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This post follows the Bible reading plan available at oaktreechurch.com/soap. Chapter twelve records another sad turn of events in the wake of Israel’s victory over the Ammonites. As they had done with Gideon (chapter eight), the Ephraimites picked a fight with Jephthah, because he had not invited them to join the battle (Judges 12:1-7). He […]
This post follows the Bible reading plan available at oaktreechurch.com/soap. Chapter eleven tells the story of Jephthah and his battle against the Ammonites (beginning in Judges 10:17). Like Abimelech, Jephthah’s mother was a prostitute, so he did not have a good relationship with his brothers from his father’s wife (Judges 11:1-3). They kicked him out
This post follows the Bible reading plan available at oaktreechurch.com/soap. Chapter ten contains two short stories showing the duplicity of the Israelites at this time. In Judges 10:1-5 we find two more judges, Tola and Jair, who ruled Israel for a total of 45 years. Nothing is mentioned about idolatry or wickedness, just the judges.
