The book of Judges presents us with a repeated cycle: Israel sins, God disciplines them, they cry out, and God shows mercy by raising up a judge to deliver them. Joshua's generation didn't fully obey God's command to remove pagan influences from the land. As a result, they turned to idols, suffered under their enemies, and repeatedly needed rescue. 

Hope isn't lost, however. In this sermon, Pastor Steve demonstrates that while the judges were flawed deliverers whom God used to show mercy, their weakness points forward to the need for a perfect Deliverer--Jesus--who saves not just from earthly enemies, but from sin and death forever!