God’s people forgot God. But he never forgot them. Whenever they cried out to him in their misery, he sent them leaders to save them. He sent them Othniel, Ehud and Shamgar. And as we continue to read the book of Judges, we’ll learn about the other leaders God sent. All of the leaders in the book of Judges point forward to the even greater leader who was to come into the world. They all point forward to Jesus Christ. And whenever God’s people cry out to God to save them from their sins, God saves them by his Son Jesus Christ. How does Jesus save us? Well, the leaders in the book of Judges saved God’s people by killing their enemies. But when Jesus came, he didn’t come to kill. He came to be killed — and by his death on the cross he paid for all our sins so that we can have eternal life.
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