In this video listen to Judges 10 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer.

In Judges 10 we meet the sixth and seventh judges and very little is said about them. Tola is the sixth judge. There is no military victory described but he is said to have arose to save Israel. This is interesting because it highlights the idea of salvation as being much more significant than just a military one. Because of his leadership, the slide away from God is halted.

Salvation in God’s mind is always a spiritual thing, and the real bondage isn’t a military issue. THe seventh Judge is Jair. He had 30 sons who rode 30 donkeys and he ruled 30 cities. Probably he used his thirty sons and their thirty donkeys to rule the thirty cities. But interestingly the idea of a donkey being associated with kingship is found early in Israel.

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