Dakota community church march 11, 2012 judges week three ehud in the book of judges you will recall there is a repeated cycle throughout the entire book a cycle of sin, bondage, repentance, and devotion, followed by sin and bondage again. Canaanite king jabin oppresses israel prophetess deborah and judge barak 416 jael kills army chief sisera 1724 5. Joshua, judges, ruth, samuel, and kings, as well as the books of the restoration. I have a word from god for you, ehud said, and the king rose from his seat. There is hardly any book of the bible that can compare to judges in color and intrigue. The book ends with two very disturbing stories that show how incredibly lawless the. Judges claims to document events in israelite history after the entry into the promised land, but before the establishment of the monarchy. Background today we are going to study the book of judges, but i think it always helps to understand the context of a book before you study it, so first i want to show how judges fits into the history of the nation of israel. Yet they would not listen to their judges but prostituted themselves to other gods and worshiped them. Its a book in the bible thats all about gods family, the israelites. May 01, 2011 after joshua died, israel entered the time of the judges, where god raised up a series of fifteen individuals to lead and judge the people of israel for a period of about 430 years until saul was appointed the first king of israel. Again the israelites cried out to the lord, and he gave them a deliverer ehud, a lefthanded man, the son of gera the benjamite. Shamgar, judge amazing bible timeline with world history.
The book of judges 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. The bible says ehud was lefthanded, the judge during. The judges were people that god picked to take care his people when they were in trouble. The compass church sermon series on judges intro video to the story of ehud. The people of israel sent tribute by him to eglon the. 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. Outline of the book of judges the first was the mesopotamian invasion from the northeast judges 3. You wince as you read how ehud the judge went to visit the king in his summer palace and slid his dagger between the fifth and sixth ribs of the king so that the fat closed around it and he couldnt draw it out again. While this difference is slight, it was vital to his success as a judge. 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. When the israelites cried out for help, god sent ehud to serve as judge. Were going to read about ehud in the book of judges today.
So why would good, cleanliving christians study a book like judgesa book that would easily be rated r for its content if produced for the modern screen. Antiheroes of the faith in the book of judges focus on the. Nevertheless, their epic tales point to the grace and mercy of god, who will not abandon his people, even when theyre at. 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.
Israel was delivered from the moabites by ehud, the left handed assassin of the moabite king, eglon. Now, if i could attach sound files to this document i would definitely add the rocky theme which, incidentally, i cant get out of my head and have been whistling while i write this study. Ehud olmert takes no prisoners in conspiratorial and unrepentant memoir expm rips into rivals, and insists, at remorseless length, hes the victim of a plot encompassing rightwing. Judges detail the history of the israelites from the conquest of the promised land 1400 b. Ehud murders eglon and leaves him to rot in his own fecal matter. The lord chose ehud, a benjamite, to be the second of the judges, but that title is not used to describe him. Another occasion where shamgar was mentioned was in the song of deborah. The heroes in the book of judges may be better described as antiheroes of the faith. 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.
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. God, angel of the lord, othniel, ehud, deborah, gideon, abimelech, jepthah, samson, and levites. The chronology of the book of judges has been a problem because when you add up all the numbers and dates. Summary of the book of judges the story of the bible. 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. The bible mentions ehud s lefthandedness because that was what enabled him to kill eglon, the moabite king.
The book of judges is all about the cycle that the children of israel were in. Jehovah tests israel 16 othniel, the first judge 711 judge ehud kills fat king eglon 1230 judge shamgar 31 4. We are only told that 1 shamgars leadership followed ehuds, 2 he was the son of anath, 3 he. In judges 3 we find an interesting story about israels lefthanded assassin and his hit on moabs obese king, eglon.
We find the story of ehud the deliverer, in judges, chapter 3. Facts about ehud include that he was the son of gera and belonged to the tribe of benjamin. The book of judges highlights six judges during this time and shows their increasing corruption. We are only told that 1 shamgars leadership followed ehuds, 2 he was the son of anath, 3 he killed 600 philistines with an oxgoad, and 4 he saved israel. Jun 23, 2014 a man named ehud was the second judge. We read in verse 12, and the children of israel did evil again in the sight of the lord. Aug 31, 20 the compass church sermon series on judges intro video to the story of ehud. Ehud served as the second judge of israel following othniel. As any king would, eglon had guards who protected him and searched anyone who wanted to enter his throne room. The key word to summarize the book of judges is cyclescycles of sin. Ehud or ehud bengera ehud the son of gera in the tribe of benjamin is not one of the famous bible characters. Book of judges bible study ehud and the power of praise. Jan 08, 2012 6 responses to teaching the book of judges to children. Ehud s story is found in the book of judges, which is the second of the history books in the old testament.
Harmony of othniel, ehud, judges 1718, judges 1921 and ruth. Deborah, the only female judge, is a prophetess who, along with her general barak not that barack, defeats a canaanite king and his general, sisera with a. It is the foundational principle of all lawful relationships that alone can bring about the success of the divine plan as revealed in greater detail throughout the rest of scripture. Robert chisholms hebrew class at dallas theological seminary. Phinehas was aarons grandson and began to serve as high priest in 50 bc, which is the time when both joshua and his father eleazar died. He is described as being lefthanded and a member of the tribe of benjamin. The book ends with two very disturbing stories that show how incredibly lawless the people have become. Tragedy and hope in the book of judges bibleproject. The book includes many of the most graphic, violent, and disturbing scenes in all scripturesome in the name of righteousness. 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. Book of judges overview insight for living ministries.
The book of judges is counted among the socalled historical books of the ot that recount the history of ancient israel. We dont know a lot about ehud, but we do know that he delivered gods people from king eglon by killing 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. This study on judges originated from a handout and class notes in dr. In judges 3 it was ehuds differing characteristic that enabled him to be israels deliverer from eglon, the king of moab. The book of judges covers a period of about 350 years. Ehud a judge in israel amazing bible timeline with world. This happens with a few minor judgesothniel, ehud, and shamgarbefore the first heavyhitter steps up to the plate.
The book of judges, sefer shoftim is the seventh book of the hebrew bible and the christian old testament. He made a doubleedged sword about 18 inches long and concealed it on his right thigh, under his clothing. Each of the major judges comes from a different area of israel and fights a different enemy. Over 1500 still photos were taken from two nikon 3200. The story of ehud as a judge is rooted in the principle of a new covenant marriage union found in gen. Oct, 2016 we find the story of ehud the deliverer, in judges, chapter 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. Ironically, in this book we meet many heroes of faith. Ruth and boaz lived in the time of ehud and judges chapters 1821. Ehuds story is found in the book of judges, which is the second of the history books in the old testament. These judges start off fairly well othniel, ehud, deborah but become increasingly worse gideon, jephthah, samson. Timeline, maps, chronology, sermons of othneil, ehud, ruth. After joshua died, israel entered the time of the judges, where god raised up a series of fifteen individuals to lead and judge the people of israel for a period of about 430 years until saul was appointed the first king of israel.
Judges 3 niv bible these are the nations the lord left to. 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. Lets see how this cycle develops in the story of israels second judge, ehudthe disabled deliverer. Othniel, gideon, samson, shamgar, deborah, jephthah, ehud. The bible mentions ehuds lefthandedness because that was what enabled him to kill eglon, the moabite king. One has to wonder why ehud gets 19 verses, while shamgars story is told in 1 verse. Deborah, the only female judge, is a prophetess who, along with her general barak not that barack, defeats a canaanite king and his general, sisera with a little help from jael and her handydandy hammer. Ehud was one of 15 judges that ruled over israel prior to when the kings took charge.
This detail would become important to the success of his mission. Ehud olmert takes no prisoners in conspiratorial and. Ehud was a lefthanded strategist who was born into a righthanded society. The title refers to the leaders israel had from the time of the elders who outlived joshua until the time of the monarchy.
Gaining access alone to the presence of king eglon under pretense of a secret errand connected with the payment of israels tribute, ehud, a lefthanded man, drew the sword he had concealed upon his right side, and thrust the king through. Then the lord raised up judges, who saved them out of the hands of these raiders. They are found in the old testament in the book of judges. As the king rose from his seat, ehud reached with his left hand, drew the sword from his right thigh and plunged it into the kings belly.
After othniels death, the people of israel sinned and fell to the king of moab, serving him for 18 years judges 3. Using an ox goad, he was able to slaughter 600 foreign invaders in the region. Jan 02, 2020 facts about ehud include that he was the son of gera and belonged to the tribe of benjamin. The third judges name was shamgar, and that is about all we know about him. Chapter three ehud, the fat man and the power of praise.
They acted like military leaders guiding the people. Raise your hand if youve ever heard of the israelites. The people would win a battle, then eventually stop following gods laws. Despite the strong antimonarchical stand of the next two books 1 and 2 samuel, this book stands as the strongest piece of promonarchical propaganda in the bible. They live in israel, which is way over on the other side of the world.
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