In Those Days There Was No King in Israel

[Sung Psalm: 128]

We saw last time that Moses applies the fifth commandment to judges, kings, and elders – in other words, both to religious and political authorities.

And we saw from Paul in Ephesians 5-6, we ought to have a general disposition towards submission. Our basic inclination should be obedience to those who are over us – and self-denying concern for those under our care.

Pretty obviously that is not the picture in Judges 17-18!

To use the words of Judges, "In those days, there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes...."