We've been working through the book of Judges. Judges is all about how Israel – the people of God – became just like the other nations. It's a story of sin, rebellion, and death.
It's a world where everyone does what is right in their own eyes. And so – not surprisingly – the story gets more and more out of control.
Judges 19 is the worst story in the whole book.
As I reflected on this text, and as I thought about who would be here, I realized that this horrible story was given to us by God precisely for the sake of our children.
After all, the book of Judges was written as a sermon warning the people of God – the generations who would come – do not follow the path of oppression, wickedness, and vice.
It will not do to pretend that bad things don't happen. The Word of God tells us plainly and clearly that bad things – horrible things – do happen – and we don't always understand why – we don't always see the point at the time.
But our text for tonight shows us how much we need Jesus – we need a King who will do what is right – and who will lead us to do what is right in God's eyes.
Because, as the refrain of the book of Judges says: "In those days, there was no king in Israel – everyone did what was right in his own eyes."
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