In the book of Judges is we will peer into the murky depths of human nature and watch a people struggle with their identity in some strange and fascinating ways. Along the way, we will meet some people who seem to have the potential to save the day. However in the end, they prove to be deficient saviors who cannot deliver.

In fact, if you look closely, the refrain that keeps popping up in the book of Judges is that “there was no king in those days.” The reason for this is that the book of Judges really isn’t about judges; it is about a King who was coming to do what they could not do. Everything that the judges were supposed to do for the people — to deliver them from enemies, provide peace, instill unity, give direction, speak God’s words — are all met in Jesus, the truer and greater Judge and King.