The Role of the Judges in Israel

The Role of the Judges in Israel

The Role of the Judges in Israel

Going back to the time of settlement , the people in Israel has no real unity among them . But when crises arise , people with the ability to lead are being called up to help keep justice in the land . These people are the judges - the leaders of the different tribes of Israel in to maintain peace and among the people . These military heroes and leaders do not only lead the people , but they also function as the legal adviser

among the people , tasked to handle any of their legal disputes and arbitrations

Judges during this time does not function just like royalties or a king , that 's why the position cannot be inherited . Their office , we can say , is by appointment , by God which is through a blessing of spirit known as the charisma or the special power . The judges who are called upon by God became their savior from those who wronged them . By choosing the judge , God was with the chosen one , that 's why people are saved from the hands of the enemies as long as the judge lives ADDIN EN .CITE Ephron7Ephron DanHoly Union ?NewsweekNewsweek1 /4pVol . 146Issue 22p6-62005 (Ephron , 2005 . When death comes to the judge , the people would turn back to their old ways and behave badly , always in constant war with other tribes , as well as serving false gods made of statues . This is the biblical explanation of how the judges came to be , as well as how the people responded to them

On the basis of archeological study , the Hebrews then became established in Canaan . It was not known to the Canaanites how they organized their communities , as well as the lives and the patterns of living they posses . Their mode of worship is not also known , and they lived on tents or caves , or just adopted the patterns of culture for a settled society

It was found out that there were three kinds of Hebrew settlements developed around the area . One is the establishment of villages on abandoned areas or in some previously unoccupied places . Another instance is about the Canaanite cities which had been destroyed and new places to dwell were constructed out of the ruins . Lastly , there are some instances which the Hebrews settled peacefully among the Canaanites because of mutual agreement . Comparing the Hebrew and Canaanite dwellings , the ones built by the Hebrews were poorly made , as little attention was given to planning the town as well as the houses which they are going to erect , constructing it anywhere the owner desired . The defensive walls were relatively weak and crudely structured a manifestation of their limited mastery of the structural engineering techniques and principles ADDIN EN .CITE Larue19973 3312Gerald A . LarueOld Testament Life and Literature (1968 )2008April 141997http /www .infidels .org /library /modern /gerald_larue /otll /chap9 .html (Larue , 1997

In the book of Judges , the second section tells about the reconstruction of Hebrew life...