Reply To: Dvar Torah Acharei Mos – Preaching Without Practicing

To understand better, look at the Binah Leitim (Volume 2, Eis Tzara, Darush for Shabbos Divrei, 1). He explains what caused the Chorban. Shabbos (119,2) it gives the reason שלא הוכיחו זה את זה they did not admonish each other where it should have said שלא הוכיחו אותם they did not admonish them. They admonished the hamon am, the rest of the nation, but not themselves. Therefore, the hamon am said, if the talmidei hachomim cover for each other and don’t admonish each other, then we don ‘t have to listen to them either. A similar situation could have occurred over here. The judges did not admonish each other and therefore the people did not listen to them.