This is a Bible study tool designed to take us through the entire Bible in 2 years. Six days a week (Monday through Saturday) there will be a post telling you what the assigned readings are. Some days there will also be comments from me. These are intended to provide material for devotional meditation and practical application. Please feel welcome to post questions or comments so that we can encourage each other. May God bless our study!
What at an amazing faith by both Jephthah and his daughter! Another glimpse of things to come with God who sacrificed his "only" child (In the triune sense of course, since we are all God's children). I have always been a firm believer that you lead by example. Great leaders never ask their subordinates to do something that they are not willing to do themselves. God, who willingly sacrificed his son for our sins did not ask Jephthah, or for that matter, Abraham do something he wouldn't one day do. I am amazed at Jephthah who kept his vow. It is not uncommon for soldiers, such as Jephthah, to give their own lives as a sacrifice for others. But he kept his vow, when it ultimately meant sacrificing his only daughter. Wow! I cannot even fathom those emotions. Likewise, his daughter, similar to Christ, faced up to her impending death, and used her remaining time on earth to pray. Even though I have typed a lot of words, ultimately, I am speechless.
What at an amazing faith by both Jephthah and his daughter! Another glimpse of things to come with God who sacrificed his "only" child (In the triune sense of course, since we are all God's children). I have always been a firm believer that you lead by example. Great leaders never ask their subordinates to do something that they are not willing to do themselves. God, who willingly sacrificed his son for our sins did not ask Jephthah, or for that matter, Abraham do something he wouldn't one day do. I am amazed at Jephthah who kept his vow. It is not uncommon for soldiers, such as Jephthah, to give their own lives as a sacrifice for others. But he kept his vow, when it ultimately meant sacrificing his only daughter. Wow! I cannot even fathom those emotions. Likewise, his daughter, similar to Christ, faced up to her impending death, and used her remaining time on earth to pray. Even though I have typed a lot of words, ultimately, I am speechless.
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