Judges 10
After Abimelech died, Tola rose to save Israel and he led Israel for 23 years (v 1, 2). Then followed by Jair who led Israel for 22 years (v 3). Then Israel did evil and God was angry with them and for 18 years they lived in oppression and distress (v 6 – 9). Then the Israelites cried out to the Lord for help and God could not bear Israel’s misery (v 10, 16)
Judges 11
Jephthah was a mighty warrior but was driven away because he was born by a prostitute (v 1, 2). Then the Ammonites came to wage war against Israel and the elders of Gilead went to look for Jephthah for help to lead the army and to be the head. Jephthah vowed to the Lord that if God give the Ammonites into his hands, whatever came out of his house to meet him when he is back from triumph, he will sacrificed to God (v31).
The Spirit of the Lord came upon Jephthah (v29) and of course he won the war. He returned home and his one and only daughter came out to meet him and sure Jephthah needed to keep to his promise with God and he sacrificed his daughter.
Judges 12
Can you imagine, if someone comes up to you and ask you whether you know how to pronounce “Shiboleth”, if you pronounce wrongly, you will be killed immediately. That’s what happened in this chapter where Jephthah and his men had victory over Ephraimite.
Jephthah led Israel for 6 years, then
Ibzan led Israel for 7 years,
Elon for 10 years and Abdon led for 8 years.
After Abimelech died, Tola rose to save Israel and he led Israel for 23 years (v 1, 2). Then followed by Jair who led Israel for 22 years (v 3). Then Israel did evil and God was angry with them and for 18 years they lived in oppression and distress (v 6 – 9). Then the Israelites cried out to the Lord for help and God could not bear Israel’s misery (v 10, 16)
Judges 11
Jephthah was a mighty warrior but was driven away because he was born by a prostitute (v 1, 2). Then the Ammonites came to wage war against Israel and the elders of Gilead went to look for Jephthah for help to lead the army and to be the head. Jephthah vowed to the Lord that if God give the Ammonites into his hands, whatever came out of his house to meet him when he is back from triumph, he will sacrificed to God (v31).
The Spirit of the Lord came upon Jephthah (v29) and of course he won the war. He returned home and his one and only daughter came out to meet him and sure Jephthah needed to keep to his promise with God and he sacrificed his daughter.
Judges 12
Can you imagine, if someone comes up to you and ask you whether you know how to pronounce “Shiboleth”, if you pronounce wrongly, you will be killed immediately. That’s what happened in this chapter where Jephthah and his men had victory over Ephraimite.
Jephthah led Israel for 6 years, then
Ibzan led Israel for 7 years,
Elon for 10 years and Abdon led for 8 years.
