Judges 2:6

When Joshua. By narrating the first efforts of the tribes to consolidate their position in Palestine, and the divine rebuke for Israel’s failure to obey God’s directions, the author has given the historical background that explains why it was that God raised up judges. Now he turns to the main theme of the book, namely, to show how the alternating periods of oppression followed by deliverance were the result of God’s efforts to turn Israel from idolatry to loyal obedience to God and His law. Before beginning the fluctuating history of oppressions and deliverances, the author ties his narrative to that of the book of Joshua. Verses 6-10 are a recapitulation that picks up the story at the time of Joshua’s death and briefly fills in the history until the experience at Bochim related previously.