Abimelech (7 of 11)
Series: Unlikely Heroes of the Bible
Jim Perdue
Judges 9
Intro/Attention
Tonight, we continue our series through the book of Judges entitled, Unlikely Heroes of the Bible. We have seen several heroes step up and answer God's call to service. But we have also seen God's people consistently turn to sin and idolatry. Tonight, we focus on an incredibly wicked ''judge'' named Abimelech. READ Judges 9:1-6, 50-57
In Clay County, Kentucky there was a judge named R. Cletus Maricle. He was one of the rare judges I could find online who had been permanently disbarred. You might ask: ''Why was he disbarred?'' I'm glad you asked. R. Cletus Maricle was disbarred because he and 7 other Kentucky officials were found guilty of voter fraud. Basically, they bought votes for candidates that were from their party. In the election years of 2002, 2004 and 2006, the group spent about $400,000 to bribe 8,000 voters to vote for their candidates. And of course...Cletus (love that name) was disbarred. You could say Judge R. Cletus Maricle was a bad judge. And he got disbarred. In our story today we find a man named Abimelech was also a bad judge.
Abimelech was not technically a judge. A judge was one that God raised up for an appointed time and reason to help lead His people toward righteousness and protect them from harm.
Some have called Abimelech the ''anti-judge.'' In other words, he is everything you don't want in a leader. He is power-hungry, self-serving, prideful, impetuous, and destructive. As you read the Bible and even study effective leaders in history, you will discover that Abimelech is exactly the opposite of the kind of man you want in charge.
*When George Washington's army defeated the British General Charles Cornwallis at Yorktown, the end of the Revolutionary War began. Winning the war didn't automatically end the problems that the colonies faced. Things became so bad economically that one of George Washington's colonels wrote W ...
Series: Unlikely Heroes of the Bible
Jim Perdue
Judges 9
Intro/Attention
Tonight, we continue our series through the book of Judges entitled, Unlikely Heroes of the Bible. We have seen several heroes step up and answer God's call to service. But we have also seen God's people consistently turn to sin and idolatry. Tonight, we focus on an incredibly wicked ''judge'' named Abimelech. READ Judges 9:1-6, 50-57
In Clay County, Kentucky there was a judge named R. Cletus Maricle. He was one of the rare judges I could find online who had been permanently disbarred. You might ask: ''Why was he disbarred?'' I'm glad you asked. R. Cletus Maricle was disbarred because he and 7 other Kentucky officials were found guilty of voter fraud. Basically, they bought votes for candidates that were from their party. In the election years of 2002, 2004 and 2006, the group spent about $400,000 to bribe 8,000 voters to vote for their candidates. And of course...Cletus (love that name) was disbarred. You could say Judge R. Cletus Maricle was a bad judge. And he got disbarred. In our story today we find a man named Abimelech was also a bad judge.
Abimelech was not technically a judge. A judge was one that God raised up for an appointed time and reason to help lead His people toward righteousness and protect them from harm.
Some have called Abimelech the ''anti-judge.'' In other words, he is everything you don't want in a leader. He is power-hungry, self-serving, prideful, impetuous, and destructive. As you read the Bible and even study effective leaders in history, you will discover that Abimelech is exactly the opposite of the kind of man you want in charge.
*When George Washington's army defeated the British General Charles Cornwallis at Yorktown, the end of the Revolutionary War began. Winning the war didn't automatically end the problems that the colonies faced. Things became so bad economically that one of George Washington's colonels wrote W ...
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