At that time they struck down about ten thousand Moabites, all robust and valiant men. Not one of them escaped. At that timeThis phrase situates the event within a specific historical context. The period of the Judges was marked by cycles of Israel's disobedience, oppression by foreign powers, cries for deliverance, and subsequent salvation through divinely appointed leaders. The phrase underscores the immediacy and divine timing of the deliverance, emphasizing God's sovereignty in orchestrating events for His purposes. they struck down
The Hebrew root for "struck down" is נָכָה (nakah), which conveys a decisive and forceful action. This term is often used in the context of military victories granted by God. It highlights the completeness of the victory and the divine empowerment of the Israelites to overcome their oppressors, reflecting God's faithfulness to His covenant promises. about ten thousand Moabites
The Moabites were descendants of Lot and often in conflict with Israel. The number "ten thousand" signifies a large, formidable force, underscoring the magnitude of the victory. This victory over a significant enemy illustrates God's power to deliver His people against overwhelming odds, reinforcing the theme of divine intervention. all robust and valiant men
The description of the Moabites as "robust and valiant" emphasizes their strength and warrior status. The Hebrew words חָזָק (chazaq) for "robust" and חַיִל (chayil) for "valiant" denote physical strength and bravery. This detail magnifies the miraculous nature of Israel's triumph, as it was not by their own might but by God's intervention that they prevailed. Not one of them escaped
This phrase underscores the totality of the victory. The complete annihilation of the enemy signifies a decisive end to Moabite oppression. It serves as a testament to God's thoroughness in delivering His people and ensuring their peace and security. This total victory also prefigures the ultimate triumph of God over all His enemies, offering hope and assurance to believers of God's ultimate justice and deliverance. Persons / Places / Events 1. EhudThe left-handed judge of Israel who delivered the Israelites from Moabite oppression by killing King Eglon and leading Israel to victory. 2. MoabitesA nation descended from Lot, often in conflict with Israel. In this passage, they are the oppressors of Israel. 3. IsraelitesThe people of God, who were under Moabite oppression due to their disobedience but were delivered through Ehud's leadership. 4. EglonThe king of Moab who was assassinated by Ehud, leading to the subsequent defeat of the Moabite forces. 5. Jordan RiverThe geographical boundary where the Israelites cut off the Moabites' escape, ensuring their victory. Teaching Points God's DeliveranceGod raises leaders like Ehud to deliver His people from oppression, reminding us of His sovereignty and faithfulness. Obedience and ConsequencesIsrael's cycle of disobedience and deliverance highlights the importance of remaining faithful to God to avoid spiritual oppression. Strength in WeaknessEhud's left-handedness, considered a weakness, was used by God for victory, teaching us that God can use our perceived weaknesses for His purposes. Complete VictoryThe total defeat of the Moabites signifies the importance of fully trusting in God's power to overcome sin and spiritual battles in our lives. God's TimingThe victory came at God's appointed time, encouraging us to trust in His perfect timing for deliverance in our own lives. Bible Study Questions 1. How does the account of Ehud and the defeat of the Moabites encourage us to trust in God's deliverance in our own lives? 2. In what ways can we see the consequences of disobedience in the account of Israel and apply this lesson to our personal walk with God? 3. How does Ehud's left-handedness and the victory over the Moabites illustrate the concept of God using our weaknesses for His glory? 4. What parallels can we draw between the complete victory over the Moabites and the spiritual victories we are promised in the New Testament? 5. How can we apply the lesson of God's perfect timing in delivering Israel to situations where we are waiting for God's intervention today? Connections to Other Scriptures Deuteronomy 7:1-2This passage outlines God's command to Israel to conquer and utterly destroy the nations in the Promised Land, which connects to the complete defeat of the Moabites. Psalm 18:32-34These verses speak of God equipping His people with strength for battle, paralleling the Israelites' victory over the Moabites. Romans 8:37This New Testament verse speaks of believers being more than conquerors through Christ, reflecting the victory theme in Judges 3:29. | A Distinct Message | Spurgeon, Charles Haddon | Judges 3:12-30 | | A Message from God | W. Rudder, D. D. | Judges 3:12-30 | | A Message from God | J. Cumming, D. D. | Judges 3:12-30 | | A Message from God | J. B. C. Murphy, B. A. | Judges 3:12-30 | | A Sermon Upon Keys | John Mitchell. | Judges 3:12-30 | | Application of the Truth | | Judges 3:12-30 | | Effective Preachers Compared to Ehud | John McNeill. | Judges 3:12-30 | | Ehud: Left-Handedness | J. Parker, D. D. | Judges 3:12-30 | | God's Messages | J. P. Millar. | Judges 3:12-30 | | I have a Message from God unto Thee | T. Raffles, D. D. | Judges 3:12-30 | | Lessons from the Death of Eglon | T. De Witt Talmage. | Judges 3:12-30 | | Sin -- Suffering; Penitence and Deliverance Repeated | J. P. Millar. | Judges 3:12-30 | | The Christian Minister Bearing a Message from God to Man | H. S. Plumptre, M. A. | Judges 3:12-30 | | The Gospel Message | D. Johnston, D. D. | Judges 3:12-30 | | The Gospel Message | E. Cooper, M. A. | Judges 3:12-30 | | The Summer Parlour | W.F. Bishop. | Judges 3:12-30 | | Unexpected Perils | S. Baring-Gould, M. A. | Judges 3:12-30 |
People Amalek, Amalekites, Ammonites, Amorites, Anath, Aram, Canaanites, Chushanrishathaim, Chushan-rishathaim, Eglon, Ehud, Gera, Hittites, Hivite, Hivites, Israelites, Jebusites, Kenaz, Moabites, Othniel, Perizzites, Shamgar, Sidonians, ZidoniansPlaces Canaan, Gilgal, Jordan River, Lebanon, Lebo-hamath, Mesopotamia, Moab, Mount Baal-hermon, SeirahTopics Able-bodied, Escaped, Got, Killed, Lusty, Moab, Moabites, Robust, Slew, Smite, Smote, Strong, Struck, Sword, Ten, Thousand, Valiant, Valor, Valour, Vigorous, WarDictionary of Bible Themes Judges 3:28-30 5572 sword Library Use what You Have
Few people really are and do their best. Nature has blessed a few with great talents and abilities. These persons often become proud, self-centered, and feel themselves to be superior, and for that reason many times they fail to make the proper use of their abilities. How often are they used in a bad or foolish way, so that what might be a blessing to the world fails to be such! There are many others who realize they do not possess these natural gifts. They look upon those who have them, and envy …
Charles Wesley Naylor—Heart TalksGifts and Talents.
"And the Spirit of the Lord came upon him."--Judges iii. 10. We now consider the Holy Spirit's work in bestowing gifts, talents, and abilities upon artisans and professional men. Scripture declares that the special animation and qualification of persons for work assigned to them by God proceed from the Holy Spirit. The construction of the tabernacle required capable workmen, skilful carpenters, goldsmiths, and silversmiths, and masters in the arts of weaving and embroidering. Who will furnish Moses …
Abraham Kuyper—The Work of the Holy Spirit Whether Baptism Should Take Away the Penalties of Sin that Belong to this Life?
Objection 1: It seems that Baptism should take away the penalties of sin that belong to this life. For as the Apostle says (Rom. 5:15), the gift of Christ is farther-reaching than the sin of Adam. But through Adam's sin, as the Apostle says (Rom. 5:12), "death entered into this world," and, consequently, all the other penalties of the present life. Much more, therefore, should man be freed from the penalties of the present life, by the gift of Christ which is received in Baptism. Objection 2: Further, …
Saint Thomas Aquinas—Summa Theologica "This Then is the Message which we have Heard of Him, and Declare unto You, that God is Light,"
1 John i. 5.--"This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light," &c. The great design of the gospel is to make up the breach of man's joy, and open up the way to the fulness of it, and therefore it is the good news and glad tidings of great joy, the only best message that ever came to the world. Now it shows unto us the channel that this river of gladness and joy runs into, it discovers what is the way of the conveyance of it to the soul, and what are …
Hugh Binning—The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning Whether the Old Law Enjoined Fitting Precepts Concerning Rulers?
Objection 1: It would seem that the Old Law made unfitting precepts concerning rulers. Because, as the Philosopher says (Polit. iii, 4), "the ordering of the people depends mostly on the chief ruler." But the Law contains no precept relating to the institution of the chief ruler; and yet we find therein prescriptions concerning the inferior rulers: firstly (Ex. 18:21): "Provide out of all the people wise [Vulg.: 'able'] men," etc.; again (Num. 11:16): "Gather unto Me seventy men of the ancients of …
Saint Thomas Aquinas—Summa Theologica The Country of Jericho, and the Situation of the City.
Here we will borrow Josephus' pencil, "Jericho is seated in a plain, yet a certain barren mountain hangs over it, narrow, indeed, but long; for it runs out northward to the country of Scythopolis,--and southward, to the country of Sodom, and the utmost coast of the Asphaltites." Of this mountain mention is made, Joshua 2:22, where the two spies, sent by Joshua, and received by Rahab, are said to "conceal themselves." "Opposite against this, lies a mountain on the other side Jordan, beginning from …
John Lightfoot—From the Talmud and Hebraica The Prophecy of Obadiah.
We need not enter into details regarding the question as to the time when the prophet wrote. By a thorough argumentation, Caspari has proved, that he occupies his right position in the Canon, and hence belongs to the earliest age of written prophecy, i.e., to the time of Jeroboam II. and Uzziah. As bearing conclusively against those who would assign to him a far later date, viz., the time of the exile, there is not only the indirect testimony borne by the place which this prophecy occupies in …
Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg—Christology of the Old Testament The Doctrine of Angels.
I. THEIR EXISTENCE. 1. THE TEACHING OF JESUS. 2. THE TEACHING OF THE APOSTLES. II. THEIR NATURE. 1. CREATED BEINGS. 2. SPIRITUAL BEINGS. 3. GREAT POWER AND MIGHT. 4. VARIOUS GRADES. 5. THE NUMBER OF ANGELS. III. THE FALL OF ANGELS. 1. TIME AND CAUSE. 2. THE WORK OF FALLEN ANGELS. 3. THE JUDGMENT OF FALLEN ANGELS. IV. THE WORK OF ANGELS. 1. THEIR HEAVENLY MINISTRY. 2. THEIR EARTHLY MINISTRY. a) In Relation to the Believer. b) In Relation to Christ's Second Coming. THE DOCTRINE OF ANGELS. We are not …
Rev. William Evans—The Great Doctrines of the Bible Judges
For the understanding of the early history and religion of Israel, the book of Judges, which covers the period from the death of Joshua to the beginning of the struggle with the Philistines, is of inestimable importance; and it is very fortunate that the elements contributed by the later editors are so easily separated from the ancient stories whose moral they seek to point. That moral is most elaborately stated in ii. 6-iii. 6, which is a sort of programme or preface to iii. 7-xvi. 31, which constitutes …
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