The book of judges highlights six judges during this time and shows their increasing corruption. Yet they would not listen to their judges but prostituted themselves to other gods and worshiped them. The right side was the proper side for a lefthanded man to have his sword. We are looking at the second judge this morning in the book of judges. Aug 31, 20 the compass church sermon series on judges intro video to the story of ehud. The king sent everyone away and ehud and eglon were alone, ehud said he had a message from god. Book of judges bible study commentary the cycle of sin. Ehud and the fat man sermon by timothy enns, judges 3.
As any king would, eglon had guards who protected him and searched anyone who wanted to enter his throne room. The book of judges, which means rescuers covers a period of time from the death of joshua to the birth of samuel, an era often called the dark ages of hebrew history covering an almost 480year span of israelites history. In just a few verses, we read about the facts about ehud and how god used him to deliver the nation of israel from the moabites. Ehud was one of 15 judges that ruled over israel prior to when the kings took charge. The word may be an architectural term, indicating the area into which ehud moved as he left the king. The third judge s name was shamgar, and that is about all we know about him. With that being said, let us now proceed and discover the amazing lessons from ehud, the judge and deliverer of israel in this judges 3 commentary. Book of judges bible study 5 ehud, the fat man, and the power of praise. The book includes many of the most graphic, violent, and disturbing scenes in all scripturesome in the name of righteousness. Ehud delivered israel shorty after the civil war where benjamin was defeated. The people of israel sent tribute by him to eglon the king of moab. Book of judges bible study 3 the enemy within the land.
This moabite oppressed the people so severely for 18 years that they cried out to the lord, who sent them a deliverer. The second was by the moabites and came from the southeast judges 3. This time theyre conquered by jabin, the king of canaan. Judge shamgar, in the book of judges, was a great man who was able to drive away the philistines and prevent them from invading the israelite regions. Ehud was one of the 600 men who fled to the rock of rimmon and made peace with israel and were given replacement wives from jabeshgilead and shiloh. God, angel of the lord, othniel, ehud, deborah, gideon, abimelech, jepthah, samson, and levites. Under othniels leadership israel experienced peace in the promised land for forty years, but as we will see, once again the israelites did evil in the eyes of the lord. Othniel, gideon, samson, shamgar, deborah, jephthah, ehud. He is on the biblical timeline chart during the time of the judges that was after the. Oct, 2016 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. Book of judges bible study 5 ehud, the fat man, and the power of praise book of judges bible study 6 gideon and the power of weakness part 1 book of judges bible study 7 gideon, midian, and the power of weakness part 2. Jun 25, 2019 ehud figured prominently in one of the most gruesome episodes in the bible, a killing so violent it shocks us.
Under othniel, israel has 40 years of peace until his death. The lord gave king eglon of moab control over israel because they had done evil in the lords sight. A friend of mine is a youth pastor in winkler and i told him i was preaching on this passage this morning he got excited. He was a left handed man from the tribe of benjamin. Chapter three ehud, the fat man and the power of praise. The people would win a battle, then eventually stop following gods laws. Again the israelites cried out to the lord, and he gave them a deliverer ehud, a lefthanded man, the son of gera the benjamite.
Feb 22, 2012 we are looking at the second judge this morning in the book of judges. Oct 01, 2019 ehud is far from the last unlikely we meet in scripture, the very next judge we meet is another one. These books tell of the israelites reign over the land of canaan and have a heavy focus on divine reward and punishment. When he gave the gift to eglon he told him he had a secret message for him. 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. Ironically, in this book we meet many heroes of faith. Shamgar, judge amazing bible timeline with world history. Book of judges bible study 4 othniel and the power of god. The bible mentions ehud s lefthandedness because that was what enabled him to kill eglon, the moabite king. He is described as being lefthanded and a member of the tribe of benjamin.
They are found in the old testament in the book of judges. Introduction in the last study we looked at the first enemy to totally dominate the nation of israel in the land that doubly. The most famous judge today is probably samson, and his story was used to conclude the book of judges. Harmony of othniel, ehud, judges 1718, judges 1921 and ruth. The central accounts of gideon the lords ideal judge and abimelech the anti judge are bracketed by the parallel narratives of the woman deborah and the social outcast jephthah which in turn are framed by the stories of the lone heroes ehud and samson. Othniel, nephew of caleb, was the first judge named in the bible back story. In the book of judges verse 31, we meet shamgar, we arent told much about his story only that he killed 600 philistines with an ox goad and delivered the israelites. Summary of the book of judges the story of the bible. Book of judges bible study 6 gideon and the power of weakness part 1. 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, in the following order.
Ehud was from the tribe of dan and was the second judge, he took the israelites out of 18 years of oppression into 80 years of peace. He is the only judge mentioned who is connected with the tribe of judah. Judges 3 commentary commentary critical and explanatory. Benjamite judge who delivered israel from moab at the conclusion of the defeat of benjamin. According to scholars, this is a more logical and more original location of shamgars story in the scriptures. The compass church sermon series on judges intro video to the story of ehud. Jan 02, 2020 ehud served as the second judge of israel following othniel. In response, the lord raised up for them a deliverer, othniel son of kenaz, calebs younger brother, who saved 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. Using an ox goad, he was able to slaughter 600 foreign invaders in the region. The bible however, never stated how long he ruled as a. The lord chose ehud, a benjamite, to be the second of the judges. As a take home activity the children are going to make egg s. Othniel was the first judge of israel, he ruled for 40 years before his death judges 3.
Feb 11, 2016 we are beginning our lessons on the judges this sunday. Israel was delivered from the moabites by ehud, the left handed assassin of the moabite king, eglon. The period of the judges is 50 1014 bc for a total of 336 years. The judges were people that god picked to take care his people when they were in trouble.
These continue as such in our christian old testament of the bible. Barak the commander of the army under deborah the fourth judge of israel, judges 45. Ehud a judge in israel ehud or ehud bengera ehud the son of gera in the tribe of benjamin is not one of the famous bible characters. 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. Oct 01, 2014 judge shamgar, in the book of judges, was a great man who was able to drive away the philistines and prevent them from invading the israelite regions. Judges 3 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on. Othniel, ehud, deborah, gideon, jephthah, and samson. They acted like military leaders guiding the people. Ehud served as the second judge of israel following othniel. Jan 09, 2014 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. Over 1500 still photos were taken from two nikon 3200. Because of the israelites immorality, god raised a wicked king named eglon over them. Othniel is important in biblical history as the first judge listed in the book of judges.
The book of judges contains the acts of twelve judges. Timeline, maps, chronology, sermons of othneil, ehud, ruth. Jun 23, 2014 a man named ehud was the second judge. Ehuds story is found in the book of judges, which is the second of the history books in the old testament. The book of judges is the second book in neviim prophets, the second section of the tanach hebrew bible.
The book of judges is all about the cycle that the children of israel were in. Ehud, the second judge or ruler of israel, was the son of gera the benjamite and was lefthanded. Our focus will be on ehud, since there is more information about him. Ehud a judge in israel amazing bible timeline with world. We dont know a lot about ehud, but we do know that he delivered gods people from king eglon by. 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 the moabites. When eglon stood up, ehud grabbed his sword and killed eglon. The bible says ehud was lefthanded, the judge during. I found your site because i have been looking for a coloring page for judge ehud. Then the lord raised up judges, who saved them out of the hands of these raiders. Outline of the book of judges the first was the mesopotamian invasion from the northeast judges 3.
During this time period several judges led the people of israel, turning them from their worship. Jan 02, 2020 othniel is important in biblical history as the first judge listed in the book of judges. Tragedy and hope in the book of judges bibleproject. Ehud or ehud bengera ehud the son of gera in the tribe of benjamin is not one of the famous bible characters. The book of judges is counted among the socalled historical books of the ot that recount the history of ancient israel. Book of judges overview insight for living ministries. After eight years of bondage to cushanrishathaim, king of mesopotamia, the people cried out to god for help judges 3. Gera is described in the biblical book of judges as a judge who was sent by god to deliver the israelites from moabite domination. This adaption of chapter 3 of the book of judges focused on the most leftlanded leader of the lot is part one of a fourpart series about different biblical judges. Ehud ruled israel in peace for 80 years 16bc1237bc ehuds first act was to deceive eglon the king of moab into seeing him alone and then killing him with a dagger he brought for the porpoise. These judges start off fairly well othniel, ehud, deborah but become increasingly worse gideon, jephthah, samson.
Over 1500 still photos were taken from two nikon 3200 cameras. In the narrative of the hebrew bible, it covers the time between the conquest described in the book of joshua and the establishment of a kingdom in the books of samuel, during which biblical judges served as temporary leaders. The book ends with two very disturbing stories that show how incredibly lawless the people have become. Joshua, judges, ruth, samuel, and kings, as well as the books of the restoration. Through the marriage, he acquired land that included both an upper and lower spring. We dont know a lot about ehud, but we do know that he delivered gods people from king eglon by killing him.
Ehud was the second of the 12 judges who led the israelites during a time of need. Six of them are known as major judges and six are known as minor judges. When the israelites cried out for help, god sent ehud to serve as judge. Ehud ruled israel in peace for 80 years 16bc1237bc. Do you by any chance have your coloring page on a file that you could email it to me. When the evil king eglon of moab had conquered part of israel, god raised up ehud who took violent action to deliver the people. Jan 02, 2020 the story of ehud can be read in judges 3. The book of judges, sefer shoftim is the seventh book of the hebrew bible and the christian old testament. Ehud the judge we are beginning our lessons on the judges this sunday. See more ideas about bible lessons, bible crafts and sunday school crafts. Ehud is far from the last unlikely we meet in scripture, the very next judge we meet is another one. Book of judges bible study 2 from gilgal to bochim.
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