What Sadness There Is

Judges 2:6-3:31

What sadness there is in the words of 2:10 – ‘there arose another generation…who did not know the Lord…’! As the generations pass, we must pass on the Gospel of Christ, praying that those who follow after us will ‘know the Lord’. In Isaiah 30:21, God says, ‘This is the way, walk in it’. Here, in the sin and shame of Israel, He warns us, ‘This is not the way, do not walk in it’ (2:11-15). Don’t be conformed to this world, ‘entangled’ in its ways (3:5-7; Romans 12:2; 2 Timothy 2:4). God is angry with His rebellious people, but He does not cease to love them – ‘the Lord raised up a deliverer for the people of Israel (3:8-9). Read of the deliverers – Othniel, Ehud, Shamgar – and rejoice in our greater Deliverer: ‘Jesus…He will save His people from their sins’ (3:9,15,31; Matthew 1:21).

Charles Cameron, better known as Charlie to his friends, lives in Scotland and is a member of the Church of Scotland. He owns several Christian blogs found at the following links:

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