Judges 3:24 Meaning and Explanation
“When he was gone out, his servants came; and when they saw that, behold, the doors of the parlour were locked, they said, Surely he covereth his feet in his summer chamber.”
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Read Full Chapter →The servants found the doors locked and assumed the king was relieving himself in privacy.
What Does Judges 3:24 Mean?
After Ehud has gone, Eglon's servants return and find the doors locked. They draw the natural conclusion, supposing in a modest expression that the king is relieving himself and wishes to be left alone, and so they wait.
The misunderstanding gives Ehud his window of escape. What looks to the servants like an ordinary delay is in fact the cover under which deliverance has already been accomplished. Often God's saving work is well advanced before the world even perceives that anything has changed. The unfolding of His purposes does not wait on human awareness; mercy moves while others stand still.
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What does Judges 3:24 mean?
The servants found the doors locked and assumed the king was relieving himself in privacy.