When There Is No King — Judges 13–21 | The Collapse of Israel and the Need for a Righteous King
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This episode explores the disturbing final chapters of the Book of Judges, highlighting Israel's moral and social collapse and the implications of having no king.
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Modern Mind, Ancient Book, we walk through Judges chapters 13–21, the final and most disturbing section of the Book of Judges. This portion of Scripture reveals the collapse of Israel’s moral, spiritual, and social order. From the rise and fall of Samson to the shocking events surrounding the Levite and his concubine, the text confronts us with a nation spiraling into chaos. The repeated line—“In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what w...
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Host: Roger Ferguson
Topics covered
- collapse of Israel
- moral order
- spiritual chaos
- Judges 13-21
- need for a king
Keywords
- Judges
- Israel
- Samson
- moral collapse
- spiritual chaos
- Levite
- concubine
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Books & works: Book of Judges
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