judges

Life without a king

Introduction We have come to the second epilogue of the book of Judges, the first covering chapters 17-18. Both give us an in-depth view of the depths to which corruptness leads. Both focus on the role of the Levitical priesthood. As seen in the previous section, the sin of one superstitious yet religious family, a […]

judges

Salvation belongs to the Lord

When we think about idolatry, we must always remember that it reaches far deeper than the making of a physical idol. That is always a byproduct of idolatry. At the core of idolatry as Scripture defines it, lies man’s replacing God with what man wants. It is the dethroning of God and the appointment of man and his makings to the throne. In the theme of the book of Judges, it is the denial of the true God as King and replacing Him with the gods of the nations.