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Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan
2012-05-21
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The Jephthah Cycle Ends
The history of Jephthah is a key contributor to the downward spiral that the author of Judges is using to call his generation to abandon paganism and Canaanization and return to their own true God.
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Compared to Jephthah...
Note that the narrator bookends the tragic story of Jephthah, who sacrifices his only child, with judges who had lots of children: Jair with 30 children (10:4) and Ibzan with 60 (12:9).
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The Lord's Impatient Grieving
Just like 2:18 (“For the Lord was moved to pity by their groaning”), the Lord starts to grieve their distress—maybe it is time he “buys them back”. The ESV interpretation “impatient” provides a great…
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Does God "Raise Up" Jephthah?
For all of the previous judges, the Narrator specifically says that God has "raised [them] up". Given the Lord's response to Israel's cry, the lack of God's involvement in selecting Jephthah, does God…
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The Jephthah Cycle Begins
The Narrator transitions the story to the next "major" Judge using the familiar refrain he outlined in Ch. 2:1. Israel does evil (10:6 vs. 2:11-13),2. God gives Israel to enemies (10:7-9 vs. 2:14),3.…
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Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark
2012-05-14
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Love this verse!
Genesis 50:19-20 (ESV)
But Joseph said to them, "Do not fear, for am I in the place of God?Created 18 days ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 Highlights
2012-02-26
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Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note
2012-01-22
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