Judges 11–12: On the Tragic Tale of Jephthah and the Tragic Consequences of Not Knowing Your Bible (Bible Talk, Ep. 77)

In this episode of Bible Talk, Alex Duke chats with Jim Hamilton and Sam Emadi about Judges 11–12.

SHOW NOTES

1:19 / Where did we leave Israel at the end of Judges 10?

4:41 / How are we introduced to Jephthah?

7:41 / How does Jephthah respond to the Gilead elders’ request for him to be their leader?

10:26 / How does Jephthah try to avoid battle with the Ammonites?

12:50 / Does “the Spirit of the Lord” being upon Jephthah mean everything he’s about to do is good? (11:29)

14:30 / What does Jephthah vow to the Lord?

22:43 / Does Jephthah’s vow lead to his daughter being a burnt offering, or is her perpetual virginity the offering?

31:52 / What does Jephthah’s feud with Ephraim say about the state of Israel?

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Graphic: A study of Jephthah’s daughter, Tom Roberts (1899)