Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and captain over them: and Jephthah uttered all his words before theLordin Mizpeh./And Jephthah sent messengers unto the king of the children of Ammon, saying, What hast thou to do with me, that thou art come against me to fight in my land?
Jephthah was not picking a quarrel with the king in order to prove a point of his valor but God had willed it so. Moses in his farewell address "For theLordthy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee(De.31:3-6)". Just as Moses and Joshua had served before him Jephthah would have a formidable strategy, a willing formula that is trust. He spoke to the king, "So whomsoever theLordour God shall drive out from before us, them will we possess(vv. 23-24)".
Jephthah the mighty man of valour spoke, well not drawing attention to him but to the Omnipotent God whose word would never fail. The king shall know the Lord God is the sovereign Lord of heaven and the earth. His word whatever spoken therefore came up before the Word eternally settled in heaven. (Ps.119:89).
The Spirit also gives us a fatal error by which his spoke under oath and it was impossible for him to withdraw. The Spirit instructs us not to swear any oath owing to our infirmity in the flesh. God multitasks so events are in flux to which no one may foresee unless it is given from above. Jephthah never hoped to see his only child coming to greet him on his return.
Here below we have Jesus warning as to to the peril of oaths. God does not demand one from us knowing our weak nature. By an oath does anyone think to rise to His level? Grace is all that we need.
It is for this reason Jesus warned us,"But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil(Matt.5:37)". We are accountable for every idle word spoken.
Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and captain over them: and Jephthah uttered all his words before theLordin Mizpeh./And Jephthah sent messengers unto the king of the children of Ammon, saying, What hast thou to do with me, that thou art come against me to fight in my land?
Jephthah was not picking a quarrel with the king in order to prove a point of his valor but God had willed it so. Moses in his farewell address "For theLordthy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee(De.31:3-6)". Just as Moses and Joshua had served before him Jephthah would have a formidable strategy, a willing formula that is trust. He spoke to the king, "So whomsoever theLordour God shall drive out from before us, them will we possess(vv. 23-24)".
Jephthah the mighty man of valour spoke, well not drawing attention to him but to the Omnipotent God whose word would never fail. The king shall know the Lord God is the sovereign Lord of heaven and the earth. His word whatever spoken therefore came up before the Word eternally settled in heaven. (Ps.119:89).
The Spirit also gives us a fatal error by which his spoke under oath and it was impossible for him to withdraw. The Spirit instructs us not to swear any oath owing to our infirmity in the flesh. God multitasks so events are in flux to which no one may foresee unless it is given from above. Jephthah never hoped to see his only child coming to greet him on his return.
Here below we have Jesus warning as to to the peril of oaths. God does not demand one from us knowing our weak nature. By an oath does anyone think to rise to His level? Grace is all that we need.
It is for this reason Jesus warned us,"But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil(Matt.5:37)". We are accountable for every idle word spoken.
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