Judges 3:15 Meaning and Explanation
“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.”
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Read Full Chapter →When Israel cried out, the LORD raised up Ehud, a left-handed Benjamite, who carried Israel's tribute to Eglon.
What Does Judges 3:15 Mean?
Again the cry of Israel turns the story toward mercy. The LORD raises up Ehud, noted as left-handed and from the tribe of Benjamin, whose name ironically means son of the right hand. He is chosen to carry the required tribute to Eglon.
God's choice of an unlikely man is itself a quiet sermon. A left-handed deliverer in a right-handed world, sent on an ordinary errand, becomes the instrument of rescue. The LORD delights to work through what the world overlooks, so that the deliverance is plainly His doing. No one is too small or too unexpected for God's purposes when His people cry out to Him.
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What does Judges 3:15 mean?
When Israel cried out, the LORD raised up Ehud, a left-handed Benjamite, who carried Israel's tribute to Eglon.