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'Israel again did evil'

Each episode in Judges begins with Israel doing evil in God's sight, so God lets enemies attack. War is a consequence of sin.

A repeating cycle.

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The book spells out this principle at length in its prologue.

Bible reference: Judges 2:11–23; 3:12

Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 306

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