📖🕯 Holy Bible - Judges 11 with Matthew Henry Commentary at the end.

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Jephtah and the Gileadites He attempts to make peace Jephthah's vow He vanquishes the Ammonites Judges Holy Bible Bible Jesus Matthew Henry Commentary Commentary God

📖 This chapter is about: Jephtah and the Gileadites, He attempts to make peace, Jephthah's vow, He vanquishes the Ammonites.

🕯 How does this apply today?: "Several important lessons are to be learned from Jephthah's vow. 1. There may be remainders of distrust and doubting, even in the hearts of true and great believers. 2. Our vows to God should not be as a purchase of the favour we desire, but to express gratitude to him. 3. We need to be very well-advised in making vows, lest we entangle ourselves. 4. What we have solemnly vowed to God, we must perform, if it be possible and lawful, though it be difficult and grievous to us. 5. It well becomes children, obediently and cheerfully to submit to their parents in the Lord. It is hard to say what Jephthah did in performance of his vow; but it is thought that he did not offer his daughter as a burnt-offering. Such a sacrifice would have been an abomination to the Lord; it is supposed she was obliged to remain unmarried, and apart from her family." ~ Matthew Henry

📖 About the book: The book of Judges is the history of Israel during the government of the Judges, who were occasional deliverers, raised up by God to rescue Israel from their oppressors, to reform the state of religion, and to administer justice to the people. The state of God's people does not appear in this book so prosperous, nor their character so religious, as might have been expected; but there were many believers among them, and the tabernacle service was attended to. The history exemplifies the frequent warnings and predictions of Moses, and should have close attention. The whole is full of important instruction.

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