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He said to them, Follow after me; for Yahweh has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. They went down after him, and took the fords of the Jordan against the Moabites, and didn`t allow a man to pass over.
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Lead with Faith
Commentators note that Ehud models faith-filled leadership. He doesn't just command from a distance; he says, "Follow after me," leading from the front. Crucially, he immediately attributes the coming victory to God, declaring, "Jehovah hath delivered your enemies into your hand." His confidence was not in himself, but in God's promise and power, inspiring the people to act.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Ehud “went down” from the mountain of Ephraim into the Jordan valley beneath it, straight to the Jordan fords (Joshua 2:7), so as to in…
19th Century
Anglican
The Lord hath delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. —Compare to Judges 7:9-15; 1 Samuel 17:47; …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he said unto them, follow after me This he said to encourage them, putting himself at the head of them showing h…
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