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right in his own eyes

Judges 21:25
"In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes."

We are continuing our study focused on Women of Faith in the Holy Scriptures. Women have are important and profoundly influential in the story of SALVATION! From our first Mother, Eve. To the Matriarchs of the Patriarchs, Sarah and Rebekah. All of these inspiring women "trained" their children to faithfully "not depart" from GOD'S plan for our SALVATION! 

This week we move forward in history a bit. To the time of the Judges. After Joshua lead the Israelites into the Promised Land, before the rule of the first King Sal, Israel was lead by people called Judges. The results were occasionally good, must often not so good and sometimes tragic. This was a time of widespread idolatry. There were all kinds of pegan gods being worshiped in the land. It was very bad for everyone. 

Today's verses convey this idea, Judges, chapter twenty-one, verse twenty-five; "In those days there was NO king in Israel: every man did that which was RIGHT in his OWN eyes." This is the last verse of the last chapter of the book of Judges. It's a very low note to end on. This is the society and culture we are going to look at this week. Things were SO bad in Israel at this time it caused a faithful woman, NAOMI, and her family to flee the "Promised Land" for their health and safety!
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