The Book of Judges is a look into the lives of a nation that has abandoned the Lord. They were supposed to be His representative all other nations but has forgotten who He is and what He said. There are some very gruesome stories in here about destruction of property, greed, deception, murder, rape, violence, dismemberment, prostitution, revenge, and other sins. These sins were even committed by Levites, the spiritual leaders of the Israelites.
We can learn a lot about how horrible life can be without the Lord by reading Judges, but I’m more concerned about how a nation gets to that point and how they might be able to turn it around. The beginning of Judges gives us clues as to how it happened.
Please Read Judges 1:19-2:15 and see if you can find clues as to what crippled the nation of
- What clues did you find?
- What should
- How is
- What can each one of us do to help turn
I feel that America is similiar to the nation of Isreal because we have allowed the worship of other Gods to become a freedom. We allow sexual immorality, homosexuality, alcohol, and many other sins that lead to crime and murder. We can help turn this around by continuing to be an example of Christ and spreading the truth to our hurting nation. We may not be able to repair the damage but we can be used to win people to Christ.
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