Judges 9
June 27, Year 1
[53] And a certain woman threw an upper millstone on Abimelech’s head and crushed his skull.
The story of Abimelech is a powerful account of divine justice, culminating in the verse above.
Abimelech cuts off his 70 brothers’ heads “on one stone.”
Jotham stands where Israel did, pronouncing divine blessings and curses in rehearsal of the law. (Deuteronomy 11:29)
Abimelech’s head is crushed by a stone, falling as if from heaven, thrown by a woman, and dies by the sword himself nearby—a complete reversal of power and of providential accounting for his crime.
The millstone has often symbolized divine justice, across time and culture.
It is like the turning wheel of heaven over earth, rendering divine seed into good food.
You can find many, many more points of symbolism and symmetry.
