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A rejected outcast who became a judge — and made a devastating vow
A mighty warrior rejected by his family because his mother was a prostitute (Judges 11). The elders of Gilead came crawling back when they needed a military leader. He defeated the Ammonites but made a rash vow to sacrifice whatever came out of his house first to greet him — and his only daughter walked out. One of the most heartbreaking stories in Judges.
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Jephthah is introduced here as a formidable warrior whose promising abilities are overshadowed by his illegitimate birth, leading his half-brothers to disinherit and expel him from his father's household.
The Allies Who Showed Up After the FightJudges 12:1-3Jephthah is standing his ground here, calmly dismantling Ephraim's grievance by recounting the facts: he called them, they didn't come, he acted, and God gave the victory.
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