Follow the Leader

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"And Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel ... And he did evil in the sight of the LORD... and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin. "
- I Kings 15:25-26

"...began Baasha the son of Ahijah to reign over all Israel... And he did evil in the sight of the LORD... and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin."
- I Kings 15:34

A leader leads by example.

So if the leader is corrupt, the people will be corrupt as well.

Let's skip ahead to the famous judge after Deborah- Gideon. What kind of a leader was he?

"...and he put a trumpet in every man’s hand, with empty pitchers, and lamps within the pitchers. And he said unto them, Look on me, and do likewise..." - Judges 7:16-17

Okay... a little weird. But inspiring! And, as it turns out, he got the job done.
And why?
Inspiration.

"...it shall be that, as I do, so shall ye do." (Judges 7:17)

If I've learned anything from every sports movie, every camp movie, every Michelle Pfeiffer-tough-teacher-in-the-Hood movie... it's that people might not NEED an inspiring leader to be victorious... but it certainly helps.
... also, soundtrack from Coolio doesn't hurt.


"The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and the will to carry on."
-- Walter Lippmann
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