The church (in general) has a problem with the Book of Judges. It is so earthly, so puzzling, so primitive, so violent-in a word, so strange, that the church can scarcely stomach it. As with many Old Testament materials, the sentiment seems to be, If we just study the epistles long enough, maybe it will go away. The church has her way of dealing with embarrassing Scripture; ignore it. Yet that is difficult to do with Judges. Its so interesting. Only people who take tranquilizers before sitting down can doze off while they read it. Yet there is danger in that. When a book & its human characters are so colorful & dramatic, we may miss the books intention - to be a revelation from God about God {Alec Motyer}. Thats why I try to give a theo-centric exposition of this chunk of Old Testament narrative. We must see the beauty of Yahweh our God here; if we do, we can be sure we have begun to handle Scripture rightly (Dale Ralph Davis, Judges: Such a Great Salvation, 9).
Posted on: Mon, 14 Jul 2014 03:55:54 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015