NIV Commentary Judges & Ruth ben witherington Often God’s choice runs counter

Often God’s choice runs counter to the human choice

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social structures

who has served on the faculties of five universities

Includes a glossary of terms

NIV Commentary Judges & Ruth ben witherington Often God’s choice runs counterNIV Commentary Series Judges & Ruth Judges In the immediate context of the OT, Judges forms a link between the exodus of the Hebrews from Egypt and the rise of the Jewish monarchy. The period reflected in Judges is crucial to the development of the Israelite psyche as God begins the lesson that the exiles to Assyria and Babylon later finish: blessing is connected to fidelity to God; suffering is the natural consequence of disobedience. The stories in