We come now to the last section of the book of Judges which are the strangest and darkest parts of the whole book. The last few chapters depart from the main narrative strand and relate some stories, probably from an earlier period, that demonstrate how the process of the corruption of Israel occurred. The first story zooms in to show the process by which one tribe fell into idolatry. It begins with the household of one man and shows how his actions led to the multi-generational spiritual demise of the tribe of Dan. It is a tragic story that shows how big problems stem from small choices. At first, Micah’s story seems to be insignificant. It is just the foolish choice of one man in Israel. But the idol of one household soon became the idol that corrupts a whole tribe in Israel. As the saying goes: ‘From little things big things grow.’ Small errors lead to big problems. This is how we so often find ourselves in crisis, wondering how it happened. We go looking for that one major mistake that led to our crash. But a person’s demise is very rarely caused by one big bad choice. It happens gradually through a series of small bad choices. Are you making the same bad choices over and over again? You might think that these choices are insignificant. But know this: ‘From little things big things grow.’ Learn to be obedient in the small things and you will save yourself from a big fall.
What bad choices have you been making? Tell God and ask him to help you to change. Speak to someone else about it if possible.
Read Judges 17 and 18
