Two are Better Than One

 Welcome to Week Two of our Bible Study! This week, we will officially jump into our first parable and it actually fits the definition of a fable, since we have talking trees. Yes that’s right, talking trees and a thorn bush king, oh my.. This story takes place in the times of the Judges; the recurring theme in Judges is, “then the sons of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord…” It was during this period, after Joshua was gone and before King Saul, that Israel lacked a moral compass. The Nation did evil, God rebuked them and they were punished for a season, cried out to God, and he provided deliverance. Rinse, repeat, and that’s Judges. Our story takes place after the passing of Gideon, which most of us remember reading or hearing at some point if we’ve hung around in church long enough. You can read about Gideon in Judges 6-8. The net of Gideon’s obedience was 40 years of peace for Israel. As often occurs though, after Gideon was gone, things went south. The instrument of evil