Gideon turns out to be a real man's man. We always here of the story about his faithlessness but today's reading really shows a different side to Gideon. And why is it that the one who should be king always ends up refusing kingship.
Abimelech on the hand is a piece of work. You have to be a real sick person to kill all seventy brothers on the same rock. I bet that rock was permanently stained red. It seems like the bible is getting more and more graphic, or I should say that the people are getting more and more violent. Abimelech life ends on a very comical note, almost like something you would see out of Monty Python's movie. Some lady drops a rock on his head and then he tells his armor bearer to kill him.
my 2 cents
Friday, March 20, 2009
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3 comments:
Your 2 cents made sense! hehe :)
Abimelech tried to seize leadership, but God didn't call him. I think he was shamed by the way he died. I think there's a proverb about violent men will be suddenly destroyed.
Do you think Abimelech was Gideon's fault? it said he had many wives and 70 kids!
with that many wifes and kids - one kid is bound to go wrong
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