The Lord Shall Rule Over You

Note from today’s Bible reading: Judges 8-11

After Gideon defeated the kings of Midian, the Israelites appealed to him to become their king: “Rule over us, both you and your son, also your son’s son, for you have delivered us from the hand of Midian” (Judges 8:22).

By human reasoning, this was somewhat understandable. Gideon delivered them from their enemy. Someone who could protect them and provid…