A DIGEST OF CHAPTER 11
Judges 11:1-11
_Jephthah made leader in Gilead._ Jephthah was a mighty man of valour,
but he was an outcast from his family since he was born of a harlot.
When the Ammonites oppressed the people, they turned in desperation to
him to give them the necessary leadership. Since... [ Continue Reading ]
_Jephthah Delivers Israel Judges 11:1-28_
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor, and he was the
son of a harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah,
2 And Gilead's wife bare him sons; and his wife's sons grew up, and
they thrust out Jephthah, and said unto him, Thou shalt not inherit in
our fa... [ Continue Reading ]
_Jephthah's Vow Judges 11:29-31_
29 Then the spirit of the Lord came upon Jephthah, and he passed over
Gilead, and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from
Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over unto the children of Ammon.
30 And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the Lord, and said, If thou shalt
with... [ Continue Reading ]
_Jephthah Victory Judges 11:32-40_
32 So Jephthah passed over unto the children of Ammon to fight against
them; and the Lord delivered them into his hands.
33 And he smote them from Aroer, even till thou come to Minnith, even
twenty cities, and unto the plain of the vineyards, with a very great
slau... [ Continue Reading ]