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Christian Devotional – October 17, 2020
Left-handed Ehud, #5 Escape and victory! Ehud had delivered the people and killed the evil king. Read Judges 3:24-30. When he had gone out, his servants came and looked, and behold, the doors of the roof chamber were locked; and they said, “He is only relieving himself in the cool room.” They waited until they became anxious; but behold, he did not open the doors of the roof chamber. Therefore they took the key and opened them, and behold, their master had fallen to the floor dead. Now Ehud escaped while they were delaying, and he passed by the idols and escaped to Seirah. It came about when he had…
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Christian Devotional – October 15, 2020
Left-handed Ehud, #4 Action. Ehud took action and only an action that a left-handed man could take. Read Judges 3:20-23. Ehud came to him while he was sitting alone in his cool roof chamber. And Ehud said, “I have a message from God for you.” And he arose from his seat. Ehud stretched out his left hand, took the sword from his right thigh and thrust it into his belly. The handle also went in after the blade, and the fat closed over the blade, for he did not draw the sword out of his belly; and the refuse came out. Then Ehud went out into the vestibule and shut…
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Christian Devotional – October 14, 2020
Left-handed Ehud, #3 Ehud had a secret and he promised to share it with the king. Read Judges 3:17-19. He presented the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was a very fat man. It came about when he had finished presenting the tribute, that he sent away the people who had carried the tribute. But he himself turned back from the idols which were at Gilgal, and said, “I have a secret message for you, O king.” And he said, “Keep silence.” And all who attended him left him.Judges 3:17-19 NASBhttps://bible.com/bible/100/jdg.3.17-19.NASB Now that Ehud is in the presence of the king, he tells the king that he has…
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Christian Devotional – October 13, 2020
Left-handed Ehud, #2 Left-handed. Ehud was left-handed. That is the main thing we learn about him, besides the fact that God uses him. Read Judges 3:15-16. But when the sons of Israel cried to the Lord , the Lord raised up a deliverer for them, Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a left-handed man. And the sons of Israel sent tribute by him to Eglon the king of Moab. Ehud made himself a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length, and he bound it on his right thigh under his cloak.Judges 3:15-16 NASBhttps://bible.com/bible/100/jdg.3.15-16.NASB It took the Israelites 18 years to decide they were finally ready to repent.…
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Christian Devotional – October 12, 2020
Left-handed Ehud, #1 We’re going to jump back to the Old Testament and take a look at a little known character by the name of Ehud. What was so special about Ehud, you ask? Ehudd was left handed. But before we get to him, we have to understand the world he lived in. Read Judges 3:14-16. Now the sons of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord . So the Lord strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the Lord . And he gathered to himself the sons of Ammon and Amalek; and he went and defeated…