However unpleasant the 'tyranny' of the judiciary may be, it remains important for us to recognize the hand of God in the swelling power of the courts.

Israel consistently cycles through God's deliverance, apostasy through idolatry and immorality, God's chastening, national repentance, then deliverance again.

God is preparing us to be kings and priests in His coming Kingdom, and kings and priests both have the function of judges in civil and religious matters.

A common mantra, even among Christians, is 'You shouldn't judge.' Is this a right concept? Here is the problem, and how righteous judgment should be done.

Samson never really lived up to his potential, rarely using the power God had made available to him; he never raised an army or dispensed justice.

God is establishing a spiritual kingdom, with Christ as King, installed at the seventh trump when He will unleash the power of His Kingdom against the world.

Government run by carnal men will never work, but those under the New Covenant, having God's law written on their hearts, can make any form of government work.

God intended government to be a positive force of bringing order out of chaos, keeping on a straight course, educating, and edifying with necessary laws.

Any freedom to choose must be accompanied by a set of standards against which choices are made. The people of the world do not have this freedom.

Samson had what it took but made horrible mistakes and lapses in judgment. God can use people despite their flawed character.