Trumpets and Broken Jars: God’s Instruments of Salvation
19th in a series on how men and women in the Bible deal with waiting, disappointment and unemployment Trumpets and Broken Jars: God’s Instruments of Salvation Reflections on Judges 6 and 7 Fifty-five times we read in the Old Testament that the Israelites or their king did “evil in the eyes of the Lord” . And the story following this statement is never good. Kings were deposed or murdered. The people were overrun by their enemies. And the people of Israel often lost their land and their place as God’s favored kingdom. By the standards of our present day some may suggest that this condemnation was a bit harsh. “Who’s to say what is evil or what isn’t?” The idea of having a general standard of behavior or a baseline for morality and ethics is offensive to those of a more progressive mindset. And yet, a look at the history of our civilization will reveal that a set of laws or rules that looks a lot like the Ten Commandments have always been a