It took me about 10 minutes to read this passage. The stories in this section of judges point out the aimlessness that Israel discovered in their nation. And the summary of that state is in 17:6 “In those days Israel had no king. Everyone did as they saw fit.” These were the days before an earthly king, but Israel did indeed have a king; God almighty. But the people of that day lived their lives in open rebellion to their king. So they lived as if they had no king. The real solution to Israel’s problem was not to have an earthly king, which they later had. The solution to aimless wandering in those days is the same answer that it is today; surrender to the rule of the one true king. We have the advantage of knowing more fully God’s revelation through Jesus, but we still face the same choice. Do we follow out king (Jesus) or do we do as we wish (which is quickly becoming the new American dream). The end result of either choice is made obvious in scripture.
Stuart
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