1-3: Doesn't sound like a good start for this Judges cycle.
6: For the first time, the people chose their deliverer, not God, this will not bode well. People look at the outward but God looks inward, at the character and will. Only God can choose a true leader.
11: However, at least Jephthah is communicating with God, which is more than we can say for the previous "king" of Israel.
26: You know, it's kind of odd, this debate reminds me of other people groups who claim injustice years after the fact. American Indians pop to the top of my mind, however, the difference here is that the American people actually did perform horrendous acts to this people group. Even if the violence was mutual. I haven't done enough history reading to really know who was the more violent or just in their actions, but I do know that American Indian groups still point back to the things that happened 200 years ago and ask for compensation.
30-31: It seems that Jephthah is using traditional pegan practices and applying them to the one true deity. Human sacrifice was strictly forbidden for israelites (Lev. 18:21).
35: And then instead of repenting, he does not even come to the Lord, he goes ahead and does this evil deed.
Good intentions can turn very, very bad. Have the courage to admit when you have made a wrong decision, ask for forgiveness, learn from it, and move on.
26: You know, it's kind of odd, this debate reminds me of other people groups who claim injustice years after the fact. American Indians pop to the top of my mind, however, the difference here is that the American people actually did perform horrendous acts to this people group. Even if the violence was mutual. I haven't done enough history reading to really know who was the more violent or just in their actions, but I do know that American Indian groups still point back to the things that happened 200 years ago and ask for compensation.
30-31: It seems that Jephthah is using traditional pegan practices and applying them to the one true deity. Human sacrifice was strictly forbidden for israelites (Lev. 18:21).
35: And then instead of repenting, he does not even come to the Lord, he goes ahead and does this evil deed.
Good intentions can turn very, very bad. Have the courage to admit when you have made a wrong decision, ask for forgiveness, learn from it, and move on.
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