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Right in Their Own Eyes: The Gospel according to the Book of Judges is unavailable, but you can change that!

Right in Their Own Eyes explains Judges from three Old Testament and three New Testament perspectives. First, it shows how the Spirit enabled wayward people to fulfill the mission God gave them, promotes David as king of Israel, and illustrates God’s covenant with his people. Schwab then shows how God sovereignly works among his wayward people to forge a community of faith under the New...

he delivers from, the oppressor. The Angel judged Israel disobedient, and declared that some nations would remain to test it. The Angel initiated Gideon’s judgeship—as it were, converted him. The Angel also announced Samson’s special birth. Throughout, Yahweh and his Angel are most concerned that Israel be about the business of becoming a people of God, a covenant community, a faithful nation.7 To accomplish this, Yahweh creates conflict between the Israelites and other peoples, his Angel announces
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