Is freedom a good thing?

We wrap up the book of Judges with a story that seems a punishing indictment of freedom, especially freedom that has descended into lawlessness (Judges 20-21)/

First, we look at how the book of Judges frames the final stories.  It is clear that the book of Judges is making an argument about human freedom, government and God.

Second, we reflect on how the underlying tension between order and freedom plays itself out in our modern politics.  (Or:  how the major political forces in our country relate to the main thesis of the book of Judges.)