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Themes in Judges 11

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Themes in Judges 11

Judges 11:1 (show verse)

Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty warrior; he was the son of a prostitute, and {Gilead was his father}.

Adultery » Instances of » Gilead
Bastard » Instances of » Jephthah
Gilead » Father of jephthah
Jephthah » Summary of his life » An outcast
Jephthah » Illegitimate, and therefore not entitled to inherit his father's property
extraordinary Judges » Names of » Jephthah
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon

Gilead's wife also bore for him sons; and the sons of [his] wife grew up and drove Jephthah away, and they said to him, "You will not inherit the house of our father because you [are] the son of another woman."

Children » Illegitimate » Despised by their brethren
Gilead » Father of jephthah
Jephthah » Summary of his life » An outcast
Jephthah » Illegitimate, and therefore not entitled to inherit his father's property
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon
Strife » Instances of » Jephthah and his brothers

Judges 11:3 (show verse)

So Jephthah fled from the presence of his brothers, and he lived in the land of Tob. And {outlaws} gathered around Jephthah and went with him.

Jephthah » Escapes the violence of his half-brothers; lives in the land of tob
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon
Tob » A district » A district in syria

Judges 11:4 (show verse)

After a time the {Ammonites} made war with Israel.

the Ammonites » Jephthah raised up to deliver israel from
Jephthah » Summary of his life » Rises to leadership
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon

Judges 11:5 (show verse)

When the {Ammonites} made war with Israel, the elders of Gilead went to bring Jephthah from the land of Tob.

the Ammonites » Jephthah raised up to deliver israel from
Jephthah » Summary of his life » Rises to leadership
Jephthah » Made captain of the army
Jephthah » Recalled from the land of tob by the elders of gilead
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon
Tob » A district » A district in syria

Judges 11:6 (show verse)

And they said to Jephthah, "Come and be our commander, so that we may make war against the {Ammonites}."

the Ammonites » Jephthah raised up to deliver israel from
Jephthah » Summary of his life » Rises to leadership
Jephthah » Made captain of the army
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon

Judges 11:7 (show verse)

Jephthah said to the elders, "Did you not shun me and drive me out from the house of my father? Why do you come to me now when you have trouble?"

the Ammonites » Jephthah raised up to deliver israel from
Hatred » Exemplified » Men of gilead
Jephthah » Summary of his life » Rises to leadership
Jephthah » Made head of the land of gilead
Jephthah » Made captain of the army
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon

Judges 11:8 (show verse)

And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, "That being so, we have now returned to you, that you may go with us {to fight} against the {Ammonites} and become for us as head of all the inhabitants of Gilead."

the Ammonites » Jephthah raised up to deliver israel from
Jephthah » Summary of his life » Rises to leadership
Jephthah » Made head of the land of gilead
Jephthah » Made captain of the army
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon

Judges 11:9 (show verse)

So Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, "If you bring me back {to fight} against the {Ammonites}, and Yahweh gives them {over to me}, will I be your head?"

Judges 11:10 (show verse)

And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, "Yahweh will be a {witness} between us; we will act according to your word."

the Ammonites » Jephthah raised up to deliver israel from
Jephthah » Summary of his life » Rises to leadership
Jephthah » Made head of the land of gilead
Jephthah » Made captain of the army
Oath » The elders of gilead confirm their pledge to jephthah by
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon

Judges 11:11 (show verse)

So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and commander over them. And Jephthah spoke all his words before Yahweh at Mizpah.

the Ammonites » Jephthah raised up to deliver israel from
Israel » Names of the rulers before saul was anointed king » 9 jephthah
Jephthah » Made head of the land of gilead
Jephthah » Made captain of the army
Judges of israel » Names of the rulers before saul was anointed king » 9 jephthah
Mizpah » In gilead
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon

Judges 11:12 (show verse)

And Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the {Ammonites}, saying, "What [is between] you and me that you have come to me to make war against my land?"

Judges 11:13 (show verse)

And the king of the {Ammonites} said to Jephthah's messengers, "Because Israel took my land from [the] Arnon up to the Jabbok and the Jordan when they came up from Egypt; so then, restore it peacefully."

Ambassadors » Israelites to various nations
Ammonites » Territory of
the Ammonites » Jephthah raised up to deliver israel from
Diplomacy » Instances of » Of jephthah, with the king of moab, unsuccessful
Jephthah » His message to the king of the ammonites
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon

Judges 11:14 (show verse)

Once again Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the {Ammonites},

Judges 11:15 (show verse)

and he said to him, "Thus says Jephthah, 'Israel did not take the land of Moab or the land of the {Ammonites},

Judges 11:16 (show verse)

because when they came up from Egypt, Israel went through the wilderness to the {Red Sea} and went to Kadesh.

Ambassadors » Israelites to various nations
the Ammonites » Jephthah raised up to deliver israel from
journey of israel through the Desert » To kadesh in the wilderness of zin
Diplomacy » Instances of » Of jephthah, with the king of moab, unsuccessful
Jephthah » His message to the king of the ammonites
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon

Judges 11:17 (show verse)

Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, "Please let us cross through your land," but the king of Edom would not listen. And they also sent [messengers] to the king of Moab, but he was not willing. So Israel stayed in Kadesh.

Ambassadors » Israelites to various nations
the Ammonites » Jephthah raised up to deliver israel from
journey of israel through the Desert » To kadesh in the wilderness of zin » The king of edom refuses a passage
Diplomacy » Instances of » Of jephthah, with the king of moab, unsuccessful
Edomites, the » Refused israel a passage
Jephthah » His message to the king of the ammonites
Moabites » Refused to let israel pass
Moabites » Refuse passage of jephthah's army through their territory
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon

Judges 11:18 (show verse)

Then they traveled through the wilderness, went around the land of Edom and Moab, and came to {the east} side of the land of Moab, and they encamped beyond [the] Arnon; and they did not go into the territory of Moab because [the] Arnon [was] the border of Moab.

Ambassadors » Israelites to various nations
the Ammonites » Jephthah raised up to deliver israel from
Diplomacy » Instances of » Of jephthah, with the king of moab, unsuccessful
Jephthah » His message to the king of the ammonites
Moabites » The territory east of the jordan river, bounded on the north by the arnon river
Moabites » Refused to let israel pass
Moabites » Refuse passage of jephthah's army through their territory
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon

Judges 11:19 (show verse)

Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, king of Heshbon; and Israel said to him, 'Please let us cross through your land {to our country}.'

Judges 11:20 (show verse)

But Sihon did not trust Israel to cross through his territory, so Sihon gathered all his people and then encamped at Jahaz; and he made war with Israel.

Judges 11:21 (show verse)

And Yahweh, the God of Israel, gave Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, and they defeated them; and Israel occupied all the land of the Amorites inhabiting that land.

Judges 11:22 (show verse)

They occupied all the territory of the Amorites from [the] Arnon up to the Jabbok, and from the wilderness up to the Jordan.

Ambassadors » Israelites to various nations
the Ammonites » Jephthah raised up to deliver israel from
Amorites » Territory of
Diplomacy » Instances of » Of jephthah, with the king of moab, unsuccessful
Jabbok » The northern boundary of the amorites
Jephthah » His message to the king of the ammonites
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon

Judges 11:23 (show verse)

So then Yahweh, the God of Israel, has driven out the Amorites from before his people Israel, and you want to possess it?

Ambassadors » Israelites to various nations
the Ammonites » Jephthah raised up to deliver israel from
Amorites » Given to descendants of abraham
Diplomacy » Instances of » Of jephthah, with the king of moab, unsuccessful
Jephthah » His message to the king of the ammonites
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon

Judges 11:24 (show verse)

Do you not possess what Chemosh your god gave you to possess? Whoever Yahweh our God has driven out before us, we will possess it.

Ambassadors » Israelites to various nations
the Ammonites » Jephthah raised up to deliver israel from
Chemosh » An idol of » And of the amorites
Diplomacy » Instances of » Of jephthah, with the king of moab, unsuccessful
Jephthah » His message to the king of the ammonites
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon
false Worship » gods, false » Images » Names of » Chemosh » Chemosh, a God of the moabites

Judges 11:25 (show verse)

So then, [are] you any better than Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever quarrel with Israel, or did he ever make war against them?

Ambassadors » Israelites to various nations
the Ammonites » Jephthah raised up to deliver israel from
Balak » King of moab
Diplomacy » Instances of » Of jephthah, with the king of moab, unsuccessful
Jephthah » His message to the king of the ammonites
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon

Judges 11:26 (show verse)

When Israel lived in Heshbon and its villages, and in Aroer and its villages, and in all the towns that [are] {along the Arnon}, for three hundred years, why did you not recover [them] at that time?

Ambassadors » Israelites to various nations
the Ammonites » Jephthah raised up to deliver israel from
Aroer » A city » A city of the amorites in the valley of the river arnon » Conquered by israelites
Diplomacy » Instances of » Of jephthah, with the king of moab, unsuccessful
Jephthah » His message to the king of the ammonites
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon

Judges 11:27 (show verse)

I have not sinned against you; but you [are] the one who is doing wrong by making war against me. {Let Yahweh judge} today between the {Israelites} and the {Ammonites}."

Judges 11:28 (show verse)

But the king of the {Ammonites} did not listen to the message that Jephthah sent to him.

Judges 11:29 (show verse)

And the Spirit of Yahweh came upon Jephthah, and he passed through Gilead and Manasseh. He passed through Mizpah of Gilead, and from Mizpah of Gilead he passed through [to] the {Ammonites}.

the Ammonites » Jephthah raised up to deliver israel from
Holy spirit » Inspiration of » The judges » Jephthah
Jephthah » Summary of his life » Moved at times by God's spirit
Jephthah » Leads the army of israel against the ammonites
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon
Vows » Rash » By jephthah, in consecration of his daughter as a sacrafice, if his campaign against the ammonites were successful

Judges 11:30 (show verse)

And Jephthah made a vow to Yahweh, and he said, "If indeed you will give the {Ammonites} into my hand,

the Ammonites » Jephthah raised up to deliver israel from
Consecration » Instances of » Jephthah, of his daughter
Jephthah » Summary of his life » Made a rash vow
Jephthah » Leads the army of israel against the ammonites
Oaths » Instances of rash, &c » Jephthah
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon
Religious zeal » Instances of » Jephthah
Vows » Examples of
Vows » Recorded in scripture » Of jephthah
Vows » Rash » By jephthah, in consecration of his daughter as a sacrafice, if his campaign against the ammonites were successful

Judges 11:31 (show verse)

whatever comes out from the doors of my house to meet me when I return safely from the {Ammonites} will be Yahweh's, and I will offer it [as] a burnt offering."

the Ammonites » Jephthah raised up to deliver israel from
Consecration » Instances of » Jephthah, of his daughter
Jephthah » Summary of his life » Made a rash vow
Jephthah » His rash vow concerning bis daughter
Jephthah » Leads the army of israel against the ammonites
Oaths » Instances of rash, &c » Jephthah
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon
Rashness » Examples of
Rashness » Instances of » Jephthah's vow
Religious zeal » Instances of » Jephthah
Vows » Recorded in scripture » Of jephthah
Vows » Rash » By jephthah, in consecration of his daughter as a sacrafice, if his campaign against the ammonites were successful

Judges 11:32 (show verse)

And Jephthah crossed [over] to the {Ammonites} to make war against them; and Yahweh gave them into his hand.

Ammonites » Defeated by the israelites
the Ammonites » Jephthah raised up to deliver israel from
Jephthah » Leads the army of israel against the ammonites
Oaths » Instances of rash, &c » Jephthah
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon
Rashness » Instances of » Jephthah's vow
Vows » Rash » By jephthah, in consecration of his daughter as a sacrafice, if his campaign against the ammonites were successful

Judges 11:33 (show verse)

And he defeated them [with] a very great blow, from Aroer as far as Minnith, twenty towns, up to Abel Keramim. And the {Ammonites} were subdued before the {Israelites}.

Ammonites » Defeated by the israelites
the Ammonites » Jephthah raised up to deliver israel from
Aroer » A city built » By gadites
Grape » Grown » At abel (margin)
Jephthah » Summary of his life » Delivered israel from their enemies
Jephthah » Leads the army of israel against the ammonites
Minnith » A place east of the jordan river
Oaths » Instances of rash, &c » Jephthah
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon
Rashness » Instances of » Jephthah's vow
Vineyard » Plain of the
Vows » Rash » By jephthah, in consecration of his daughter as a sacrafice, if his campaign against the ammonites were successful

Judges 11:34 (show verse)

Jephthah came to Mizpah, to his house, and behold his daughter came out to meet him with tambourines and dancing. She [was] his only child; he did not have a son or daughter except her.

Chosen Instruments » Names of » Timbrels, or tambourines
Consecration » Instances of » Jephthah, of his daughter
Dancing » Worldly
Jephthah » His rash vow concerning bis daughter
Joy » Instances of » Of jephthah's daughter, when he returned from his victory over the ammonites
Mizpah » In gilead
Music » Names of » Timbrels, or tambourines
Musical instruments » Names of » Timbrels, or tambourines
Oaths » Instances of rash, &c » Jephthah
Rashness » Instances of » Jephthah's vow
Religious zeal » Instances of » Jephthah
Timbrel » By jephthah's daughter
Vows » Rash » By jephthah, in consecration of his daughter as a sacrafice, if his campaign against the ammonites were successful
Woman » Young » Happy
Women » Are mirthsome

Judges 11:35 (show verse)

And the moment he saw her, he tore his clothes and said, "Ah! My daughter, you have caused me to bow down, and you have become my trouble. {I made an oath} to Yahweh, and I cannot take [it] back."

Consecration » Instances of » Jephthah, of his daughter
Jephthah » His rash vow concerning bis daughter
Oaths » Instances of rash, &c » Jephthah
Rashness » Instances of » Jephthah's vow
Religious zeal » Instances of » Jephthah
Vows » Rash » By jephthah, in consecration of his daughter as a sacrafice, if his campaign against the ammonites were successful

Judges 11:36 (show verse)

She said to him, "My father, {you made an oath} to Yahweh. Do to me according to what has gone out from your mouth, since Yahweh gave vengeance to you against your enemies, the {Ammonites}."

Children » Good Children » Good Parents » Jephthah's daughter
Children » Instances of » Jephthah's daughter
Consecration » Instances of » Jephthah, of his daughter
Jephthah » His rash vow concerning bis daughter
Oaths » Instances of rash, &c » Jephthah
Rashness » Instances of » Jephthah's vow
Religious zeal » Instances of » Jephthah
Vows » Rash » By jephthah, in consecration of his daughter as a sacrafice, if his campaign against the ammonites were successful

Judges 11:37 (show verse)

And she said to her father, "Let this thing be done for me: grant me two months so that I may go wander on the mountains and lament over my virginity, I and my companions.

Consecration » Instances of » Jephthah, of his daughter
Jephthah » His rash vow concerning bis daughter
Months » The jews computed time by
Rashness » Instances of » Jephthah's vow
Religious zeal » Instances of » Jephthah
Virgin » Virginity of, bewailed
Vows » Rash » By jephthah, in consecration of his daughter as a sacrafice, if his campaign against the ammonites were successful
Woman » Young » Not to be given in marriage considered a calamity
Women » Not to be given in marriage was considered a calamity

Judges 11:38 (show verse)

And he said, "Go." He sent her away [for] two months, and she went with her friends, and she lamented over her virginity on the mountains.

Consecration » Instances of » Jephthah, of his daughter
Jephthah » His rash vow concerning bis daughter
Marriage » Celibacy deplored
Marriage » The jews » Considered being debarred from, a cause of grief
Rashness » Instances of » Jephthah's vow
Religious zeal » Instances of » Jephthah
Virgin » Virginity of, bewailed
Vows » Rash » By jephthah, in consecration of his daughter as a sacrafice, if his campaign against the ammonites were successful

Judges 11:39 (show verse)

At the end of the two months she returned to her father, and he did to her [according to] his vow; and {she did not sleep with a man}. And it became an annual custom in Israel

Consecration » Instances of » Jephthah, of his daughter
Jephthah » His rash vow concerning bis daughter
Jephthah » Summary of his life » A man who kept his vow
Rashness » Instances of » Jephthah's vow
Religious zeal » Instances of » Jephthah
Virgin » Virginity of, bewailed
Vows » Rash » By jephthah, in consecration of his daughter as a sacrafice, if his campaign against the ammonites were successful

Judges 11:40 (show verse)

for the daughters of Israel to go and lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite for forty days of the year.

Consecration » Instances of » Jephthah, of his daughter
Jephthah » His rash vow concerning bis daughter
Lamentations » Examples of » For jephthah's daughter
Vows » Rash » By jephthah, in consecration of his daughter as a sacrafice, if his campaign against the ammonites were successful