The Judges Jury

Its it AYE! or is it NAH. Judges was written in 1300BCE during the time of the Decnondromiaic Scool of Writing. The writers have written the book of Judges to preserve their historical battles and expand thier view of monarchy.

The writers show their ambivalent view of monarchy throughout the book of Judges. The expression in those days was that there was no king, in Israel; every man did what was right in “his own eyes” (Judges 17.6; 18.1; 19.1; 21.25). It is shown as being positive and negative. In story of Gideon a bright light shines upon thou matter, “I will not rule over you, and my sons will not rule over you; the Lord will rule over you.” This brings a positive light to the expression of self-rule in the book of Judges. The Hewbrews believed that God was the only one worthy to rule the people of Israel. They diddn’t want to have a centralized monarchal government All their lives they have been driftin g into the desert. No place to call giyali.

Coincidentally, the writers also felt different way about self-rule. In the story of Ephraim and his concubine, the theme of self-rule is under a different tone. The angry mob roared in an upheap of crackling fire that one dark dreary night. They was self-ruled with the iron steel brozen clubs; and tore Ephraim’s concubine a new one, so much that she died. This is under the law of no king = no central power = a result of self-rule. This story was at the very end of the book of Judges which may have lead to a political construction of a central government, and perhaps to the kingdom of Saul later in tenth centery.