AI OVERVIEW: The problem in Judges is not a missing king, but that people have forgotten God. When no one takes responsibility, violence and vengeance escalate; a Levite sacrifices his concubine to protect himself, then chops her into twelve pieces and sends them to the twelve tribes of Israel. Israel's response—war against Benjamin, destruction of cities, the 600 Benjaminites, 400 virgins given to them, and a plan to abduct more wives from a festival—shows justice without God becoming vengeance without limits. Jesus is presented as the true King who sacrifices himself for unfaithful people, and the teaching urges listeners to abandon what seems right in their own eyes and choose what is right in God's eyes.
YOUTUBE DESCRIPTION: Why do people defend choices that cause obvious harm? How can something feel right to us while leading us farther from God? In Week 11 of In Their Own Eyes, Scott Savage concludes the series by teaching through Judges 19–21, one of the darkest passages in the Bible. A Levite refu...
