Next Abimelech went to Thebez and besieged it and captured it.
Inside the city, however, was a strong tower, to which all the men and women—all the people of the city—fled. They locked themselves in and climbed up on the tower roof.
Abimelech went to the tower and stormed it. But as he approached the entrance to the tower to set it on fire,
a woman dropped an upper millstone on his head and cracked his skull.
Judges 9:50-53
The NASB translates cracked as crushing in verse 53. I came across this passage in one of the meetings I had been to.
This passage is a very dramatic and yet subtle shadow of the work of Christ.
The first aspect that emerges is that Abimelech was an ‘illegitimate ruler’. He was the son of Gideon’s concubine [Judges 8:31] and then later on, he killed all of Gideon’s seventy sons to be elected as king [notice…not anointed].
Satan was the illegitimate ruler who gained dominion through deception. Satan received authority because of Adam and Eve’s willful disobedience rather than God giving him that authority.
But then, there is a strong tower in the city. All the men and women run into it…we’ll take a look at that tomorrow.
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Hello Sacha,
you picked an interesting title for this blog. I had a dream, in which my cousin Joy's head was pressed against mine, causing a skull crack. I was searching for anything to do with "skull" and "joy" and your blog popped up. Like you, I am a christian, very kingdom minded. I did go through some of your past blogs, and I do see that the Lord is doing quite a lot in your life and around you.
It is the same for me, the Lord is taken me on a journey of my own.
Remain blessed and be encouraged.
I do have a blog spot at http:\\2streams.blogspot.com
One last question... what can you tell me about the Indus river? How significant is it to India?
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