7 sermons on Judges 9 on CD or DVD
Matthew Henry on Judges 9: “The apostasy of Israel after the death of Gideon is punished, not as the former apostasies by a foreign invasion or the oppressions of any neighbouring power, but by intestine broils among themselves … It is an account of the usurpation and tyranny of Abimelech, who was [a] base son to Gideon … We are here told, 1) How he thrust himself into the government at Shechem, his own city, by subtlety and cruelty, particularly by the murder of all his brethren (vv. 1-6). 2) How his doom was read in a parable by Jotham, Gideon’s youngest son (vv. 7-21). 3) What strifes there were between Abimelech and his friends, the Shechemites (vv. 22-41). 4) How this ended in the ruin of the Shechemites (Judges 9:42-49) and of Abimelech himself (vv. 50-57) … he came in like a fox, ruled like a lion and died like a dog.”
(1) Abimelech Gets Himself Made King (vv. 1-6)
(2) The Origin of Abimelech’s Kingship (vv. 1-6)
(3) Abimelech’s Coronation (vv. 6-7)
(4) Jotham’s Fable (vv. 7-21)
(5) God’s Judgment Upon Abimelech and Shechem (vv. 22-24)
(6) The Conspiracy of Gaal (vv. 25-41)
(7) Abimelech’s Last Days (vv. 42-57)
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