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In the lawless period of the history of Israel between the invasion of Canaan and the establishment of the monarchy there existed military leaders, national heroes called the Judges. The lesson of the book of Judges is that Israel’s survival depended upon loyalty to God and that disloyalty always ended in disaster. It also shows God’s faithfulness to his people when they turned in repentance. ...

knew that she might have to live with the consequences of past failure. Later she will say, ‘I went away full but the LORD has brought me back empty’ (verse 21). Nevertheless it was the Lord who was bringing her back and she would follow him. And when she returned, her life was characterised by joyful trust and obedience to God (see especially 2:20–22). She had left Israel to secure her family and her food. When she returned it was for these two things especially that she showed humble dependence
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