TURNING TO A REJECTED LEADER Judges 10:17; Judges 11:1 The life of Jephthah is a great consolation to those whose birth has been irregular. The sin of his parents was not allowed permanently to injure his career. He is also distinctly mentioned in Hebrews 11:1 as one of the heroes of faith. See Ez... [ Continue Reading ]
A WARNING FROM HISTORY Judges 11:12 Jephthah acted with great prudence. Before rushing into war, he endeavored to argue the matter at issue in peaceful and courteous terms. In answer to the contention that Ammon was only trying to regain its own territories, he insisted that, when Israel came on t... [ Continue Reading ]
A SHADOWED VICTORY Judges 11:29 All the nations around were accustomed to offer those dearest to them in sacrifice to their cruel national deities. This was pre-eminently the case with the neighboring country of Moab, which the prophet Micah rebuked, Micah 6:6. But in all that wild border-country,... [ Continue Reading ]