By Jeff Larson, The Back Pew
“Everyone did what was right in his own eyes: This refers to the radical individualism that marked the time of the Judges. People looked to self for their guide to morality and ethics. The people genuinely felt that what they did was right, but they measured it only by their own eyes. This is very much like the modern, ‘follow-your-heart’ or ‘let your heart be your guide’ thinking. Modern culture regards this as the ideal state of society. Yet the Bible and common sense tell us that this kind of moral, spiritual, and social anarchy brings nothing but destruction.”
-Enduring Word Bible Commentary
