The Book of Judges reminds me a bit of A Series of Unfortunate Events, where each mini-narrative has a crisis that the hero overcomes, and yet there never seems to be a satisfying resolution. Something “unfortunate” always happens, namely, that the people fall back into sin again. Each time this happens, the story draws you in further, wondering who the next hero will be, what problems they will face and whether they will finally be the leader after God’s own heart (foreshadowing) who will finally be able to unite the people.

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One of the repeated terms in Judges is “Then Israel did evil in the eyes of the Lord.” You are going to see this (and highlight it!) over and over again as we journey through Judges. It is really very annoying, to be honest. I am a freak at doing everything right, a stickler for the rules and making sure that when I put my hand to a task I give it 100%. So I have to say Judges is a little frustrating for me.

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