I would like nothing more than to skip over the last few chapters of Judges. Ruth though has sad parts yet it is a great story of love and commitment. Alas, I feel that I need to look at these last two chapters specifically chapter 20.
There is much to be amazed at here. First, only after a great tragedy does Israel rise up against the evil going on in their midst. Second, I am saddened that the Danites decided to defend those who had committed this horrible crime not to mention living in disobedience to the law of God. Finally, I notice that though God told them to go into battle, they lost the first two days and only on the third day Israel finally received the victory.
One can try to guess why the Lord didn’t make the battle easy for Israel, but the truth is we don’t know why. It was clear God wanted them to fight, and God could have made the victory easy, but that wasn’t what God did. I have heard a few guesses as to why, but at the end of the day it comes down to faith. Do you believe God even when the battle goes against you? Israel wasn’t sure after the first two defeats, so they asked God again, but I noticed when they got the word from God, they went out again in spite of what had happened the day before. They believed even when the battle went against them the day before.
Are you willing to keep fighting if God asks you to? Even if you are losing? Because remember this no matter what happens now, we know we ultimately win.
Photo by Ken Treloar on Unsplash
Photo by Ken Treloar on Unsplash
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