Judges 11 Jephthah, a Terrorist?

seekeroftruth

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Judges 11:1 Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty warrior. His father was Gilead; his mother was a prostitute. 2 Gilead’s wife also bore him sons, and when they were grown up, they drove Jephthah away. “You are not going to get any inheritance in our family,” they said, “because you are the son of another woman.” 3 So Jephthah fled from his brothers and settled in the land of Tob, where a gang of scoundrels gathered around him and followed him.​

This is from the easy English site. They say he's a Terrorist....

Jephthah was Gilead’s son. His mother was probably not an Israelite. His parents were not married to each other. His family made him leave. He became the leader of a group of terrorists. (Terrorists are people that use cruel force. They use it to get political power.) He did do wrong things to some other people. However, more people did wrong things to him. Hebrews 11 has a list of people that had *faith. Jephthah is in that list. He does not seem to be a suitable person for such a list. But he had faith when other people did wrong things to him.​

Yesterday, at the end of chapter 10, the Israelites didn't have anyone to lead them. Today we are meeting Jephthah [when I read it I call him Jeffrey... it's easier than spending all that time figuring out how to say it.... Jeffrey of Gilead].

This is from Bible.org.

Jephthah’s name means “he opens,” and he is quite good at opening his mouth and speaking. Unfortunately, his mouth ends up getting him in a lot of trouble. Jeff is the Peter of the Old Testament. Yet, initially he is the victim, not the victimizer. When Jeff’s dad dies and the inheritance is to be divided, his brothers drive him away because he is the son of a harlot. Little do Jeff’s brothers realize they are rejecting the man that would deliver them and all of Israel. Jephthah is in good company though. Joseph was rejected by his brothers and later became their savior. It also took King David seven years to gain the full support of the twelve tribes of Israel. Even Jesus was rejected by His people, but will be received by them when He comes again. Indeed, God has a huge sense of humor and He shows it here. Jephthah turns out to be the most gifted guy in the family. What a great reminder that God chooses the weak and foolish people of this world to shame the wise and strong.

Oh what fun... the illegitimate son of an Israelite.... stripped of his inheritance because his mother is a whore.... and now.... Bible.org calls him "Jeff", "the Peter of the Old Testament".....


Oh what fun..... this dysfunctional family is the tops.... no wonder Jesus chose them to be born into....

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