If the signpost to true freedom isn’t broken, then it has undoubtedly been turned around and many today are heading in the wrong direction. So many of us find, in our desire for greater personal and corporate freedom, that we are ending up more captive and bound than ever. 

It wasn’t long before the settled people of Israel began to follow the wrong signposts. In a land where they could flourish as human beings in relationship with God, they looked around and saw alternative routes. Ones that they assumed would lead them into greater freedom and personal fulfilment. They incorporated all kinds of foreign gods and idols into their religious life. They formed alliances with other nations, hoping that would bring political freedom. They reject the Kingship of God, looking instead for Kings of their own choosing only to bring repression and exploitation.