3:7–16:31 Review · Exploits of Israel’s Judges and Leaders: The book now moves into a section where the exploits of Israel’s various judges constitute the main focus. But despite the highly individual character of these narratives, the section as a whole is intricately tied to the material in the preceding section. This can be seen in that elements of the cyclical pattern found in 2:11–19 regularly appear at the beginning and end of each major judge narrative to form a frame. The narratives about the major judges in this section are th…