Not only is this the start of Jephthah’s story, but it’s also the middle of the book of Judges. Right from the off we see the Israelites stumbling at the same old hurdles….
Continue reading [MEST] – Judges 10:6-18…
| April 3, 2010 | ||
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Significance in insignificance
Last week we kinda laughed at these two seemingly trivial leaders/judges in Isreal. We joked at how there’s people like Deborah [2 chapters], Gideon [3 chapters], Samson [4 chapters] and even Ehud [19 verses] but so much packed into his crazy story. And now these two dudes have to share 5 verses! I took it as a personal challenge to base a study around these two insignificants to try to find some significance…Bring it on!…
Again we see the Isrealites messing up, but this time their usual pattern doesn’t follow…
We don’t see the “Sin > Punishment > Cry for help > Rescue.”
Abimelek, the leading figure in this chapter hasn’t been raised up by God to rescue…quite the opposite.
