Judges 2:6-3:31 ; Psalm 56 ; John 4:27-42 "Heaven's Garden" © by Terri L. Stricker - Original Acrylic on Panel Now in Judges 2, we already see the awful cycle of sin beginning to grip the Israelites. Under “Joshua and the elders,” the nation of Israel had been generally obedient and “served the LORD” (verse 7). In verses 8-15, we see a brief, mini-history about the “generation who grew up and knew neither the LORD nor what He had done for Israel … they did evil in the eye