During the time of the judges the Israelites were in a bad situation. 1) because they lacked godly leadership. The priesthood was defiled, there was no sustained prophetic message from the Lord. 1 Samuel 3:1 And the word of the Lord was rare in those days; there was no widespread revelation.

Leadership is vital to a church's spiritual health. Paul said to follow me as he follows Christ.

Hearing the word of God is also vital to a church's health. Luke 18:8 will He really find faith on the earth?”

We need to be a people desiring God’s word because I guarantee if we stop caring then God will stop speaking.

The law of Moses was being ignored throughout the land. And as God often did in Israel’s history, God began to solve the problem by sending a baby.

Babies were like God’s announcement that He knows the need, cares about His people, and is at work.

To make the event even greater, God sometimes selects barren women to be the mothers, Isaac to Sarah, Jacob and Esau to Rebekah, and Joseph to Rachel.