Gideon's Sons

Its time for a King

Gideon said 8: 23 God is your king

Since the birth of the nation- God has been King

but Gideon acted as the king

when he died there was a perceived void

Abimelech

Abimelech - My dad is king

Son of a concubine - not true son, always inferior, outcast, Black sheep

No chance of being someone, with 70 full brothers

Devised a plan- Go to Shechem

Shechem- a Canaanite - Israeli town Home town of mom V 2

It would be better if one of your own rule you

Israel’s King

Was Yahweh no other nation could boast this

But they wanted to be like other nations

They should have said We don’t need a ruler

But here at Shechem The Is. are living with the Caan.

Compromising with the world Good neighbor policy

Lets make Abimelech King V 3-4

made him king , Gave money from Baals temple

used money to hire a gang of hitmen

went to Ophrah rounded up the brothers

killed one at a time on a cattle butcher rock

Eliminated all the competition

Crowned Him King V 6

-This is probably the “oak of Moreh,” God promises Abraham the land

-Where Israel heard the blessings and curses(;

-Jacob buried the idols here as he called his family back to God ()

-Joshua gave his last speech and led the people in reaffirming their obedience to the Lord ()

If we don't make God our king than we will be ruled by worthless Abimelech

If Jesus does not rule, then our sin nature will

Romans 16:6 LEB

Greet Mary, who has worked hard for you.

Romans 6:16 AV

Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

Jotham’s Parable V 7

As the coronation is going on

Jotham speaks from the montain

the trees want a king

Olive tree in order to be king I will have to give up my purpose in life to honor God

Fig give up his fruit

grape give up cheering God and man

We all have our gifts and when we step outside, our purpose is diminished

They wanted to function as God intended them to function

So the trees ask the bramble / thorn bush to be their king

Abide in my shadow of a low bush, a tall tree

starts fires easily a worthless, and dangerous

They stepped out of Gods will and accepted something worthless

The prophecy V 16

If you and abimilech have treated Gideon well then things will be alright

But if not you are going to turn against each other and be destroyed

rest of the chapter is that happening

V 22 an evil spirit sent from God to turn against each other

God is not an absentee ruler, He is always in-charge

God will use His means to bring us back

Who is on the throne?

Its either the Spirit or the Flesh

God or self

self will take over if Jesus is not on the throne

self is a deceiving destructive enemy

God will allow for a time

but you will be reeled in

Its much better if we ourselves Put Jesus on our thrones