Judges 3:15

"The children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years."

Key Reflection

This verse illustrates a period of Israelite apostasy, where they turned away from serving the Lord to serve a human king, symbolizing their willingness to forsake God's covenant for temporary earthly alliances or rulership. This episode underscores the recurring theme in Judges of Israel’s drift towards idolatry and the consequences of their disobedience.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

But when the children of Israel cried unto the Lord, the Lord raised them up a deliverer -The very same words as are used atJudges 3:9. See, too,Judges 2:16,Judges 2:18, andNehemiah 9:27. Ehud “the Benjamite” was of the family or house of Gera2 Samuel 16:5, the son of Bela, Benjamin’s first-born, born before Jacob’s descent into EgyptGenesis 46:21, and then included among “the sons of Benjamin.” The genealogy in1 Chronicles 8:6intimates that Ehud (apparently written Abihud inJudges 3:3) became the head of a separate house. Left-handed -See the margin.

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