Again the Israelites cried out to the Lord, and he gave them a deliverer—Ehud

 Judges 3:12-30

Again the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord, and because they did this evil the Lord gave Eglon king of Moab power over Israel. The Israelites were subject to Eglon king of Moab for eighteen years. 

Again the Israelites cried out to the Lord, and he gave them a deliverer—Ehud, a left-handed man, the son of Gera the Benjamite. The Israelites sent him with tribute to Eglon king of Moab.

While they waited, Ehud got away. He passed by the stone images and escaped to Seirah.  When he arrived there, he blew a trumpet in the hill country of Ephraim, and the Israelites went down with him from the hills, with him leading them.

“Follow me,” he ordered, “for the Lord has given Moab, your enemy, into your hands.” So they followed him down and took possession of the fords of the Jordan that led to Moab; they allowed no one to cross over. At that time they struck down about ten thousand Moabites, all vigorous and strong; not one escaped. That day Moab was made subject to Israel, and the land had peace for eighty years.

Eglon of Moab headed an eastern alliance which included Ammonites and Amalekites. They not only overran the land east of Jordan but crossed the river to set up an outpost at Jericho.

Like Ehud, many of the Benjamites were left-handed or ambidextrous - the tribes' left-handed slingers had a formidable reputation. On this occasion, it meant that the movement aroused no suspicion.

Why?

A deliver - Ehud, a savior.

A left-handed man: means special man, unnormal but under the Spirit of the Lord, he became a great man.

How?

Under God's blessing, anyone could be a great man among his people. The key is the heart to obey God's command and honor the name of the Lord.