why did God want Judges over Israel?

[jediwill83]

Originally Posted by coksiw

To contain the power of evil. Judges raise for the task and then leave. Good kings do good things, but bad kings have far reaching powers to bring evil and persuade their kingdom to do evil, because they stay for a while, and their heirs, and form loyal armies, etc.., increasing their chance of success.

That's the same reason why the Tower of Babel was frustrated, and why nations were created, to contain the power of evil. When nations unite under an empire or with strong alliances that give too much power to a few, the Bible calls them "beasts".

When Israel or Judah had wicked kings, see the terrible impact it had in the nation and how they persecuted the just and persuaded people to depart from God. Thankfully, because we have nations and borders, persecuted people can find refuge in other countries.

It all comes down to our sinful condition.

There could be of course more reasons than that.

Awesome post sir