Judges

The time of the judges was a roller-coaster time for the Israelites. When they took over the promised land, they didn't wipe out all the people God had told them to. The remnants of those they spared prospered and rose up against them. Whenever the Israelites turned from God, He would bring one of these people against them. They would cry out to Him, and He would send a judge to liberate them. For a while they would follow God again, but inevitably turn away from Him after a while.

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