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For more than 300 years Israel was trapped in a cycle of Rebellion – Rejection – Ruin – Repentance – Rescue – Restoration. Judges records 7 instances of this cycle. The question for this text is why? Why did Israel keep falling into this cycle. This message examines one of the primary reasons this happened – the failure to pass the torch of faith from one generation to the next.