In the last days of the Bronze Age, in a tiny strip of land that was the crossroads of western civilization, nestled among the crumbling remains of the world's mightiest empires, a group of people who worshipped a single all-powerful God who referred to His children as the "chosen ones" began to take control of a region they called the "promised land" and organized themselves into one of the most influential civilizations in human history. They were called Israelites...the Sons of Abraham.This is the story of twelve loose-knit tribes who continually struggled to faithfully follow God, and repeatedly called-out for deliverance from their hostile neighbors.The authors of Judges created a narrative that emphasized the pitfalls of Israel's leadership vacuum and the moral decay that results from spiritual aimlessness. For the authors of Judges, only one solution would solve their social and religious problems: establishing a religious monarchy and crowning an Israelite king.