Judges 3rd Chapter verses 12 -
Othniel dies, and Israel disobeys God again. It is easy to look down our noses at the children of Israel and view ourselves as better servants of God, but I believe God has blessed America far better than he did Canaan, and we are guilty of the same things if not worse.
This time God allows Moab to join forces with Ammon and Amalek to conquer Israel. This went on for 18 years until Israel prayed for God's deliverance and he sent Ehud to deliver them. Ehud decides to give a present to Eglon king of the Moabites in the form of a swift dagger into his ribs. By all accounts it appears as if Ehud was cunny, and with the blessing of God, fooled Eglon into trusting him. He stabs him, and Eglon is so fat that Ehud cannot retrieve the daggar from Eglon after he plunges it in. Ehud leaves, locking the doors behind him and is gone before anyone is the wiser.
After Ehud escapes the palace, he blows the trumpet and raises a quick army to go after the Moabites and an enormous victory. For 40 years Ehud was Judge and Israel had peace. Not only this but Ehud, rose up Shamgar who had victory over the Philistines. God hears his peoples' cry and has mercy on them. He will still hear our cries today if we will call on him.
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