The Curse of Jotham

Published: June 9, 2022, 8 a.m.

Reading Judges 9:22-57 (NLT) ~ Scripture reading followed by discussion. Jotham had to wait three years before God moved on his behalf. Hamor of Shechem, in Genesis 33&34, when Dinah’s brother’s slaughtered the town for how Hamor treated her. The people should be looking to God for leadership. Gaal’s claim to leadership was that he was a son of the people who lived there before Israel moved into the land. Gaal used identity to cause division. We are united in Christ. People want to stand out as special in their identity apart from God, but God has shown us how special we are by his sacrifice.