Judges
(The Bible)
Judges is yet another book in the collection of books known as the Bible. This book tells the stories of the various judges that ruled over Israel in the time when they had no king. It details the downward spiral of corruptness that the judges fall into as the nation gets further from obeying God. During the time of each judge, the nation turns back to God in repentance, only to fall further into sin after the judge dies. One of the most famous judges is Samson. Samson was dedicated to God by his parents before he was even borne. He was what was known as a Nazarite, which meant he had certain vows to God that he was supposed to keep. Samson was also blessed with amazing strength. Samson, during his life, broke most of the vows he was supposed to keep in one way or another. He did, however, slay many of the Israelites enemies during that time. He fell in love with a temptress named Delilah who was seeking to turn him over to his enemies for money, and continually got him drunk to ask him the secret of his strength. Finally Samson gave in and told her, and he was taken captive. Eventually he gained his strength back just enough to destroy many of his enemies, dying himself in the process. Another famous judge is the chicken, Gideon. Gideon was first approached by messengers of God as he was threshing his wheat in hiding. He had to be shown several signs from God to even believe that he was supposed to do what he was told. Eventually he made an army, a tiny one compared to that of his enemies, only made smaller by God to prove His great power, and went to battle. He didn't actually end up fighting any, as God devised a trick to scare the enemies away. After all the Judges, the Israelites decided that they needed a king, but that is a different book altogether.
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