The Law of Requital: The Rise and Fall of Adoni-Bezek

In the opening chapter of the Book of Judges, we find a brief but haunting account of a Canaanite king named Adoni-Bezek. His story is a vivid illustration of a spiritual principle that echoes throughout Scripture: we reap what we sow.

The old clipping pictured above provides a perfect four-part outline for understanding this king’s encounter with divine…