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Bible Book: Judges
Bible Book Code: 0700301501
Scene no: of

Bible Reference & Cartoon Description

Judges 3:15 (ANIV)
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.]

DRAWING NOTES:

TIME OF DAY:
Unspecified in the Bible narrative. I have set this scene in the early morning.

LIGHTING NOTES:
The sun (in a cloudy sky) illuminates this scene, casting shadows below the figure and objects.

CHARACTERS PRESENT:
Ehud, the son of Gera the Benjamite.

RESEARCH/ADDITIONAL NOTES:
This scene shows Ehud and focuses particularly on his appearance and clothing. I have given the figure a bronze blade, held in his left hand. The background is set in the plain in which the City of the Palms (aka Jericho) is located. The city is visible in the background on a slight rise of lighter coloured land.

The Hebrew name Ehud translates as “joining together” and/or “united” and/or “strong”. He is famous for delivering Israel from oppression by the Moabites.

Jericho geography gives the city its distinction. It lies over 800 feet below sea level, near the Dead Sea, the lowest point in the world. Its many springs drew early inhabitants who farmed the land, some of the earliest known farmers in history.

“The city of Jericho is one of the earliest continuous settlements in the world, dating perhaps from about 9,000 B.C. Archaeological excavations have demonstrated Jericho’s lengthy history. The city’s site is of great archaeological importance; it provides evidence of the first development of permanent settlements and thus of the first steps toward civilization.

Jericho is famous in biblical history as the first town attacked by the Israelites under Joshua after they crossed the Jordan River (Joshua 6). After its destruction by the Israelites it was, according to the biblical account, abandoned until Hiel the Bethelite established himself there in the 9th century B.C. (1 Kings 16:34). Jericho is mentioned several other times in the Bible. Herod the Great established a winter residence at Jericho, and he died there in 4 B.C.”
[Source: https://www.britannica.com/place/Jericho-West-Bank]

Here is the scene without the figure in the foreground.

Background of Judges 03 – Ehud, Israel’s second judge

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Background of Judges 03 – Ehud, Israel’s second judge

Geology of Jericho.
Looking at the geological map for the area around Jericho, we see that the city is built on the Lisan Formation (Aragonite varves, sandstone, gravel, conglomerate, mudstone, gypsum)

The Lisan Formation is a layer of lacustrine (i.e. relating to or associated with lakes) sediment left behind by Lake Lisan (Lisan means tongue in Arabic), which covered the Jordan Valley during the late Pleistocene (between 70,000 and 15,000 years ago). The waters formed a complete lake all the way along the Jordan Valley, approximately 200 metres higher than the current level of the Dead Sea.

The Lisan Formation stretches from Lake Tiberias (the Sea of Galilee) in the north to a ridge about 35 km south of the Dead Sea, it is made up of varved sediments [1], including layers of calcareous silt loams, true loam, and other salts and chemicals. The sediments are often called marls and can be up to 45 metres thick.

The Lisan Formation includes a white cliff capped with gypsum, and a succession of alternating aragonite-rich and detrital-rich laminae.

The Lisan Formation provides insight into the lake’s limnological (limnology; relating to the scientific study of fresh water) conditions, including the effects of freshwater entering the lake during glacial periods, and the arid conditions that caused the lake’s level to drop.

[1]
Varved sediments, also known as varves, are annually laminated sedimentary deposits that form at the bottom of lakes or in marine environments. They are made up of a series of layers, or laminae, that are created during different seasons within a year. These layers are often made up of alternating light and dark stripes.

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Bible Doctrine Notes
3:9, 15 SALVATION, As Deliverance (4.24D)
God raised up Othniel and Ehud to deliver the new nation of Israel from her enemies. The doctrine of Salvation is clearly illustrated in verse 9, in connection with these deliverers. Salvation for the Israelites clearly included earthly acts wrought by the Lord God.