Ehud's Exploits
This is the tribe of Israel that Ehud was from.
What is Benjamin?
The book of the Bible containing the story of Ehud and the other judges.
What is Judges?
The amount of time the Israelites were oppressed by King Eglon of Moab before God sent Ehud. .
What is 18 years?
After killing the king, Ehud left the doors to the room locked and escaped through this.
What is the porch?
The judge immediately preceding Ehud, who delivered Israel from the Mesopotamians.
Who was Othniel?
The king Ehud assassinated was this king of Moab.
Who is Eglon?
The Israelites' repeating cycle in the book of Judges began when they did this, angering God.
What is turn to idol worship?
Ehud initially gained access to King Eglon under the pretense of delivering this.
What is tribute?
While Ehud escaped, the king's servants eventually took this action after waiting a long time.
What is unlocking the doors to the room?
In addition to Ehud, another well-known Israelite judge was this strong man who fought the Philistines.
Who was Samson?
Ehud's most notable physical characteristic, described as his advantage, was that he was this.
What is left-handed?
When the Israelites cried out for help from their oppressors, God would do this.
What is raise up a judge to deliver them?
The two other nations that joined the Moabites in oppressing the Israelites.
What are the Ammonites and the Amalekites?
With Ehud leading them, the Israelites seized control of these, cutting off the Moabites' escape route.
What are the fords of the Jordan River?
Ehud used this pretext to get a private meeting with King Eglon.
What was a secret message from God?
This is where Ehud concealed his special double-edged dagger.
What is on his right thigh?
After the Israelites were delivered by a judge, they would experience this, before eventually returning to their sinful ways.
What is a period of peace?
After killing King Eglon, Ehud rallied the Israelites by blowing this.
What is a trumpet or shofar?
The Israelite forces ultimately killed approximately this many Moabite soldiers.
What is ten thousand?
Eglon was so fat that Ehud's sword was hidden by this after he stabbed the king.
What was his fat/folds of fat?
After killing the king, Ehud escaped while the king's servants thought this was happening behind the locked doors.
What is that the king was relieving himself?
After Ehud's success against the Moabites, Israel enjoyed this many years of peace.
What is eighty years?
This was the name for the city of palms where the Moabites established their base.
What is Jericho?
After the death of Ehud, the Israelites eventually reverted to this behavior.
What is doing evil in the sight of the Lord?
After Ehud's death, this judge arose to deliver the Israelites.
Who was Shamgar?