I am reading Judges right now. A fascinating book actually. The lawlessness in the land of Israel is very close to what we see happening in many nations today. I was reading about Jephthah and the vow he makes. It is quite a fascinating story. I was researching more about this person Jephthah. His name appears in Hebrews 11! (heroes of faith)
It led me to some interesting perspective. Many claim Jephthah did not sacrifice his daughter as burnt offering. Often we take Jephthah as an example of someone who took a bad vow. That is the lesson people draw from this portion of scripture (including me). But people have thrown a different perspective on this. The main argument is that, if Jephthah is listed as heroes of faith, would he have done burnt sacrifice? Which was an abomination.
What is your scriptural view on this? Would really like to hear from others on their scriptural understanding of the life of Jephthah
It led me to some interesting perspective. Many claim Jephthah did not sacrifice his daughter as burnt offering. Often we take Jephthah as an example of someone who took a bad vow. That is the lesson people draw from this portion of scripture (including me). But people have thrown a different perspective on this. The main argument is that, if Jephthah is listed as heroes of faith, would he have done burnt sacrifice? Which was an abomination.
What is your scriptural view on this? Would really like to hear from others on their scriptural understanding of the life of Jephthah