Timothy J. Keller Quote

They rout the inhabitants, and capture and kill Adoni-Bezek (the Lord of Bezek), who recognizes the rightness of this judgment on him (God has paid me back for what I did to them, v 7). It is notable that, while many 21st-century readers have many qualms about Israel’s conduct in Canaan, this defeated Canaanite did not. God’s judgment throughout history is to give people over to the consequences of the life they have chosen (eg: Psalm 64:3-4, 7-8; Romans 1:21-32)— Adoni-Bezek, it appears, accepts this.

Timothy J. Keller

They rout the inhabitants, and capture and kill Adoni-Bezek (the Lord of Bezek), who recognizes the rightness of this judgment on him (God has paid me back for what I did to them, v 7). It is notable that, while many 21st-century readers have many qualms about Israel’s conduct in Canaan, this defeated Canaanite did not. God’s judgment throughout history is to give people over to the consequences of the life they have chosen (eg: Psalm 64:3-4, 7-8; Romans 1:21-32)— Adoni-Bezek, it appears, accepts this.

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About Timothy J. Keller

Timothy James Keller (September 23, 1950 – May 19, 2023) was an American Presbyterian pastor, preacher, theologian, and Christian apologist. He was the chairman and co-founder of Redeemer City to City, which trains pastors for service around the world. He was also the founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City and the author of The New York Times bestselling books The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith (2008), Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God (2014), and The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism (2008). The prequel for the latter is Making Sense of GOD: An Invitation to the Skeptical (2016).