BEYOND EHUD: THE LEFT-HANDED WARRIORS OF BENJAMIN PART 1: THE TRIBE THAT CARRIED AN UNUSUAL HAND

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BEYOND EHUD: THE LEFT-HANDED WARRIORS OF BENJAMIN PART 1: THE TRIBE THAT CARRIED AN UNUSUAL HAND Judges 20:16 (NLT) "Among Benjamin's elite troops were 700 select left-handed warriors, each of whom could sling a stone and hit a target within a hair's breadth, without missing." The story of Ehud introduced us to a powerful truth: God can use what people overlook. Ehud was not chosen because he fit human expectations. He was chosen because God saw purpose in what others may have considered unusual. His left-handedness was not a limitation. It was part of God's strategy. But after the story of Ehud, Scripture reveals something even more remarkable. Ehud was not the only left-handed warrior connected to Benjamin. There was a company of them. Seven hundred elite warriors. Men whose difference became their advantage. Men whose unusual ability became a weapon in the hands of God. This takes us beyond Ehud. A Tribe With A Surprising Identity The warriors of Judges 20 came...
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THE WALL, THE HOLE, AND THE DOOR: A JOURNEY INTO THE HEART. PART 4: WOMEN WEEPING FOR TAMMUZ

THE WALL, THE HOLE, AND THE DOOR: A JOURNEY INTO THE HEART.
 PART 4: WOMEN WEEPING FOR TAMMUZ


Ezekiel 8:14


In the last vision (Part 3), we saw how the elders of Israel hid in dark secret chambers, thinking no one saw them, but God uncovered their idolatry. In Part 4, Ezekiel is taken to yet another place, where women sat at the temple’s entrance, openly weeping for a false god named Tammuz. This vision exposes how idolatry can capture even the emotions and affections of God’s people, turning their hearts away from Him.


The worship of Tammuz was an ancient pagan ritual tied to fertility and seasons. His worshippers mourned his supposed death every year, believing their tears would bring him back to life and ensure fruitful harvests. Here, women in Jerusalem—God’s chosen city—had abandoned devotion to the living God and invested their emotions in a powerless idol.


This picture teaches us that idolatry is not only about bowing down to statues—it is about misplaced affection and loyalty.


When our deepest emotions are poured into money, fame, relationships, addictions, or false hope rather than God, we are no different from the women weeping for Tammuz.


God desires to be the One who carries our sorrows, hears our cries, and receives our tears—not false gods that cannot save.


It is a reminder: the devil is not only after our actions, but also our affections.




Reflection

What do you weep over most—earthly losses, worldly desires, or your longing for God?


Have you allowed your emotions and affections to be captured by something that cannot give life?


God sees not only where we go but also where our hearts lean.





Prayer

Father, search my heart and affections. If I have given my emotions, time, and energy to idols—knowingly or unknowingly—pull me back to You. Teach me to pour my tears at Your feet, not before false gods. Heal my misplaced desires, and be the center of my heart’s devotion. Amen.




Teaser for Part 5

🔜 “Men with their faces toward the east” — In the next part, we will see priests themselves turning their backs to the temple of God to bow to the sun. It’s a picture of turning away from God’s presence.



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