“The men of Gil‘ad cut off Efrayim from the crossings over the Yarden, and whenever anyone from Efrayim tried to escape and said, ‘Let me go across,’ the men of Gil‘ad would ask him, ‘Are you from Efrayim?’ and if he said, ‘No,’  they would tell him to say ‘Shibbolet.’ If he said, ‘Sibbolet,’ because […]

When we last left off, the leaders of Ephraim had insulted Jephthah. This was a HUGE mistake that would cost them more than they bargained for. Why? Because Jephthah was a man who harbored bitter wounds and pent up feelings that could at any moment explode into a full blown rage. Remember, this was a […]

“The men of Efrayim assembled, crossed into Tzafon and said to Yiftach, ‘Why didn’t you call us to go with you when you went over to fight the people of ‘Amon? We’re ready to burn down your house with you in it!‘”-Judges 12:1 Anyone here ever see that movie The Bronx Tale starring Robert De […]

Today we begin Judges Chapter 12. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click HERE. For the King James Version, click HERE. Judges Chapter 12 is a short chapter but an important one. Because it represents the end of a significant era in Israel’s history. Keep in mind Judges wasn’t written and compiled by one author. It […]

Today I wanna finish up the topic of Jephthah killing and sacrificing his daughter… …and whether or not he really did it or not. This will be a nice and concise systematic review of the main points of dispute that have been brought up over the centuries about this topic. Let’s get started with the first […]