If you think the Bible is boring, you haven’t read Judges. This ancient book is full of surprises — a talking donkey that refuses to cooperate, warriors who bend the rules, women who take bold risks, and leaders who are as flawed as they are fascinating. It reads less like a dusty old scroll and more like a series of wild campfire stories, the kind you can hardly believe are in scripture at all.
We’re in the middle of a sermon series that dives into these stories, not to gawk at their strangeness, but to listen for what they might have to say to us today. Because as bizarre as some of these tales sound, they carry real weight. They remind us that faith is not neat or polished, that God doesn’t always work through the people we’d expect, and that holy wisdom often rises out of messy, complicated lives.
What ties these stories together is the truth that God shows up — not just in the heroes or the mighty, but in ordinary people, in unlikely situations, and at the edges of power. Again and again, Judges challenges us to see where justice, courage, and mercy might be breaking in from the margins.
So yes, the book is weird. But that weirdness is exactly what makes it worth reading. Turns out, ancient chaos can stir up modern wisdom, reminding us that God is still speaking, still surprising, and still calling us to see the sacred in unexpected places.
