Ehud

Death of Othniel

Rest for 40 years

Restful life, rest after work, battle, sit back relax, routine

Safety and security

Vulnerable letting down your guard

not having the right relationship with God

Othniel kept them in check

1 Timothy 2:1–2 AV

I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.

1 Timothy 2:2 AV

For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.

God gives us rest but have to rely on our Judge- Jesus

We cant have rest on our own/ in our own power

the flesh wants to creep in and take over

As soon as their savior/ Judge died they were back to it

Why did they do it? Rest 40 years

A new Generation

Death of Othniel God raises up people for a specific job

they do it and pass from the sceen

ie John the Baptist

Did Evil in the sight of the Lord

V 12 2ce in one verse

People went back to being fleshly

doing what is right in my own eyes

Othniel is dead Im my own boss

Why dint the parents learn from their own sinfulness and what it leads to?

why dint the parents teach their young to fear God?

Eglon was strengthend by God to oppress the Israelites

18 years this time 8 the first/ before they cried unto the Lord

Ehud the Southpaw

Hindered or bound in the right hand

right hand cripple? right hand tied to train the left?

Sinister=Wicked or evil Latin for lefthanded

Dexterous = someone with skill and ability= Latin for righthanded

Judges 20:16 AV

Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded; every one could sling stones at an hair breadth, and not miss.

Left handers were looked upon as not very bright / defenseless

but they can be a secret weopon

Ehud’s plan

He was the one to bring the tribute

he scoped out the situation

he saw that the did not check the right side

he saw the room the doors the escape route

He had to make a private audience with the king

had to get his companions safely away

had to be alone with the king

V26 escaped and called the army

This plan must have started years before

Gods plan

V 28 the Lord has delivered

This is Gods plan from the beginning

Ehud planned well / but Ultimately who’s plan is it?

God wants to partner with us

Ehud made the plan

made the sword

smuggled it in

arranged for the army

Was there a fear? or a confidence?

Judges 3:28 AV

And he said unto them, Follow after me: for the LORD hath delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. And they went down after him, and took the fords of Jordan toward Moab, and suffered not a man to pass over.

Jud

the Lord Hath delvered

If God gives us a plan we need to obey

With confidence move forward

Jesus said my yoke is light

Jesus is caring the burden

Satan is the author of fear and its real

our confidence in the almighty and out faith must prevail