English language Bible study guide used by Trinity International Baptist Church of Athens, Greece. Comments and questions from an evangelical perspective.
Meditation Points:
A matter of politics (1-6)
- Would you want a leader who would kill all of his brothers so that he might not have any opposition to his leadership?
- Would you help to finance a leader who would kill all of his brothers so that he might not have any opposition to his leadership?
When good men will not lead, then the bad are welcomed (7-21)
- According to Jotham, Abimelech was, at best, the fourth choice.
- Gideon refused to be king; and he refused the honor for his sons. Abimelech did not agree with his father’s decision.
Trouble between Shechem and Abimelech, as Jotham had predicted (22-49)
Who brought the division between these two sinful parties (Judges 9:23)?
Although Gaal became a common enemy, Shechem and Abimelech never resolved their differences.
Don’t stand too close, or you may get hurt (50-57)
- Divine retribution. Without question. Judges 9:56-57.
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