Jotham’s Parable: The Trees Choose a King. When Abimelech slaughtered his seventy brothers to seize power, only one voice rose from the blood-soaked silence—Jotham’s. Standing atop Mount Gerizim, he didn’t rally soldiers; he preached a story.

Abimelech: The King God Never Chose. Abimelech’s story is one of ambition without calling, leadership without character, and power without purpose. It’s the first attempt at monarchy in Israel—and it ends in total collapse.

Abimelech: The King of Gerar and the Patriarchs’ Deceptions. Abimelech appears in Genesis as the king of Gerar who interacted with both Abraham and Isaac. His encounters with the patriarchs highlight both the failings of God’s chosen men and the protective hand of God over His covenant line. Abimelech’s story also raises an interesting question: were Abraham and Isaac dealing with the same king, or with different rulers sharing the same dynastic title?