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Years of Oppressor Judge Yrs of peace oppression Mesopotamians 8 Othniel hniel 40 Moabites 18 Eh Ehud ud 80 Philistines ? Shamg amgar ar ? ah De Debor borah Canaanites 20 40 & Barak Gideo deon Midianites 7 40


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Oppressor Years of

  • ppression

Judge Yrs of peace Mesopotamians 8 Othniel hniel 40 Moabites 18 Eh Ehud ud 80 Philistines ? Shamg amgar ar ? Canaanites 20

De Debor borah ah

& Barak 40 Midianites 7

Gideo deon

40 Abimilech 3 Tola & Ja & Jair 45

Amm mmoni nites es 18 18

Jephth phthah ah,

Izban, ban, El Elon, , Abdon don

6, 6, 7, 10, 8

Philistines 40

Sams mson

20

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The story of Jephthah (Judges 11:1 – 12:7) 11:1-11

  • the son of a prostitute
  • driven from his family (by his family)
  • a “mighty warrior”
  • his family asks him to save Israel from the

Ammonites (promising to make him their leader if he does).

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The story of Jephthah (Judges 11:1 – 12:7) 11:12-33

  • attempts a peaceful solution
  • on the way to battle, Jephthah makes a

(foolish) vow to the Lord.

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The story of Jephthah (Judges 11:1 – 12:7) 11:34-40 Upon returning home in victory….

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The story of Jephthah (Judges 11:1 – 12:7) 11:34-40 Upon returning home in victory…. Option 1: Whatever comes out of my door to meet me when I return in triumph from the Ammonites will be the Lord’s, and I will sacrifice it as a burn offering. Option 2: Whatever comes out of my door…will be the Lord’s, or I will sacrifice it as a burnt offering.

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The story of Jephthah (Judges 11:1 – 12:7) 12:1-7

  • the tribe of Ephraim battles Jephthah

(shibboleth vs. sibboleth)

  • Jephthah leads Israel for 6 years.
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Lessons 1) Guard against impulsive talk (Jephthah’s foolish vow).

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Lessons 1) Guard against impulsive talk (Jephthah’s foolish vow). 2) Our past doesn’t have to define us (Jephthah, “son of a prostitute”).

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