Verse of the Day
Author Spotlight
Loading featured author...
Report Issue
See a formatting issue or error?
Let us know →
Verse Takeaways
1
A Flawed But Faithful Hero
Commentators explain that Jephthah's demand for leadership reveals his personal ambition, shaped by a difficult past and life among pagans. Despite his flaws, he is still listed among the faithful in Hebrews 11. This serves as a powerful reminder that God often works through imperfect people to accomplish His will.
See 3 Verse Takeaways
Book Overview
Judges
Author
Audience
Composition
Teaching Highlights
Outline
+ 5 more
See Overview
Commentaries
4
Albert Barnes
On Judges 11:9
18th Century
Theologian
Jephthah made his own aggrandizement the condition of his delivering his country. The circumstances of his birth and long residence in a pagan land…
Charles Ellicott
On Judges 11:9
19th Century
Bishop
Shall I be your head?— We must not be surprised if Jephthah does not display disinterested patriotism. He was only half an Israeli…
John Gill
On Judges 11:9
17th Century
Pastor
And Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead
Considering the former usage he had met with from them, and the character …
Go Ad-Free
Go ad-free and create your own bookmark library
Matthew Henry
On Judges 11:1–11
17th Century
Minister
Men should not be blamed for their parentage, as long as they, by their personal merits, remove any reproach. God had forgiven Israel; therefore, J…