{"id":211,"date":"2017-03-19T18:42:26","date_gmt":"2017-03-19T18:42:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brnsermons.com\/scottybackhaus\/?post_type=ctc_sermon&#038;p=211"},"modified":"2017-06-08T21:22:20","modified_gmt":"2017-06-08T21:22:20","slug":"35-jephthah-mighty-man-of-valour","status":"publish","type":"ctc_sermon","link":"https:\/\/brnsermons.com\/scottybackhaus\/sermons\/35-jephthah-mighty-man-of-valour\/","title":{"rendered":"35 Jephthah Mighty Man of Valour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><em>Jephthah Mighty Man of Valour<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Judges 11-12:7<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jephthah\u2019s Family <\/strong>vs. 1-11<\/p>\n<p>Jephthah\u2019s mother was a harlot and this causes his family to reject him and cast him out. Instead of fighting with them, he fled and made a name for himself. When hit with the Ammonites, they called for Jephthah. Valor in the Bible carries the idea of military veteran.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jephthah\u2019s Enemy<\/strong> vs. 12-29<\/p>\n<p>Jephthah sent messengers to communication with Ammon. When they began to speak falsehoods, he corrected them with the Bible.<\/p>\n<p>Jephthah was also guided by the Holy Spirit at this time vs. 29<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jephthah\u2019s Vow<\/strong> vs. 30-40<\/p>\n<p>Jephthah made a quick vow that whatever came into his house after receiving the victory, he would give to the Lord as a burnt offering.<\/p>\n<p>He did get the victory and upon returning home, his daughter came in. He of course did not offer her body as a burnt offering, for that would not please God. Human sacrifices were strictly forbidden. Instead the law allowed for her to be redeemed with a financial offering and she would be a perpetual virgin serving God for all her life.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jephthah\u2019s Reaction <\/strong>12:1-7<\/p>\n<p>After dealing with the Ammonites, Ephraim began complaining again. They were offended for not being included and threatened to kill him.<\/p>\n<p>He overreacted and began to kill the Ephraimites. They set up a border and had them pronounce Shibboleth. If they could not pronounce it correctly, they would be identified as Ephraimites and killed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jephthah Mighty Man of Valour Judges 11-12:7 Jephthah\u2019s Family vs. 1-11 Jephthah\u2019s mother was a harlot and this causes his family to reject him and cast him out. Instead of fighting with them, he fled and made a name for himself. When hit with the Ammonites, they called for Jephthah. Valor in the Bible carries the idea of military veteran. &nbsp; Jephthah\u2019s Enemy vs. 12-29 Jephthah sent messengers to communication with Ammon. 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