Do It Yourself Religion

These final chapters of Judges reveal the personal and spiritual condition of the people of this time. Repeatedly in Judges, we read, "Everyone did what was right in his own eyes." We see similarities in our culture today, casting off all restraint from truth, creating one's own reality, narcissism. We see that the people have drifted from God and so has their leadership. Personal faith is at an all-time low. This is where we begin our study in Judges chapters seventeen and eighteen.