Judges 11 tells a story like many we have read before. Israel once again is in trouble and is looking to God for help. This time the help comes in Jephthah. He goes to battle for the Israelites and vows to God that he will sacrifice the first thing that comes out of his house when he returns home. The first thing out was his only child, his daughter. He is a much stronger man then I because I would have a terrible time completing this task.
Judges 12 tells of another quick battle which appears to be between the Israelites. Then we see Jephthah pass away and are listed the next few rulers of Israel.
Our reading in Luke 14 is a short one. Really there is not much to gather from it other then the fact that we are to give up everything to follow God.
Tomorrow's reading is:
Judges 13, 14, 15 and Luke 15:1-10
11. I thought the "bewailing" of her virginity was interesting. I had to look up bewailing.
ReplyDelete12. Okay, the men of Ephraim are mad at Jephthah because he went to battle without them..... Does this just seem silly to anybody else?
14. I found this confusing. To be a disciple you have to hate your family and your life? Why?