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About this letter
Judges covers about three hundred years of Jewish history after
Joshua's death. Joshua did not appoint someone to follow him. God
wanted His people to look to their Lord King. When the Israelites
rejected their Lord King,
God sent judges to deliver them. Although these days were dark and
sometimes ugly, it was fascinating to see God's plan unfolding in
history.
In studying the Judges, we were thrilled to see the winner believer
Judge Othniel fight and win the battle over the king of Mesopotamia
(Iran today). We stood in awe as the left-handed Judge Ehud plotted
and killed the oppressor King Eglon of Moab. We watched as Judge
Deborah and her General Barak fought and defeated Commander Sisera
with his huge army and nine hundred chariots. We were amazed to see
how a woman named Jael was able to kill Commander Sisera with a tent
peg!
With weapons of trumpets and clay pot with torches, Judge Gideon and
his band of three hundred prepared warriors defeated one hundred
thirty-five thousand Arab soldiers. Gideon's band had followed God's
instructions exactly.
We discovered how the self-made king of Israel, Abimeleck, was
killed when a woman dropped a millstone on his head. We then studied
the sad story of Jephhah and his desperate vow. Who could believe
the super strength of Judge Samson in his conflicts with the
Philistines?
It was interesting to note the different type of judges God chose to
deliver the Jews. Each judge seemed right for their mission. Most of
the judges were the Jew's military leaders.
The author of Judges wrote these lessons when Israel was in their
dark days to show us the problems the Jews had when they rejected
their Lord God and His Law. Hopefully, we will not repeat their
wrong thinking. We need to store God's letter in our souls to
protect us from sinning against Him, Ps 119:11.
