In the book of Judges, a refrain repeats, "in those days there were no kings in Israel, everyone did what was right his own eyes." God people go through continuous cycle of turning and returning to the Lord, crying out for rescues, being rescued and then turning away again.  God faithfully raises people to save them from enemies but there is never a complete deliverer.  Until Jesus.  Jesus is the true judge who delivers us, resucues us from every enemy.  Jesus is the true king who brings the light of life.  Now we have a perfect judge who came not to condemn the world but to rescue it.