The 3 Judges that we have selected illustrate God's answer to the cycle of spiritual decline within the Nation of Israel. 1.They sinned. 2.God allowed them to become slaves of a surrounding nation. 3.They cried out to God for help. 4.He sent a saviour in the form of a military leader called a judge who defeated the enemy and freed the people. 5.Then the people thought: “Who needs God any more”. Which led them back into sin, and the cycle starts all over again.