20 “But if not, alet fire come from Abimelech and devour the men of Shechem and Beth Millo; and let fire come from the men of Shechem and from Beth Millo and devour Abimelech!”
21 And Jotham ran away and fled; and he went to aBeer and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.
Downfall of Abimelech
22 After Abimelech had reigned over Israel three years,
23 aGod sent a bspirit of ill will between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem cdealt treacherously with Abimelech,
24 athat the crime done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might be settled and their bblood be laid on Abimelech their brother, who killed them, and on the men of Shechem, who aided him in the killing of his brothers.
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What Does Judges 9:22 Mean?
Judges 9:22-24
In these verses, God balances the scales of justice a bit by using a demon to requite Abimelech for killing the seventy sons of Gideon, thus implying that even evil spirits are forced to submit to God, too.
John W. Ritenbaugh
The Sovereignty of God: Part Five
Related Topics: Abimelech
| Demonic principalities
| Demonic Spirits Subject to God
| Evil Spirits
| Evil Spirits Subject to God
| Gideon
| Gideon's Sons
| God's Justice
| God's Sovereignty
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