Judges is a depressing catalogue of unfaithfulness to God on the part of Israel. We can get enough of violence, intrigue, false religion, and immorality on the news of our day. Why would we want to study Israel’s unfaithfulness? It was philosopher George Santayana that stated, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
The book of Judges deals with the history of Israel from the death of Joshua to the beginning of the monarchy with the accession of Saul. Many call this 350 year period the Dark Ages of the Bible. But, we are not traveling to another planet when we look at the Book of Judges; we are simply looking in a mirror.
