Un-merry Merry-go-round
Judges overview
They weep – but do they change?
After Joshua (Judges 2:6-10)
Israel’s unfaithfulness (Judges 2:11-15; 3:5-6; 2:17)
The Lord raises up Judges (Judges 2:16-19)
Apostasy
Servitude
Supplication
Deliverance
The first Judge (Judges 3:7-11)
The big picture
An ongoing tension:
God’s love; & faithfulness
God’s anger & judgment
Tension resolved!