Starting Well vs. Finishing Well (Judges 3:7-30)

Two Main points #1 - Othniel's deliverance from Cushan - I'll highlight the cycle of idolatry - and spend a bit of time discussing idols in our world as well as God's grace illustrated by how He zooms in and provides a deliverer - even when they never repent! #2 - Ehud's (Benjamin's) early honorable and crafty success (the left handed guy that hid a sword on his right thigh) - Ehud/Benjamin then deteriorates from that early success to ch. 20 where the Benjaminite's are using their special ambidextrous skills to fight not the enemy, but Judah, in a civil war! So the life questions are: How will your story end? the ending is much more important than the beginning. God's grace is always available.