Judges 10:2 (KJV) Stay Faithful to the LORD

Judges 10:2 (KJV)
And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir.

Judges 10:1-5 cover the reigns of Tola and Jair. Between them, they judged Israel 45 years and all the Word of God says is that they did it and then died. 

• No great feats
• No huge miracles
• No major conquests even
• No serious blunders

Just they judged and then they died. 

Verse six is where I think we learn the most about these two men. 

Judges 10:6 (KJV)
And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and forsook the LORD, and served not him. 

It was after they died that Israel fell back into apostasy. Tola and Jair were not flashy, fancy or hugely fruitful, but they did keep Israel faithful. 

Perhaps the greatest thing that we can do is not what people would write about us. Perhaps the greatest thing we can do in life is not that which makes the books. Perhaps the greatest thing we can do is simply help a generation stay faithful to the Lord. 

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Judges 10:2 (KJV) Stay Faithful to the LORD

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