Video Segment 8 Summary (November 1, 2010 class)

Segment 8: The People Without a King

Presenters: Albert C. Outler and Richard B. Wilke

The books of Joshua and Judges describe two stages in the history of
the covenant: Joshua describes the conquest, and Judges describes the
settling of the land and the building of a covenant community under
God’s will and rule. The judges were deliverers, not lawgivers. They
brought the people back to an understanding of the covenant way of life
with God as king and ruler of Israel. Israel’s desire for a king symbolized
their false belief that they could be like other people and keep the Law as well.