Positivity Successor - Episode 222 - Positivity Successor (Judges 9-10)

Episode Date: January 31, 2026

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Starting point is 00:00:01 Hey, positive people. Welcome to Positiveity Successor. Scheduled from Monday through Sunday, including holidays, every season, every year, including leap year. Thanks for tuning to a live-changing podcast. God bless. Amen. Have a positive day. Welcome to Positiveity Successer, Episode 222. Continue on with the Bible. Let's get into it. Let's live it. Judges 7-1 through 21. Scared but willing. Even though Gideon was afraid, he trusted God.
Starting point is 00:00:34 Read Judges 7-1-21. Gideon's 300 men must have been frightening to. But Gideon said, follow my lead to exactly as I do. Judges 717, is there someone who is a good example for you? Write that person a thank you letter. Here's a good way to start your letter. Dear Blank, I just read the story of Gideon and Judges 7. It was a good example to his men.
Starting point is 00:01:08 He helped them trust God and showed them what to do to please God. This Bible story made me think of you. You were a good example to me. Here are some of the ways I want to be like you as I grow up. when you finish writing your letter be sure to mail it did you know what was an athoid eight twenty seven an aphoid was a vest type garment usually associated with the priests priests wore effloids when they led worship the effloid gideon made was not used by the priests later some Israelites began to work to worship Gideon's deathly
Starting point is 00:02:00 Abba Malesh 9 Aba Malash 9 Abba Mesh son of Jerobul went to his mother's brothers and Shacham and said to them and to all his mother's clan Ask all the citizens of Chicham
Starting point is 00:02:17 which is bare for you to have all 70 of Durabal's sons rule for you or just one man. Remember, I am your flesh and blood. When the brothers repeated all this to the citizens of Chichem, they were inclined to follow Elamish,
Starting point is 00:02:38 for they said, he is our brother. They gave him 70. Shackles of silver from the temple of Balbereth, and Emma Molletsch used it to hire reckless adventures who became his followers. He went to his father's home in opera, and on one still murdered his 70 brothers, the sons of Jerobal, but Jotham, the youngest son of Jerobal, escaped by hiding. Then all the citizens had searched him and Beth Mello gathered beside the great tree at the pillar in the, Judge M.
Starting point is 00:03:28 To crowned Abelam elash king. When Jotham was told about this, he climbed up on the top of Mount Jerusalem and shouted to them, listen to me, citizens of Judge M. So that God may listen to you. One day the trees went out to anoint a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, be our king. But the olive tree answered, should I give up my oil? by which both gods and men are honored to hold sway over the trees.
Starting point is 00:04:03 Next the tree said to the fig tree, come and be our king. But the fig tree replied, should I give up my fruit so good and sweet to hold sway over the trees? Then the tree said to the vine, come and be our king. But the vine answered, should I give up my wine? which cheers both gods and men to hold sway over the trees. Finally, all the trees said to the thorn bush, come and be our king. The thorn bush said to the trees,
Starting point is 00:04:37 if you really want to annoy me, king over you, come and take refuge in my shade. But if not, then let fire come out of the thorn bush and consume the cedars of Lebanon. Now if you have acted honorably and in good faith when you made MLS king, and if you have been fair to durable in his family, and if you have treated him as he deserves, and to think that my father fought for you,
Starting point is 00:05:13 wished his life to rescue you from the hand of Midian, but today you have revolted against my father's family, murdered his 70 sons and a single stone and made Abimelash, the son of his slave girl, king over the citizens of Chichem because he is your brother. If then you have acted honorably
Starting point is 00:05:36 and in good faith towards Jerobo in his family today, may Abelalash be your joy and may you be his too, but if you have not let fire come out from M. M. M. Lish. And consume you. Citizens of Chachem and Beth Mello and let fire come out from you. Citizens of Chacham and Beth Mellow and consume Aba Malesh. Then Jotham fled,
Starting point is 00:06:08 escaping the beer. And he lived there because he was afraid of his brother, Amelish. after abamalash had governed Israel three years God sent an evil spirit between Abamolash and the citizens of Checham who acted treasurously against Abamalash God did this in order
Starting point is 00:06:34 that the crime against Jerobal's 70 cents the shedding of their blood might be avenged on their brother MLS and on the citizens of Chichem, who had helped him murder his brothers in opposition to him these citizens of Chichem sent men on the hilltops to ambush and rob everyone who passed by, and this was reported to MMLS. Now, Gull, son of Abed, moved with his brothers into Chichem, and citizens put their confidence in him.
Starting point is 00:07:14 After they had gone out into the fields, he gathered the grapes and trodding them. They held a festival in the temple of their god while they were eating and drinking. They cursed Abba Malash. Then Gal, son of Abed, said, who was Abelash and who is Shicham? That we should subject to him. Isn't he Jerobo's son and isn't Zabel his deputy? Serve the men of Hammer, Shachim's father. Why should we serve Abim al-Aash?
Starting point is 00:07:52 If only this, people were under my command, then I would get rid of him. I would say to Amm Elash, call out your whole army. When Zobo the governor of the city, heard what Gaul son of Abed said. He was very angry. Undercover, he sent messengers to Ammash, saying, Gaul, son of Abed and his brothers have come to Shetam and are staring up the city against you. Now then, during the night you and your men should come and lie and wait in the fields. And the morning at sunrise advance against the city.
Starting point is 00:08:35 When Gaul and his men come out against you, do whatever your hand finds to do to M.MLS. And all his troops set out by night and took up concealed positions near September and four companies. Now, Gull, son of Abed, had gone out and was standing at the entrance to the city gate, just as Abelash. And his soldiers came out from their hiding place. When Gull saw them, he said to Zubel, look, people are coming down from the tops of the mountains. Zubel replied, you mistake the shadows of the mountains for men. But Gauls spoke up again.
Starting point is 00:09:18 Look, people are coming down from the center of the land, and a company is coming from the direction of the soothsayers' tree. Then Zobul said to him, Where's your big talk now, you, who said, Who is MMO, that we should be subject to him? Aren't these the men you ridiculed? go out and fight them. So Go let out the citizens of Zucham
Starting point is 00:09:47 and fought Abra Malash. Abra Malash chased him and many fell wounded in the flight all the way to the entrance to the gate. Abra Malash stayed in Aruma and Zabel drove Gaul and his brother's out of Shachan. The next day the people of Shachem
Starting point is 00:10:06 went out to the fields and this was reported to Abelam al-Malash. So he took, took his men, divided them into three companies, and set an ambush in the fields. When he saw the people coming out of the city, he rose to attack them. Evan Mlish and his companies with him rushed forward to a position at the entrance to the city gate. Then two companies rushed upon those in the fields and struck them down.
Starting point is 00:10:38 All that day, Eamlish pressed his attack against the city. until he captured it and killed his people. Then he destroyed the city and scattered salt over it. On hearing this, the cities in the tower, Ashachem went into the stronghold of the temple of El E1 birth. When Abelmaash heard that they had assembled there, he and all his men went up Mount Salmon. He took an axe and cut it all.
Starting point is 00:11:11 some branches, which he lifted to his shoulders. He ordered the men with them. Quick, do what you have seen me do. So all the men cut branches and followed Abim O'Lash. They piled them against the stronghold and sat on fire over the people inside. So all the people in the tower of Chachim about a thousand men and women also died. Next, Abimovamu, to the busied it 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 the climb in and climbed up on the tower roof.
Starting point is 00:12:02 Evan Mollash went to the tower and stormed it, but as he approached the entrance to the tower to set on fire, A woman dropped in upper millstone on his head and cracked his skull. Hurried, he called to his armor bearer, draw your sword and kill me so that they can't stay. He can't say a woman killed him. So his servant ran him through and he died. When the Israelites saw that Amber Malash was dead, they went home. Thus, God repaid the wickedness that Abim O'Lash had done to his fathered by murdering his 17 brothers.
Starting point is 00:12:47 God also made the men of Chichem pay for all their wickedness. The curse of Jotham, son of Jerobal came on them. That's what we're going to stout, but pick back up with Tola 10. People in Bible times, Abim Lash. Abelish was one of the Gideon's sons. He did not love God or his family. members. He decided to make himself king and even killed his own brothers. God punished Abim O.S. for his evil actions. He was killed in a battle. Did you know was Abelmaelish a judge?
Starting point is 00:13:24 922. No. Abelam O.S. was the son of Gideon who tried to make himself king. He killed his brothers and later himself. He himself was killed in the battle. The story of Abelmael shows how God will punish people who do wicked things. Thanks for tuning to our interesting Bowery. We wanted to look back at the reflection of ourselves in the mirror to all the beautiful and handsome people out there because you're a work in progress and we'll get to where you want to like, believe that.
Starting point is 00:13:54 Thanks for tuning to tonight are interesting ball read. Thanks for tuning to our episode, a positive successor. God bless, amen. tune tomorrow for the next episode, a positive successor. God bless, amen. Have a positive day. Thank you.

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