“Now Yiftach, a brave soldier from Gil‘ad, was the son of a prostitute. “ -Judges 11:1 Okay, so right off the bat we need to clear up a false doctrine about who Yiftach (Jephthah in English) really was. So let me be very clear. Jephthah was a bastard son born to his father Gilead and […]

Today we begin Judges Chapter 11. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click HERE. For the King James version, click HERE. Chapter 11 is jam-packed with a tremendous amount of information that your average believer or Bible reader could care less about and would normally just gloss right over without giving it a second glance.  However, […]

“Then the people of ‘Amon gathered together and set up camp in Gil‘ad, while the people of Isra’el assembled and camped at Mitzpah.”-Judges 10:17 From verse 17 things change course as we see the stage set for a showdown between Israel’s militia who set up camp at Mitzpah on the West Bank of the Jordan […]

“The people of Israel said to Adonai, ‘We have sinned! Treat us in whatever way seems good to you, but save us today, please!‘”-Judges 10:15 Israel’s response to the Lord when they were told to return to their neighbors’ pagan gods for salvation was so typical of how we would respond if we found ourselves […]

“Then the people of Isra’el cried to Adonai, ‘We have sinned against you by forsaking our God and serving the ba‘alim.’  Adonai said to the people of Israel, “I saved you from the Egyptians, the Emorim, the people of ‘Amon, and the P’lishtim, didn’t I?  Likewise, when the people of Tzidon, ‘Amalek and Ma‘on oppressed you, […]