The Book of Judges traces Israel’s downward spiral into sin and chaos as “everyone did what was right in his own eyes.” Instead of living as God’s people, Israel becomes nearly indistinguishable from the nations around them—a sobering warning for the church today. Yet it also reminds us that no matter how dark things become, when we cry out to God, he delivers. Ultimately, Judges awakens our longing for the King we need—who does what is right in God’s eyes and whose rule will finally prevail.