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Jdg_3:20 And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer parlour, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of [his] seat.
Ver. 20. I have a message from God unto thee.] Or, From the gods, for the word is plural; thy gods at Gilgal: but Elohim is commonly used for the true God. This message was his dagger. Not only the vocal admonitions of God, but also the real judgments are his errands to the world.
And he arose out of his seat.] To show his respect to the divine majesty: this he did though a heathen, a king, a fat and unwieldy man. It is a witty note that one {a} here maketh: Eglon that had risen up in arms against God’s people, now riseth up in reverence to his name. God would have liked well to have had less of his courtesy and more of his obedience.
{a} Bishop Hall.