Throughout the Bible, there are many strong Biblical leaders. After the Israelites settled in the Promised Land and Joshua passed away, the people of Israel started to stray from the LORD and His commandments. To lead the people, God sent many judges to direct the Israelites to God, as described in the book of Judges. These leaders have many common traits including faith in God, courage, and perseverance. Although, they were all successful in the end, many of them did not revere God as ultimate authority, but rather did what was right in their own eyes. Israelite culture in this time stressed finding your own truth rather than trusting in God for all answers. For this reason, the Biblical leaders experienced weakness during their time as a
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Every leader and every person has a worldview and specific lenses that they view the world whether they are aware of it or not. Experiences and understanding of personal truths shape that worldview. When a person does what is right in their own eyes and sees the world with that mindset, they have a worldly view. That is the opposite of a Biblical worldview, which is doing what is right in God’s eyes. A Biblical worldview is based on three key concepts. First, a worldview is determined by how a person views the creation of the world. Although this may seem unimportant for many people, how you see the creation determines how much worth is placed on human life. If someone sees people as expendable and a spawn of natural chances, then that gives that person the right to be racist, xenophobic, and prejudiced. The Bible, specifically in the New Testament, strongly opposes judgement based on skin color, ethnicity, and wealth. Paul writes in Galatians 3:28 that “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ …show more content…
Many cultural influences affected Jephthah. A cultural influence that positively affected him was the Israelite belief that leaders must lead an army to war. Jephthah went to war and defeated the Ammonites. A negative cultural influence that affected Jephthah was the belief that illegitimate children were not as valued as legitimate children. This led him to be kicked out of his house and move to Tob. In Tob, because he believed that he was not worthy, “worthless fellows collected around Jephthah and went out with him” (Judges 11:3 ESV). The last cultural influence that affected Jephthah was that everyone can do whatever is right in their own eyes. This is what led him to make a rash vow. He thought it was right in his mind and did not consult God before making a vow. When God is not the ultimate authority of a leader, are they a good leader to lead the people to the LORD? Cultural influences can affect any leader’s worldview, which can ultimately affect a leader’s ability to lead people to
Every leader and every person has a worldview and specific lenses that they view the world whether they are aware of it or not. Experiences and understanding of personal truths shape that worldview. When a person does what is right in their own eyes and sees the world with that mindset, they have a worldly view. That is the opposite of a Biblical worldview, which is doing what is right in God’s eyes. A Biblical worldview is based on three key concepts. First, a worldview is determined by how a person views the creation of the world. Although this may seem unimportant for many people, how you see the creation determines how much worth is placed on human life. If someone sees people as expendable and a spawn of natural chances, then that gives that person the right to be racist, xenophobic, and prejudiced. The Bible, specifically in the New Testament, strongly opposes judgement based on skin color, ethnicity, and wealth. Paul writes in Galatians 3:28 that “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ …show more content…
Many cultural influences affected Jephthah. A cultural influence that positively affected him was the Israelite belief that leaders must lead an army to war. Jephthah went to war and defeated the Ammonites. A negative cultural influence that affected Jephthah was the belief that illegitimate children were not as valued as legitimate children. This led him to be kicked out of his house and move to Tob. In Tob, because he believed that he was not worthy, “worthless fellows collected around Jephthah and went out with him” (Judges 11:3 ESV). The last cultural influence that affected Jephthah was that everyone can do whatever is right in their own eyes. This is what led him to make a rash vow. He thought it was right in his mind and did not consult God before making a vow. When God is not the ultimate authority of a leader, are they a good leader to lead the people to the LORD? Cultural influences can affect any leader’s worldview, which can ultimately affect a leader’s ability to lead people to