Judges 10-12: Jephthah the Outcast Judge

In this podcast episode, we witness the Israelites caught in a familiar cycle of wrongdoing and crying out to God for help. Surprisingly, they appoint Jephthah, an outcast, as their leader. Jephthah's tale takes a sorrowful turn when, lacking knowledge of the covenantal history between God and the Israelites, he makes a rash vow to God. He promises to sacrifice the first living being to greet him upon his return if granted victory over the Ammonites. Tragically, it is his own daughter who eme...