24 And the people of Israel departed from there at that time, every man to his tribe and family, and they went out from there every man to his inheritance. 25 In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes. (Judges 21)
It's like the end of "The Empire Strikes Back" or the state of the Colonies before the revolutionary war. Everyone was doing their own thing, scattered, divided, living life from one skirmish to another. Sometimes life seems that way - like we are barely surviving emotionally and spiritually. Is there any hope? There is in the very last verse. That was "those" days, when there was very little mention of God. It sets the stage for what comes next, when we come to our senses and realize how much we need God and one another. God is about to do something big if we remember those things. Keep on reading. Keep on living. Keep on trusting. There is hope. Call out to Him, and ask someone to join you.
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