Audio: Thursday, June 19, 2008
Bob Feather June 19th, 2008
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Notes: June 19, 2008 - Judges 12
Bob Feather June 19th, 2008
6 years of Jephthah (1-7)
- The controversy with men of Ephraim. Remember Gideon’s conflict (Judges 8:1).
- Sibboleth or Shibboleth? Peter’s speech betrayed him (Matthew 26:73). What does your speech say about you?
Matthew 12:37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
7 years of Ibzan of Bethlehem (8-10)
- Do you approve of his parenting techniques?
10 years of Elon, a Zebulonite (11-12)
8 years of Abdon, a Pirathonite (13-15)
- What is nepotism? Is it always bad?
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Judges 8:1
1And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply.
Matthew 26:73
73And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech bewrayeth thee.
Matthew 12:37
37For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
Notes: June 18, 2008 - Judges 11
Bob Feather June 18th, 2008
Jephthah’s appointment and victory
- Like Jair (10:3), Jephthah was a Gileadite.
- Although an outcast because of the sins of his parents, Jephthah is chosen to lead the people (6-7).
- Jephthah argues that Israel must take the Ammonite land because their God has given them the land (Judges 11:23).
- The Spirit of the Lord came upon Jephthah (Judges 11:29).
- Before battle, Jephthah made a vow (Judges 11:30-31). Little did he know the high cost of keeping that vow (Judges 11:34-35).
- The daughter acknowledges the legitimacy of her father’s vow. Would you?
Meditation Points:
- Are you prejudiced against anyone with questionable ancestry?
- Can you pray to your god and expect him to answer favorably on your behalf?
- Open-ended, blind, vows should not be made.
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Judges 8:1
1And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply.
Matthew 26:73
73And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech bewrayeth thee.
Matthew 12:37
37For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
Judges 11:23
23So now the LORD God of Israel hath dispossessed the Amorites from before his people Israel, and shouldest thou possess it?
Judges 11:29
29Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead, and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over unto the children of Ammon.
Judges 11:30-31
30And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If thou shalt without fail deliver the children of Ammon into mine hands,
31Then it shall be, that whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, shall surely be the LORD's, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering.
Judges 11:34-35
34And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter.
35And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me: for I have opened my mouth unto the LORD, and I cannot go back.
Notes: June 17, 2008 - Judges 10
Bob Feather June 17th, 2008
More Judges…
Tola of Issachar, 23 years (1-2)
Jair, a Gileadite, 22 years (3-5)
Events leading to the call of Jephthah (6-18)
- Worshiping Baalim, Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, Zidon, Moab, Ammon and Philistia (6)
- The angered Jehovah allows the Philistines and Ammonites to oppress Israel for 18 years (7-9)
- “We have sinned,” the people cried; but Jehovah replied “Go and cry unto the gods you have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation.” (14)
- Nevertheless, the people attempted to rid themselves of idolatry and to wait upon the Lord for deliverance (16-18)
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Judges 8:1
1And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply.
Matthew 26:73
73And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech bewrayeth thee.
Matthew 12:37
37For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
Judges 11:23
23So now the LORD God of Israel hath dispossessed the Amorites from before his people Israel, and shouldest thou possess it?
Judges 11:29
29Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead, and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over unto the children of Ammon.
Judges 11:30-31
30And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If thou shalt without fail deliver the children of Ammon into mine hands,
31Then it shall be, that whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, shall surely be the LORD's, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering.
Judges 11:34-35
34And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter.
35And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me: for I have opened my mouth unto the LORD, and I cannot go back.
