March 5 - Judges & Ruth

Bible in a Year with Pastor Chris Dodge · Mar 5, 2026 · 55m

The Book of Judges has some of the most painful accounts in the Old Testament, one that highlights the sinfulness of human beings and emphasizes the importance of repentance, turning back to God, but at the same time it shows us the faithfulness and patience of God. A book that shows us as we study the past we can learn from it.

Judges refers not so much to a judge in a court, but rather a person appointed and anointed by God to protect, restore, redeem and defend His people. They stand between disaster and hope in the living God.

We see a repeated pattern in the book of Judges: God is…