Abimelech: My father is a King, I’ll be a worse one

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Sermon Outline

The downfall of Israel again

1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Gideon Kingship (Judg 9:2)
            2. Idolatry again (Judge 8:33-34)

Punishment from within

1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Abimelech against his half-brothers
               1. Pride of Abimelech (Judg 9:2)
               2. Treachery of Abimelech (Judg 9:5)
               3. Failure to understand Hesed (Judg 8:35, Gen 24:12-14, ex 34:6-7, Josh 2:12, Jer 9:24)
               4. What kind of King is Abimelech? (Judg 9:6)
            2. Jotham’s prophetic story (9:7-21)
               1. The Parable
               2. Jotham’s commentary
               3. Shechem against Abimelech (Judg 9:22-25)
               4. Abimelech against Shechem (Judg 9:45)
               5. Prophetic justice (Judg 9:56-57)

Applications

1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Beware the self-exalting
            2. Treachery today
            3. Internal destruction
            4. Do we live in Hesed to one another?
            5. Where is Christ? (Rev 21:8)