Ehud

Our third flawed hero is actually Israel’s second judge: Ehud. After Othniel and before Shamgar —

Judges 3:12a | Once again the Israelites did evil in the Lord’s sight…

Like we saw in the Judges cycle, even though God rescued his people through Othniel, the Israelites turn away from Him. When that happens in the book of judges, God allows them to be captured —

Judges 3:12b | …and the Lord gave King Eglon of Moab control over Israel because of their evil.

God’s people were slaves to Eglon, the “very fat” king (Judges 3:17) of Moab for 18 years.
God raises Ehud to be the second judge of Israel. Interestingly, the single characteristic noted about Ehud is that he was left handed. At this time, being left-handed was seen as a defect. Children were often trained to be right-handed, even if they naturally preferred their left hand. As a “left-handed man,” Ehud was likely underestimated his entire life.
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