"But when the people of Israel cried out to the LORD for help, the LORD again raised up a rescuer to save them. His name was Ehud son of Gera, a left-handed man of the tribe of Benjamin." ~Judges 3:15a, NLT
After Joshua died, the Israelites went through periods of belief, and then disbelief - they would follow God, then fall away, then come back and follow Him, then fall away. When they fell, God would send them punishment for their sins, usually in the form of occupation and attacks. When it would get too much for the Israelites to bear, they would turn back to God and choose to put their trust in Him, asking Him to save them. And as we can see from the verse above, God raised up rescuers, known today as judges.
Ehud is notable because a) he was a Benjaminite b) he was left handed and c) he saved Israel from the Moabites. Story goes he took the Israelite tribute payment to the king, asked for a moment alone with him, and stabbed the king in the gut until the knife hilt couldn't be seen. (And people say the Bible is boring!) God saved the Israelites from the Moabites.
What can we take from this? Cry out to God and ask for His help to solve your struggles. Go and do His will, and trust that He can use you too to make a difference and save people's lives. He wants to use you, He wants to save you, and as always... He loves you!
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