Judges 2:19 Parallel

Judges 2:19 describes the same cycle: after each judge, Israel relapses into worse evil, explaining the repeated pattern behind Judges 6:1.

Judges 2:14 Historical context

Judges 2:14 details God handing Israel over to plunderers, exactly the pattern seen in Judges 6:1 when Israel is given to Midian.

Judges 2:13 Historical context

Judges 2:13 describes Israel abandoning the LORD for Baal and Ashtaroth, the same apostasy that leads to oppression in Judges 6:1.

Judges 13:1 Parallel

Judges 13:1 repeats the cycle with Philistine oppression – mirroring the pattern seen in Judges 6 with Midian.

Judges 10:6 Parallel

Judges 10:6 continues the cycle: Israel does evil, God gives them into enemy hands – same structure as Judges 6.

Judges 4:1 Parallel

Judges 4:1 shows Israel again doing evil after Ehud – another instance of the recurring cycle that includes Judges 6.

Judges 2:11 Parallel

Judges 2:11 is the first statement of Israel doing evil – the same pattern repeated here in the Midianite oppression.

Leviticus 26:14–46 Historical context

Leviticus 26:14-46 lists covenant curses for disobedience, including being handed over to enemies — the exact judgment Israel faces in Judges 6:1.

Nehemiah 9:26-29 summarizes Israel's repeated rebellion and being given into enemy hands, mirroring the cycle in which Judges 6:1 occurs.

Psalm 106:34-42 recounts Israel's idolatry leading to enemy oppression, directly paralleling the sin-judgment pattern of Judges 6:1.

Deuteronomy 28:15–68 Historical context

Deuteronomy 28:15-68 details curses for disobedience, such as enemy oppression — providing the covenantal basis for the punishment in Judges 6:1.

Nehemiah 9:28 describes the same cycle: Israel sins, God abandons them to enemies, exactly as in Judges 6:1.

Psalm 106:41 states God gave Israel into enemy hands because of sin — direct parallel to Judges 6:1.

Isaiah 9:4 Allusion

Isaiah 9:4 recalls 'the day of Midian's defeat' — a typological reference to the deliverance in Judges 7.

Hebrews 11:32 mentions Gideon from this very period, highlighting faith in the same context.

Ezra 5:12 Parallel

Ezra 5:12 repeats the same formula: ancestors angered God, so He gave them into enemy hands — identical pattern.

1 Kings 8:33 echoes the same cycle: sin leads to defeat by enemies, matching the pattern in Judges 6:1.

1 Samuel 8:8 summarizes Israel's repeated forsaking of God from Egypt onward – the pattern that leads to Judges 6.

Joshua 23:15 Prophetic fulfillment

Joshua 23:15 warns that God will bring evil on Israel for disobedience – Judges 6:1 is that evil fulfilled.

Deuteronomy 28:31 Prophetic fulfillment

Deuteronomy 28:31 lists enemies stealing livestock – a specific curse realized when Midian plunders Israel.

Deuteronomy 28:29 Prophetic fulfillment

Deuteronomy 28:29 describes oppression as a covenant curse – precisely the judgment Israel faces in Judges 6.

Numbers 31:7 records Israel defeating Midian under Moses – contrasting with now being given into Midian's hand due to sin.

Numbers 25:18 Historical context

Numbers 25:18 recalls Midianite deception at Peor, background to the enmity — the same people now used to punish Israel in Judges 6:1.

Numbers 25:17 commands Israel to attack Midian, contrasting with Judges 6:1 where Midian oppresses Israel because of their sin.