Shoftim

After Joshua, Israel falls into a dark cycle — sin, oppression, crying out, and deliverance through flawed leaders called judges. Everyone does what is right in their own eyes. Israel desperately needs a true King.

• Without faithful leadership, people drift from Elohim
• Elohim raises up imperfect deliverers — pointing to the need for a perfect one
• The cycle of sin and rescue reveals humanity's deep need for a Saviour
• Even in the darkest times, Elohim hears when His people cry out

Deborah · Gideon · Samson · Jephthah · Samuel (as child)