_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. Before certain acts can be done, the times must be ripe for
them. _Abi_ signifies “my father,” _Melec... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER 9
_ABIMELECH’S TRAGIC BUT BRIEF HISTORY_
(Judges 9:22.)
CRITICAL NOTES.— JUDGES 9:22. HAD REIGNED] ruled by _force_ rather
than by _natural right_, implying a hard, as opposed to a mild, rule.
OVER ISRAEL]. Shechem in some measure represented Ephraim, and Ephraim
in some degree represente... [ Continue Reading ]