Judges 9:35 says, And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, from lying in wait.  Gaal was standing looking out of the city, and then Abimelech and his army rose up out of hiding.  Verse thirty-six states, And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, Behold, there come people down from the top of the mountains. And Zebul said unto him, Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as if they were men.  Gaal told Zebul that he saw people coming down from the mountain, and Zebul basically told him that he was just seeing things.  Since Zebul was working with Abimelech, he was attempting to keep Gaal from continuing to notice Abimelech, while at the same time ridiculing Gaal.  We should not be surprised when the people of the world who are supposedly allies are secretly working against each other.  They might just be looking out for themselves.  We as followers of Christ cannot afford to be that way.  We must always try to be honest with others and do our best to help them.  Verse thirty-seven declares,-And Gaal spake again and said, See there come people down by the middle of the land, and another company come along by the plain of Meonenim.  Gaal once again said he saw the people coming down in two companies.  It would be unlikely that he would mistake the shadows of the mountain for two groups of people.  Verse thirty-eight states, Then said Zebul unto him, Where is now thy mouth, wherewith thou saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that thou hast despised? go out, I pray now, and fight with them.  Zebul asked Gaal if he had not questioned the power of Abimelech and despised him, and told him to now go out and fight him.  Basically, Zebul told Gaal that it was time to put his words into action.  It is easy to be brave as long as we don't really face the enemy, but it is sometimes a different story when we actually do face them.  Verse thirty-nine declares, And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.  To his credit, Gaal led the men of Shechem out to fight with Abimelech.  He at least attempted to live up to his boasts.  Of course, just be willing to live up to a boast does not ensure success.  Verse forty states. And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and many were overthrown and wounded, even unto the entering of the gate.  Though Gaal went out to fight Abimelech. he was soon running from him, and the people with him suffered many who were overthrown and wounded, all the way to the gate of the city.  Verse forty-one continues, And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah: and Zebul thrust out Gaal and his brethren, that they should not dwell in Shechem.  Abimelech defeated Gaal and his forces and returned to Arumuh, while Zebul drove Gaal out of the city.  The people of the city might have still opposed Abimelech, but they had lost faith in Gaal, maybe partly because of his big talk.  We should never be surprised when people of the world turn on each other, even those who had seemed to be allied together.