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The verse before us today is one which closes the Old Testament book of Judges. It is a sad but telling statement! Everyone became his own authority and acted on his own opinion. They each decided what was right and what was wrong, but the problem was, one person’s right was another person’s wrong. Just imagine driving for a week without having any regard for the Highway Code. Some stop at the red traffic light, but some don’t. The outcome is anarchy on the roads and fatalities occur. We need a code to live by. Jesus said, “Whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock”.
The Lord Jesus was very much a ‘thorn in the flesh’ to the Jewish authorities and
even a cursory read through the four Gospels will reveal they wanted Him out of the
way. In John ch.7 we learn ‘the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to
take Him’. As the soldiers waited for an opportune moment to carry out the arrest,
they were forced to stand and listen to Him teach. Soon they were gripped by what
they heard, and eventually returned to their leaders empty-handed. When asked, “Why
have you not brought Him?”, they could only reply, “No man ever spoke like this Man!”
Instead of ARRESTING Him, they were ARRESTED by His words!
“Why have you not brought him?”
