Jephthah Ungodly Vow Precious Sacrifice Judges 10 17

Jephthah: Ungodly Vow & Precious Sacrifice Judges 10: 17– 12: 15 Dr. Rick Griffith, Crossroads International Church Singapore Bible. Study. Downloads. org

Moral Relativism

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Relativism What God did then. What we should do now. Where does it lead?

Band-Aids on a Gunshot Wound Lessons from Judges

Key Verse 172 "In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as he saw fit (what was right in his own eyes)" (Judges 17: 6; 21: 25) Judges

174 The Cycle Repeated in Judges 1 Sin 2 Servitude 5 Silence 3 Supplication 4 Salvation

Degree of Devotion to the Lord Downward Spiral of the Cycles Othniel Cycle Ehud Cycle Barak Cycle Gideon Cycle Jephthah Cycle Samson Cycle

174 The Jephthah Cycle 1 Sin "Again the Israelites did evil in the LORD's sight. They served the images of Baal and Ashtoreth, and the gods of Aram, Sidon, Moab, Ammon, and Philistia. They abandoned the LORD and no longer served him at all" (10: 6).

"The LORD replied, 'Did I not rescue you from the Egyptians, the Amorites, the Ammonites, the Philistines, 12 the Sidonians, the Amalekites, and the Maonites? When they oppressed you, you cried out to me for help, and I rescued you. 13 Yet you have abandoned me and served other gods. So I will not rescue you anymore. 14 Go and cry out to the gods you have chosen! Let them rescue you in your hour of distress!'" (10: 11 -14 NLT).

Gods of the Nations Sidon (Baal & Ashtoreth) 140 Aram Judges 10: 6 NLT Ammon ilis tia Israel Ph "…They served the images of Baal and Ashtoreth, and the gods of Aram, Sidon, Moab, Ammon, and Philistia…" Egypt (10: 6 b). Moab Edom

The gods of the nations Molech (Ammon) Baal (Sidon)

Idols We Worship

174 The Jephthah Cycle 1 Sin 2 Servitude "So the Lord burned with anger against Israel, and he turned them over to the Philistines and the Ammonites" (10: 7).

171 "Philistines and the Zebulun Ammonites…began to oppress Twin Invasions Issachar them that year. For eighteen years (Judges 10: 8) they oppressed all the Israelites east of the Jordan River in the land Manasseh of the Amorites (that is, in Gilead)" (NLT). Gilead Ph ilis tin es Manasseh Ammon Ephraim Benjamin Judah Reuben

"The Ammonites also crossed Zebulun to the west side of the Jordan Issachar and attacked Judah, Benjamin, and Ephraim. The Israelites were in great distress" (NLT). Ph ilis tin es Manasseh 171 Eastern Invasions (Judges 10: 9) Manasseh Gilead Ammon Ephraim Benjamin Judah Reuben

174 The Jephthah Cycle "Finally, they cried out 1 Sin 2 Servitude to the LORD for help, saying, 'We have sinned against you 3 Supplication because we have abandoned you as our God and have served the images of Baal'" (10: 10).

"The LORD replied, 'Did I not rescue you from the Egyptians, the Amorites, the Ammonites, the Philistines, 12 the Sidonians, the Amalekites, and the Maonites? When they oppressed you, you cried out to me for help, and I rescued you. 13 Yet you have abandoned me and served other gods. So I will not rescue you anymore. 14 Go and cry out to the gods you have chosen! Let them rescue you in your hour of distress!'" (10: 11 -14 NLT).

"But the Israelites pleaded with the LORD and said, 'We have sinned. Punish us as you see fit, only rescue us today from our enemies. ' 16 Then the Israelites put aside their foreign gods and served the LORD. And he was grieved by their misery” (10: 15 -16 NLT).

174 The Jephthah Cycle Sin 2 Servitude Jephthah 1 delivered eastern Israel from the Ammonites but fulfilled a foolish vow by executing his daughter and 42, 000 Ephraimites for their jealousy over his victory 3 Supplication (10: 17– 12: 6). 4 Salvation

Nap h Ash er Where did Jephthah judge? tali 180 a Zebulun Issachar Manasseh Gad Dan Ephraim Jephthah Ammonites Benjamin Judah Simeon Reuben

"At that time the armies of Ammon had gathered 171 for Zebulun war and were camped in Gilead, and the people of Issachar Israel assembled and camped at Mizpah. 18 The leaders of Gilead said to each other, 'Whoever attacks the Ammonites first will become ruler over Manasseh all the people of Gilead'" (Judges 10: 17 NLT). Mizpah Manasseh Gilead Ephraim Ammonite Invasion Benjamin Judah Reuben Ammon

Slides on Judges 11

"Now Jephthah of Gilead was a great warrior. He was the son of Gilead, but his mother was a prostitute. 2 Gilead’s wife also had several sons, and when these half brothers grew up, they chased Jephthah off the land. ‘You will not get any of our father’s inheritance, ’ they said, ‘for you are the son of a prostitute’" (11: 1 -2 NLT).

“Gilead’s wife also had several sons, and when these half brothers grew up, they chased Jephthah off the land. ‘You will not get any of our father’s inheritance, ’ they said, ‘for you are the son of a prostitute’” (11: 2 NLT).

Zebulun Tob? 171 Issachar Manasseh Mizpah Gilead Ephraim Jepththah Selected (11: 1 -11) Benjamin Judah Reuben Ammon

70 a, 70 g Man ass eh "The king of Ammon answered Jephthah's messengers, 'When the Israelites came out of Egypt, they stole my land from the Arnon River to the Jabbok River and all the way to the Jordan. Now then, give back the land peaceably'" (11: 13 NLT). The Ammonite Complaint (Judges 11: 12 -13) Gilead Jabbok River Gad Ammonites Reuben Arnon River

70 a, 70 g Man ass eh "…Israel took control of Jephthah's all the land of the Amorites, who lived in Diplomatic that region, 22 from the Response Arnon River to the (Judges 11: 14 -24) Jabbok River, and from Gilead Jabbok River the eastern wilderness to the Jordan. 23 So you see, Gad Ammonites it was the LORD, the God Amorite Land of Israel, who took away Reuben the land from the Arnon River Amorites and gave it to Israel. Why, then, should we give it back to you? " (11: 21 b-23 NLT).

"Israel has been living here 70 a, 70 g for 300 years, inhabiting Heshbon and its surrounding settlements, all the way to Jephthah 1100 BC Aroer and its settlements, and + 300 yrs in all the towns along the Conquest = 1400 BC Arnon River. Why have you made no effort to recover it Ammonites before now? 27 Therefore, I Heshbon have not sinned against you. Rather, you have wronged me by attacking me. Let the Aroer LORD, who is judge, decide today which of us is right— Geography & Israel or Ammon” Chronology (11: 26 -27 NLT).

"At that time the Zebulun Spirit of the Lord came upon Issachar Jephthah, and he went throughout the land of Gilead Manasseh and Manasseh, including Mizpah in Gilead, and from Ephraim there he led an army against the Benjamin Ammonites" (11: 29 NLTJudah ). 171 Manasseh Mizpah Gilead Ammon Jepththah Recruited Reuben (11: 29)

"And Jephthah made a vow to the LORD. He said, 'If you give me victory over the Ammonites, 31 I will give to the LORD whatever comes out of my house to meet me when I return in triumph. I will sacrifice it as a burnt offering'" (11: 30 -31 NLT). The Vow

"So Jephthah led his army against the Ammonites, and the LORD gave him victory. 33 He crushed the Ammonites, devastating about twenty towns from Aroer to an area near Minnith and as far away as Abel-keramim. In this way Israel defeated the Ammonites” (Judges 11: 32 -33 NLT). Jephthah's Victory Ammonites Heshbon Aroer 70 a, 70 g

Jepththah's Victory (11: 29 -33)

"When Jephthah returned home to Mizpah, his daughter came out to meet him, playing on a tambourine and dancing for joy. She was his one and only child; he had no other sons or daughters. 35 When he saw her, he tore his clothes in anguish. 'Oh, my daughter!' he cried out. 'You have completely destroyed me! You've brought disaster on me! For I have made a vow to the LORD, and I cannot take it back'" (11: 34 -35 NLT).

Jepththah's Daughter Greets Him (11: 34)

"And she said, 'Father, if you have made a vow to the LORD, you must do to me what you have vowed, for the LORD has given you a great victory over your enemies, the Ammonites. 37 But first let me do this one thing: Let me go up and roam in the hills and weep with my friends for two months, because I will die a virgin'" (11: 36 -37 NLT).

Mourning 60 Days "'You may go, ' Jephthah said. And he sent her away for two months. She and her friends went into the hills and wept because she would never have children. 39 When she returned home, her father kept the vow he had made, and she died a virgin. So it has become a custom in Israel 40 for young Israelite women to go away for four days each year to lament the fate of Jephthah's daughter" (11: 38 -40 NLT).

Did Jephthah really kill his daughter?

Views on Jephthah's Daughter (Judg. 11) DEDICATED 1. Being a judge, Jephthah must have been Godfearing, so he would not have violated God's law 183 SACRIFICED 1. Promise of a simple animal sacrifice would hardly be a convincing vow in this situation 2. The Spirit of the Lord comes 2. The mention of something on Jephthah; he is noted in coming out of the house Heb. 11 so he would not implies that human sacrifice have violated Law was intended 3. Daughter bewails her virginity and 11: 39 makes comment that "she knew not a man" 3. The burnt offering ('olah) involves death in all 286 OT occurrences Adapted from John H. Walton, Chronological and Background Charts of the OT, 2 d ed. , 104

Views on Jephthah's Daughter (Judg. 11) DEDICATED 4. Evidence of women in service of tabernacle— Ex. 38: 8; 1 Sam. 2: 22 183 SACRIFICED 4. If it was frequent practice to have women enter tabernacle service, why the commendation? 5. Human sacrifice would have 5. Human sacrifice is seen as a been clearly understood as last ditch effort in battle a violation of God's Law, (2 Kings 3: 27) and public opinion would have disallowed it even if Jephthah wanted to proceed Adapted from John H. Walton, Chronological and Background Charts of the OT, 2 d ed. , 104

Views on Jephthah's Daughter (Judg. 11) DEDICATED 183 SACRIFICED 6. Lev. 21: 1 -8 allows for redemption of humans vowed for sacrifice 6. The conjunction in 11: 31 is one of apposition: "will be the LORD's, that is, I will sacrifice it as a burnt offering" 7. The conjunction in 11: 31 should be rendered "or, " showing Jephthah considered various situations 7. There is little evidence of Jephthah's spirituality or knowledge of the Law Adapted from John H. Walton, Chronological and Background Charts of the OT, 2 d ed. , 104

Slides on Judges 12

171 "Then the people of Ephraim mobilized an army and Zebulun crossed over the Jordan River to Zaphon. They sent Issachar 'Why didn't you call for us this message to Jephthah: to help you fight against the Ammonites? We are going to burn down your house with you in it!'" (Judges 12: 1 NLT). Manasseh Mizpah Manasseh Zaphon Gilead Ephraimite Jealousy Benjamin Judah Reuben Ammon

"They would tell him to say 'Shibboleth. ' If he was Zebulun from Ephraim, he would say 'Sibboleth, ' because people from Ephraim cannot pronounce the word Issachar correctly. Then they would take him and kill him at the shallow crossings of the Jordan. In all, 42, 000 Ephraimites were killed at that time" Manasseh (12: 6 NLT). Manasseh Gilead Zaphon "Sibboleth" Ephraim Benjamin Judah "Shibboleth" Hebrew Exam (Judges 12: 5 -6) Reuben

174 "Jephthah judged Israel for six years. The Jephthah Cycle When he died, he was buried in one of the towns of Gilead" (12: 7). 1 Sin 2 Servitude 5 Silence 3 Supplication 4 Salvation

Nap h Ash er Where did Izban judge? tali 180 a Zebulun Issachar Manasseh Gad Dan Ephraim Benjamin Izban Judah Simeon Reuben

Nap h Ash er Where did Elon judge? tali 171 Zebulun Manasseh Elon Issachar Manasseh Gad Dan Ephraim Benjamin Judah Simeon Reuben

Nap h Ash er Where did Abdon judge? tali 180 a Zebulun Issachar Manasseh Abdon Dan Gad Ephraim Benjamin Judah Simeon Reuben

What’s the Point of the Jephthah Story?

Was Jephthah honorable? • Great warrior (11: 1) • Overcame his past (11: 11) • Diplomatic (11: 12 -28) • Spirit-empowered (11: 29) • Sought God (11: 30) • Kept his vow (11: 39) • Man of faith (Heb. 11: 32) ——————— • Rash vow (11: 31) • Vengeful (12: 1 -7) = Mixed bag (like you & me)

Relativism w o h S f h t i s fa . s s e n l u What God did then. What we should do now. e b t ’ Don . d i stup Where does it lead?

Main Idea God is faithful to us, but when we reject him, our stupid actions hurt those we love.

Who is being hurt by your own stupid stuff? • The prodigal teenager creates havoc for the parents that raised him or her. • An adulterous man hurts the very wife and children he vowed to protect. • The workaholic begins to honorably provide for his family, but in the end neglects the ones he loves.

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