Israel has push God away AGAIN! This time it is almost too far. “I will save you no more. Go and cry out to the gods whom you have chosen” (verses 13b-14a). We were warned in the beginning of this book what was about to be revealed. We are given a close inspection of the […]
We get to meet two more judges that God raised up for Israel. They ruled successively for 45 years. He wants His people near Him and will do whatever it takes to accomplish that. Abimelech is dead. He ruled as ‘king’ for three years. He followed on the heels of his father, Gideon, who ruled […]
God repaid both Shechem and Abimelech. There would be NO glorious reign as king for Abimelech. Both he and the men of the city would receive their just reward for their part in the death of Gideon’s sons. The relationship between Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem soured REAL fast. Jotham’s words took root and […]
The ‘one more’ of Gideon wiped out all but one of his sons. Abimelech, the son of Gideon’s concubine, wanted power he was not due. When it comes to inheritance in Jewish law, the oldest received the father’s goods upon his death. The rest of the sons might receive something IF he remembered them in […]
We come to the end of Gideon’s life and find that once again, Israel has ‘short term memory’ issues. But we get to peek at Gideon’s life in the end before we leave him. Gideon found a comfortable life after his battles with Midian. He gets to move into his own house. I guess that […]
