Thursday, December 12, 2019
Reading for December 20th
Read Judges 9.50-57
In 9.50-57: The death of Abimelech.
In verses 51-52: This narrative begins as a replay of his assault on Shechem.
In verse 53: An upper millstone was commonly used by women.
It was of a size to be picked up in two hands and thrown.
In verse 54: Although Abimelech seeks to avoid the notoriety of being killed by a woman (compare 4.9), he became a proverbial example of such a death (2 Sam 11.21).
In verses 56-57: God's retributive justice (v. 24) and Jotham's curse (v. 20) have worked together to achieve a satisfying conclusion.
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