At the beginning of our study of the Book of Judges, I stated this book’s main objective was to show Israel they had zero chance of surviving as a nation without a king to rule over them. Up until now, this concept has been amply demonstrated. How so? Because we’ve seen over and over again […]

In order to get our bearings here, today let’s do a quick review of where we’re at in the story of Avimelech and his treacherous rise to power. Sometimes it’s good to step back and do a review like this lest we get caught up in the weedy details and lose sight of the big […]

“Avimelekh was chief over Isra’el for three years. -Judges 9:22 So we’re told exactly 3 years passed before trouble started brewing between the wicked Avimelech and the Shechemites he was ruling over. This shouldn’t surprise us. Because pig vomit always rises to the surface. Any man capable of murdering 69 of his brothers in such […]

“My father fought on your behalf, risking his life, and rescued you from the power of Midyan; and now you are rebelling against my father’s household. You’ve killed his seventy sons on a single stone and made Avimelekh, the son of his slave-girl, king over the men of Sh’khem, because he’s your brother.”–Judges 9:17-18 We’re […]

From today we’re gonna be doing a deep dive into the parable Yotam shared. There’s a significant life lesson contained in his oracle that I believe goes to the very heart of why there’s so much pain and heartache in the world today. So pay close attention to what I’m about to share here. Yotam […]