Judges 9, part 5: God’s enemies should watch their heads around women
Abi-Melek’s war with Shekhem exposes it as a new Babel: a city and a tower divided against itself because of people seeking a name for themselves, instead of God. But why does Abi-Melek take up a branch on his shoulder like Christ? Why does he seek to devote Thebetz to fire after Shekhem? Why does he have his head “pestled” by a “ride-slice” cast by a woman? And why does he try to ensure he is remembered differently in death than God has ordained? What do these things teach us about the church today?
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15 Aug 2026
Psalm 149, part 2: psalm-singing as God’s gameplan for political change
Reforming our nation seems impossible from a natural perspective, because the electoral system is rigged against God’s law. But the church has overturned kings and kingdoms in the past, when the levers of power available to it were even smaller. This is because our power does not come from political maneuvering, but liturgical action. It is through psalm-singing that we wield God’s sword to execute vengeance on nations and bind their kings.
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8 Aug 2026
How to perceive the qualities of a suitable judge
God provides strict qualifications, which we must discern, before he permits us to set up any man as a judge for ourselves—whether in “institutional politics,” or “influencer politics.” But how can we obey his command to “perceive” and “know” that the men we choose really are fitting candidates, if we have no relationship with them? How can we tell if a man has substance, fears God, loves truth, and hates profit?
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