The chapter starts with two minor judges, Tola from Issachar's tribe and Jair's from Manasseh's tribe. Even though Tola was a judge for 23 years he was probably relegated to legal matters. Jair had more wealth and used his sons to exact his judgment. Still nothing of note from the Word regarding his rule. v. 6-9 tells the state of the how Israel was spiritually - which was no where. They had little conviction toward the Lord and were easily influenced by the surrounding nations who had stronger beliefs than they did. They were attracted to man-made gods of Baals (males) and Asherahs (females). Also the commentary stated their affinity to be attracted to anything that would get them good crops and wealth. Even the Canaanites whose religion was stronger than their armies were mentioned. What was important to note was that there were some whose faith in God was not waning and thus was a remnant throughout this leaderless times. Because of their lack of faith and disobedience, the Lord allowed the Philistines and the Ammonites to oppress the Israelites.
A decent day at work and all in all just an affirmation to me that I am still a relevant person at work and I guess it's mine to keep as long as I want and am willing to produce. Made some ginger soy chicken last night for the first time (thanks Irene for the marinade) and that came out really good. Also glad to see Bruno Sammartino inducted into the WWE HOF. He held out due to integrity reasons for many, many years.
Praise for today: If you make the Most High your dwelling - even the Lord, who is my refuge - then no harm will befall you, no disaster will come near your tent. Psalm 91: 9-10
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