Hi, this is Rilly Anderson, and you're listening to Tews and Glory. Thank you for joining me.

We're talking about various chapters in the book of judges this week. And we see a pattern here

that basically describes the rest of the history of Israel in ancient times before coming of Christ, that

they continually go between the idols and occasionally repent to Jehovah, but mostly when they're

in serious trouble with other nations. So it is tragic, really, this pattern that is established

because of what the Lord calls in Scripture,

their stiff-neckedness and their stubbornness.

So kind of sad times, but the Lord is gracious and generous,

and when they plead unto him for deliverance from enemies that subjugate them,

he often raises up someone to deliver them. And in this book, that's what happens. After Joshua,

there is no sort of main prophet that is the steward over Israel, and they have not yet

pled for a king, which they will do, shame on them, because they want

to be like their neighbors, right, when God could have been their king.

But, and this is prior to the administration of Samuel as prophet to Israel, who is the one who

ends up ordaining a king.

Just trying to connect the Ark of History a little bit.

So after Joshua, what happens is that Israel could be a theocracy,

but instead they never finished cleaning out the land of the Canaanites.

So just as they were warned,

they intermarry, some of the children intermarry with Canaanites, and they take on those Canaanites of worship that are completely pagan and extremely offensive.

Remember, and I've referred to this a few times, it's to Abraham.

I keep thinking it's Jacob, but I'm sorry, I checked it.

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