“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 […]

A lot of folks judge the vow Yiftach made as a rash and off-the-cuff decision that reflected the mind of an ignorant thug. However, when we examine how Yiftach operated, we see that’s far from the case. He may have been a gangster but he proved to be a man of both wisdom and reason. […]

“After two months she returned to her father, and he did with her what he had vowed; she had remained a virgin. So it became a law in Israel that the women of Israel would go every year for four days to lament the daughter of Yiftach from Gil‘ad.”-Judges 11:39-40 I wanna show you a […]