In Judges 4 we see what happens when the outward restraint is removed.

God himself is to be the one who meets the need of his people. He has never had even one of His people in a situation where they couldn’t look to Him for everything they need. We too often get wrapped up in what we THINK we need. And then miss out on our deepest need…our God and creator.

When people lose sight of God’s grace, they lose sight of God and any obligation to him. This passage and the remainder of the book give us the consequences of forgetting the grace and goodness of God.

Regardless what time period in history a person has lived they needed a deliverer.

God is sovereign in the lives of individuals and in the lives of nations and kings

God has called us to be salt and light in this world. When we allow our affections to be tangled up in the world around us we become like themGod has called us to be in the world. He has also called us to be distinct from the world. Israel failed to do so and the rest of the book of Judges pictures what happens when we go from being in the world to loving the world.

Getting too comfortable in the world wasn’t just a problem for Israel…it is a problem for us today as well. Much of this study will deal with our fallenness and God’s faithfulness in spite of our faithlessness.

Here we find out about the victory that is found in Cchrist