But when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab.
But when the Israelites cried out to the LORD for help, the LORD provided them with a rescuer, Ehud, the son of Gera from the tribe of Benjamin, who was left-handed. The Israelites sent a gift to Eglon, the king of Moab, through Ehud.
God responds to His people's desperate prayers by raising up an unexpected deliverer named Ehud to help them.
📚 Historical Context
In the period of the Judges, the Israelites repeatedly turned away from God through idolatry, leading to cycles of oppression by neighboring nations as a form of divine discipline. In this specific case, after eighteen years under the rule of Eglon, the Moabite king, the Israelites cried out to God for deliverance. God then raised up Ehud, a left-handed man from the tribe of Benjamin, to serve as their leader and liberator in this narrative of redemption.
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