Judg 9:56-57 | MHM | STEP | v. 56 : In this way, God repaid Abimelech for the evil he had done to his father by killing his seventy brothers, showing divine justice. God’s judgment was clear and just, demonstrating that evil does not go unpunished.

‏ Judges 9:56-57

v. 56: In this way, God repaid Abimelech for the evil he had done to his father by killing his seventy brothers, showing divine justice. God’s judgment was clear and just, demonstrating that evil does not go unpunished.

v. 57: God also punished the people of Shechem for their wickedness, fulfilling the curse pronounced by Jotham, Gideon’s son. This shows that God’s justice extends beyond individuals to entire communities that participate in evil (Judges 9:56-57 ^a).