~ Jesus Christ is The Sacred Judge
& More ~
The Bible is about Jesus Christ
~ “Jesus
said to them, ‘How foolish you are, and how slow of heart to believe all that
the prophets have spoken! Did not the Christ have to suffer these things and then enter His glory?’ And
beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was said
in all the Scriptures concerning Himself” (Luke 24:25-27).
Overview ~
The Book of
Judges is named after the men and women who were the leaders, or judges as they
were called, of Israel from the time of Joshua through the time of the first
king.
Christ Is The Law Giver ~ God (Jesus Christ is fully God) was the giver
of the Law which was the basis of society. The judges were to lead the people of
Israel—some were good judges and some were bad.
Christ Is The Ultimate Judge ~ We can see a picture of Jesus in
this book as we read of the individuals who “judged” Israel and rescued the
people. More than a
judge, Jesus Christ is the ultimate or Sacred Judge.
Christ Is The Divine Deliverer ~ God
used these leaders to rescue the people from their enemies. “Nevertheless, the Lord
raised up judges who delivered them out of the hand of those who plundered
them” (Judges 2:16).
Christ Is Seen As The Messenger Of
Jehovah ~ “Then the Angel of the Lord
came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said:
‘I led you up from Egypt and brought you to the land of which I swore to
your fathers; and I said, “I will never break My covenant with you”’” (Judges 2:1).
Christ Is Seen As The Angel Of The
Lord ~ He is the angel of the Lord appearing
unto Manoah. “Then Manoah prayed to
the Lord, and said, ‘O my Lord,
please let the Man of God whom You sent come to us again and teach us what we
shall do for the child who will be born.’ And God listened to the voice of Manoah, and the Angel of God came
to the woman again as she was sitting in the field; but Manoah her husband was
not with her. Then the woman ran in
haste and told her husband, and said to him, ‘Look, the Man who came to me the
other day has just now appeared to me!’
So Manoah arose and followed his wife.
When he came to the Man, he said to Him, ‘Are You the Man who spoke to
this woman?’ And He said, ‘I am’” (Judges 13:8-11).
Comment
~ We have only touched the
surface of Christ in Judges. Much more could be said about each of the previous
examples.
The Apostle
Paul told us the Scriptures present many shadows of things to come but the
reality is found in Jesus Christ (Colossians 2:17).
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