Last month we focused on Samson, the last of twelve judges in the book of Judges. Samson’s moral character appears shoddy at best in the biblical narrative. This month, we’ll take a look at another judge who appears a little better, albeit by no means spotless.
Enemy invasions
The Amalekites, descendants of Jacob’s brother Esau, had a pathological hatred for the Israelites. They were the first people to oppose Israel after they escaped Egyptian slavery (Exod 17:8-13). They banded together with the Midianites to form raiding parties that harassed Israel and jeopardised their food supply for seven years (Judges 6:3-6). This marked
