Judges 9:33 Meaning and Explanation
“And it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, thou shalt rise early, and set upon the city: and, behold, when he and the people that is with him come out against thee, then mayest thou do to them as thou shalt find occasion.”
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Read Full Chapter →Zebul lays out the plan: strike at sunrise and deal with Gaal as opportunity allows.
What Does Judges 9:33 Mean?
Zebul finishes his counsel. At sunrise Abimelech is to rise and rush the city; when Gaal and his men come out, Abimelech may handle them however the moment permits.
The trap is fully set, the deputy guiding the king's hand from within. The plan to draw Gaal out and crush him shows how thoroughly his earlier boast was hollow. Schemes laid against schemers fill this chapter, each faction certain of its own cleverness. But the deeper plan at work is God's, who is repaying old blood through these very maneuvers, bending human cunning toward the judgment He decreed.
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What does Judges 9:33 mean?
Zebul lays out the plan: strike at sunrise and deal with Gaal as opportunity allows.