Wrapping up Judges

All,
Thanks for an entertaining walk through Judges. I believe the book, while challenging at times, greatly increases our historical knowledge of the early Israelites and their attempt(s) to form a cohesive group.

In a strange way, I see Judges pointing the way for Christ. Throughout the book, the author(s) write how there was no king and the people did right in their own eyes. Isn't this idea of doing right in one's own eyes exactly what modern society, writ large, is still guilty of? We, in a general sense, are still to this day lost without a king. Except now the king is with a capital "K" = King. And that King is Jesus.

Final word on Judges for those that missed Sunday: Looking at the New Testament book of Hebrews, we read through how the great (in the sense of well-known) figures of the Old Testament were remembered and should be remembered. While Samson, like Gideon, does some shameful things, the writer of Hebrews highlights his faith. Look at the rest of Hebrews 11 for more examples of OT faith and figures.

Finally, in two weeks, I hope to begin a brief study of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. Faciliated by the Easter holiday, I want to look at the 6 (!) accounts of the resurrection in the NT (yes, there is more beyond the 4 gospels) as well as explore the question: Who killed Jesus?

While the question isn't that pressing for Christians (regardless who killed him, he died for us and rose again), there is some interesting material to work through. And I have toyed with the idea of writing a Lifeway type book on the topic (I am only half-kidding).

Til next time...