Ehud said, i have a message from god for you, drew his sword, and stabbed the king in his abdomen. The book of judges is the second of the books of the former prophets in hebrew scripture, and serves as part of the historical books of the greek septuagint old testament, along with joshua, ruth, samuel, and kings, as well as the books of the restoration. The bible mentions ehud s lefthandedness because that was what enabled him to kill eglon, the moabite king. Book of judges bible study ehud and the power of praise. A lefthanded man, ehud tricked eglon, king of moab, and killed him.
So are we supposed to find gospel, good news in a book like this. Judges detail the history of the israelites from the conquest of the promised land 1400 b. The bible however, never stated how long he ruled as a. The chronology of the book of judges has been a problem because when you add up all the numbers and dates. Ehud s story is found in the book of judges, which is the second of the history books in the old testament. He was also the same man who successfully struck down and defeated.
To read the stories of the bible this way, and especially the book of judges, is to completely miss what the author is trying to communicate through these narratives. Because it tells the stories of twelve leaders god used to help israel. The judge ehud squares off with king eglon of the moabites in an effort to save the israelites, decades after the prophet joshua steps down. Introduction in the last study we looked at the first enemy to totally dominate the nation of israel in the land that doubly wicked. The commander of his army was sisera, who dwelt in harosheth hagoyim. It is also the name mentioned twice in the book of judges. One of the earliest judges was a guy called ehud, whose story is told in judges 3. It is considered part of the deuteronomic history that begins in the last book of the torah and ends with the second book of kings.
Yet they would not listen to their judges but prostituted themselves to other gods and worshiped them. Ehud brought a present to eglon from the israelites, but as we read in verse 16, ehud made him a dagger which had two edges, of a cubit length. This book is not offering ehud, gideon, or jephthah as people you should aspire to be like. Facts about ehud include that he was the son of gera and. Othniel was the first judge of israel, he ruled for 40 years before his death judges 3. Judges 3, new international version niv the bible app. Ehuds story is found in the book of judges, which is the second of the history books in the old testament.
When the evil king eglon of moab had conquered part of israel, god raised up ehud who took violent action to deliver the people. Harmony of othniel, ehud, judges 1718, judges 1921 and ruth. God does this through judges, although forget our concept of the word here a judge is more of a military leader drafted to deal with a specific crisis. The title refers to the leaders israel had from the time of the elders who outlived joshua until the time of the monarchy. Nevertheless, the lord raised up judges who delivered them out of the hand of those who plundered them. Bob is a pastorteacher and elder at community bible chapel in richardson, texas, and has contributed many of his bible study series for use by the foundation. For sheer melodramagruesome murders, sexual exploits, superhuman feats of strength, a bizarre mutilationno tabloid can offer you more, so reads the introduction to the book of. These books tell of the israelites reign over the land of canaan and have a heavy focus on divine reward and punishment. After othniels death, the people of israel sinned and fell to the king of moab, serving him for 18 years judges 3.
Other studies in this series include gideon, ehud and samson amongst others. He then led the tribe of ephraim to seize the fords of the jordan, w. Deborah, the only female leader in the book of judges, rode into battle against the canaanites. Now, ehud is from the tribe of benjamin, which is an innocuous detail until you know two facts. Download these two free judges coloring pages featuring all 12 judges. The book ends with two very disturbing stories that show how incredibly lawless the. Some teachers i know dread teaching the book of judges to children. Shamgar, judge amazing bible timeline with world history. Some people dont really like this book, maybe especially for that reason. Chapter three ehud, the fat man and the power of praise.
Ehud a judge in israel amazing bible timeline with world. He was a left handed man from the tribe of benjamin. In fact, this is the first time that a lefthanded man is mentioned in the bible. Its difficult to explain, and theres a lot of violence and sinfulness going on. So that brings us to the seventh book of the bible and the second historical book. God, angel of the lord, othniel, ehud, deborah, gideon, abimelech, jepthah, samson, and levites. These continue as such in our christian old testament of the bible. The sword disappeared into the wound and ehud left it there. Book of judges bible study chapter 3 othniel and the power. Ehud figured prominently in one of the most gruesome episodes in the bible, a killing so violent it shocks us. The book of judges highlights six judges during this time and shows their increasing corruption. This summary of the book of judges provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of judges. In the bible he is not called a judge, but a deliverer l. Judges 3 the first three judges othniel, ehud and shamgar.
And ehud said, i have a message from god unto thee. Ehud kills eglon bible pictures, bible lessons, bible class. I should add, i believe the bible is 100% true, so as a historical book, i believe this really happened just like it says it happened, so picture it in your mind as we go through it. Its filled with just the kind of stories kids love. Genesis exodus leviticus numbers deuteronomy joshua judges. Tragedy and hope in the book of judges bibleproject. Ehud served as the second judge of israel following othniel. Othneil, ehud judges chapters 1718 judges chapter 1921 the book of ruth 50 1204 bc. These judges start off fairly well othniel, ehud, deborah but become increasingly worse gideon, jephthah, samson. This book of judges bible study outline for chapter 3 focuses on the first judge othniel and the power of god. However, he played a great part in the book of judges as the ad voc or hebrew judge, who delivered the people of israel from the domination of king elgon, the ruler of. As the king rose from his seat, 21 ehud reached with his left hand, drew the sword from his right thigh and plunged it into the kings belly. Ehud or ehud bengera ehud the son of gera in the tribe of benjamin is not one of the famous bible characters. Then the lord raised up judges, who saved them out of the hands of these raiders.
When the israelites cried out for help, god sent ehud to serve as judge. Timeline, maps, chronology, sermons of othneil, ehud, ruth. From the website list of 15 judges in bible believers portal 1. Sure, this book is full of graphic, gross, horrific stories.
The book of judges covers a period of about 350 years. He strapped it to his right thigh under his cloak judges 3. The book of judges is the second book in neviim prophets, the second section of the tanach hebrew bible. Judges 4 nkjv deborah when ehud was dead, the bible. Bobdeffinbaugh graduated from dallas theological seminary with his th.
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