Right in His Own Eyes
- Jeff Kent
- Jun 8
- 2 min read
Updated: 3 days ago
Judges records for us numerous egregious and even bizarre transgressions of the law by Israel: murder, rape, idolatry, fornication, more murder, etc. Two times the author notes that “there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.” The point was that there was no constant leadership to provide a good example in obedience to the law and to protect the citizenry from lawbreakers. Later, when a king was anointed, he was charged with ruling by the law of God (Deuteronomy 17:14-20). He was to have his own copy of the law, “read it all the days of his life,” and observe all its words.
Today, we very much live in a time when people want to do what’s right in their own eyes, and choose their own truth. They listen to a myriad of voices other than the Lord’s voice as set forth in the pages of the Holy Scriptures, and they pick and choose what they think is right or what suits their lifestyle. The following list provides some of these alternate “voices”:
> Their pastor or preacher or priest
> Their favorite author
> Their favorite podcaster or website
> Their church creeds and church council decrees
> Their favorite TV evangelist or religious program
> Their own personal feelings and ideas
> Their very spiritual friend
> Their family traditions
> The comments found in their study Bible
> Anybody with a degree from a Bible college or seminary
We could go on. Peter (2:1:3) tells us that God has given to us “everything pertaining to life and godliness.” These things are found in the Holy Scriptures and no where else! The first century church had all that was needed for following the Way of Christ. And so do we. We have the Book of God! We don’t need anything else.
><> Jeff
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