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Verse Judges 9:20. _LET FIRE COME OUT FROM ABIMELECH_] As the thorn or
bramble may be the means of kindling other wood, because it may be
easily ignited; so shall Abimelech be the cause of kindling a...
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This fable and that noted in the marginal reference are the only two
of the kind found in Scripture. Somewhat different are the parables of
the Old Testament, 2 Samuel 12:1; 2 Samuel 14:5; 1 Kings 20:...
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CHAPTER 9 ABIMELECH THE KING AND HIS WICKEDNESS
_ 1. The murder of Gideon's sons (Judges 9:1)_
2. Jotham's parable (Judges 9:7)
3. Scenes of strife and destruction of Shechem (Judges 9:22)
4. Abim...
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JOTHAM'S FABLE. Only in an apologue could Jotham, the sole survivor of
Abimelech's massacre, express what was in his bitter, broken heart.
The point of his fable is easily caught. His father and his b...
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_but if not_etc.] -Your chief will be fatal to you and you to him,"
cf. Judges 9:15 b. This was Jotham's -curse"; the fulfilment comes in
Judges 9:44 ff., Judges 9:56 f....
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_Jotham's fable_
The author of the fable had several points in his mind: (_a_) the
contrast between Gideon's refusal of the kingship and the arrogant
claim of the son of his concubine; the other sons...
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LET FIRE COME OUT— This is not an execratory, but a prophetical
expression, a prediction of what would follow from their cruel and
injurious conduct. Mr. Maundrell gives an account of _Beer,_ to which...
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_Jotham Rebukes the Shechemites Judges 9:7-21_
7 And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of
mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them,
Hearken unto me...
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_AND THE BRAMBLE SAID UNTO THE TREES, IF IN TRUTH YE ANOINT ME KING
OVER YOU, THEN COME AND PUT YOUR TRUST IN MY SHADOW: AND IF NOT, LET
FIRE COME OUT OF THE BRAMBLE, AND DEVOUR THE CEDARS OF LEBANON....
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THE STORY OF ABIMELECH
This chapter breaks the regular order of the book, since Abimelech is
not thought of as a judge, and the Canaanites are not here regarded as
oppressors. The story, however, thr...
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LIFE WITHOUT LAW
JUDGES
_PHILIP SMITH_
CHAPTER 9
V1 Abimelech, Jerubbaal’s son, went to his mother’s brothers in
Shechem. He spoke to them and he spoke to all his mother’s *tribe.
V2 ‘Ask all the...
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LET FIRE COME OUT. — The malediction is that they may perish by
mutual destruction. It was exactly fulfilled (Judges 9:45). So when
(Œetes is crucified as he had crucified Polykrates, Herodotus notice...
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וְ אִם ־אַ֕יִן תֵּ֤צֵא אֵשׁ֙ מֵ
אֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ
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THE BRAMBLE KING
Judges 9:7
Men must have leadership. The reason lies deep in human nature. The
French Revolutionaries destroyed the royal family, but Robespierre,
Danton and Marat were practically e...
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The closing statement of the previous chapter constitutes the
introduction to this. The words, "As soon as Gideon was dead" and the
declaration that then the people returned to evil courses reveal,
fi...
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Among Gideon's 70 sons was Abimelech who was born to him of a
concubine from Shechem. He got the people of that city to pay him 70
shekels of silver and used it to enlist the help of some worthless an...
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Town of. Hebrew, "the house of Mello," ver. 6. (Calmet) --- the
imprecation of Joatham was prophetical. He had not the smallest doubt
but the people had done wrong; (Haydock) and the three different
f...
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Nothing can be more evident, from the sequel of Abimelech's history,
and which this chapter relates, than that there was a great deal of a
prophetic spirit in this declaration of Jotham. The mutual de...
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My object being no more than a sketch, as most of you know, I desire
to say but a few words on such of the Chapter s as bear a similar
character to that which has been already pointed out in the early...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 9, 10, 11, AND 12.
After Gideon's death we see the results of this distance from God in
the internal struggles which took place between the children of
Israel...
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BUT IF NOT,.... If it appeared that they had not acted uprightly and
sincerely in this matter:
LET FIRE COME OUT OF ABIMELECH, AND DEVOUR THE MEN OF SHECHEM, AND THE
HOUSE OF MILLO; let wrath, rage,...
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But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of
Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of
Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech....
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_Devour Abimelech_ This is not so much a prediction as an imprecation,
which, being grounded upon just cause, had its effect, as others in
like case have had....
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1 Abimelech by conspiracie with the Shechemites, and murder of his
brethren, is made King.
7 Iotham by a parable rebuketh them and foretelleth their ruine.
22 Gaal conspireth with the Shechemites ag...
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but if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of
Shechem, and the house, the inhabitants, OF MILLO; AND LET FIRE COME
OUT FROM THE MEN OF SHECHEM AND FROM THE HOUSE OF MILLO, AND DE...
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THE PARABLE OF JOTHAM...
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ABIMELECH'SCONSPIRACY
(vv. 1-6).
Abimelech did not only forget his father's example, but deliberately
chose a contrary path of proud self-pleasing. He wanted to rule over
Israel and recognized that...
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7-21 There was no occasion for the trees to choose a king, they are
all the trees of the Lord which he has planted. Nor was there any
occasion for Israel to set a king over them, for the Lord was the...
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Judges 9:20 fire H784 come H3318 (H8799) Abimelech H40 devour H398
(H8799) men H1167 Shechem H7927 Beth...
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“If you then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and with
his house this day, then rejoice all of you in Abimelech, and let him
also rejoice in you. But if not let fire come out from Abimele...
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CONTENTS: Conspiracy of Abimelech.
CHARACTERS: God, Abimelech, Jerubbaal, Jocham, Gaal, Zebul.
CONCLUSION: Evil pursues sinners and sometimes overtakes them when
they are apparently triumphant. The...
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Judges 9:4. _Baal-berith._ Berith signifies a covenant, which those
bad people had made with Baal. The Greeks had their ζευς
ορκιος, their Jupiter, or their Baal, to which they made vows.
Judges 9:5....
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_Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal._
THE ELECTION OF THE USURPER TO BE KING
I. Contrasts in the history of God’s own people. After
Gideon--Abimelech!
II. The best of fathers may have the worst of sons...
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JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 9:7 Jotham, the only brother of Abimelech to
survive his murderous rampage, tells a fable criticizing Abimelech’s
actions. In the fable, the noble trees of the forest each reject...
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JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 9:20 LET FIRE COME OUT. Jotham’s challenge
was prophetic (see vv. Judges 9:49, J
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_ABIMELECH MADE KING_
Judges 9:1
CRITICAL NOTES.—
JUDGES 9:1. AND ABIMELECH.] Some little time may have elapsed after
Gideon’s death, so that the air was again filled with tendencies to
idolatry. Be...
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EXPOSITION
JUDGES 9:7
ON THE TOP OF MOUNT GERIZIM. Mount Gerizim rises on the south-west
side of Samaria or Shechem as a sheer rock about 800 feet in height,
facing Mount Ebal, which is separated fro...
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Now here's what happened. After the death of Gideon, this Abimelech
who was the son of his concubine in Shechem. Now you know, they used
to say of the sailors "a girl in every port." Well, Gideon had...
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2 Chronicles 20:22; 2 Chronicles 20:23; Judges 7:22; Judges 9:15;...
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Devour Abimelech — This is not so much a prediction as an
imprecation, which, being grounded upon just cause, had its effect, as
others in like case had....