Judges 9:56-57 Rejecting God’s Warnings!

 56In this way God repaid the wickedness that Abimelech had done to his father [Jerubbaal] in murdering his seventy brothers. 57And God also brought all the wickedness of the men of Shechem back upon their own heads. So the curse of Jotham son of Jerubbaal came upon them.

“We can be certain that God will repay wickedness, either in this life or the life to come. Often God finds a way to do it both in this life and the life to come.” (Guzik)

“God had warned the men of Shechem through Jotham. Yet they rejected the warning of God, and therefore came to ruin.” (Guzik)

With the warning, repentance should have followed! Many times in the Bible we have examples of God’s warnings followed by repentance.

2 Samuel 12:1 Amp And the LORD sent Nathan [the prophet] to David. He came and said to him, “There were two men in a city, one rich and the other poor. 

Read the chapter for the full story. David confessed his sin of adultery and murder.

“We should each consider if God is warning us about something in the present time. The story of Abimelech, the men of Shechem, and Jotham shows us that there is a real and terrible price to pay for rejecting God’s warnings.” (Guzik)

John Newton, a former slave trader who also wrote the hymn “Amazing Grace,” said, “I remember two things: that I am a great sinner, and that Christ is a great Saviour.”

Brethren, no mater how great your sin is, repent and leave it at the foot of the cross!

Is Christ your great Savior, or are you going to pay the terrible price for rejecting God’s warnings?

Blessings 

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