Partial Obedience Equal Disobedient.. Judges1

The maiming of Adoni-bezek was one example in a long string of actions that demonstrated Israel tendency to disobey God's instructions by only giving partial obedience. 

Enemy kings weresupposed to be executed, not humiliated. This defeated king recognized God's righteous punishment more clearly than God's people acknowledged God's commandss. 

When we understand what God tells us to do, we run great danger if we dont carry out both the letter andthe spirit of HIS words.