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NASB | Judges 11:31 then it shall be that whatever comes out of the doors of my house to meet me when I return in peace from the sons of Ammon, it shall be the LORD'S, and I will offer it up as a burnt offering." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Judges 11:31 then whatever comes out of the doors of my house to meet me when I return in peace from the Ammonites, it shall be the LORD'S, and I will offer it up as a burnt offering." |
Bible Question:
This verse is an example of some of the disturbing verses/stories particularly from the Old Testament. This 'godly' man offered up his daughter as the burnt offering (and it is highly suggestive that he knew it would be a *person* coming out from his house, not an animal). I know we can talk about the times he lived in, but yet we often use such types of things to describe why the pagan nations were so evil and had to be wiped out - they had other gods and they sacrificed people. It's like our argument saying the Koran talks about killing - well, so does the bible. Does anyone else grapple with these things? |
Bible Answer: Did Jephthah sacrifice his daughter to the Lord?" 'A judge of Israel, Jephthah, had made a foolish vow to the Lord that if God gave him victory in battle, he would sacrifice whatever first came out of his door when he came home (Judges 11:30-31). Jephthah’s daughter was the first thing to come of out his door when he came home (Judges 11:34). The Bible never specifically tells us whether Jephthah actually sacrificed his daughter as a burnt offering. Judges 11:39 seems to indicate that he did, "he did to her as he had vowed." 'However, the fact that his daughter was mourning the fact that she would never marry, instead of mourning that she was about to die (Judges 11:37-37) – possibly indicates that Jephthah gave her to the tabernacle as a servant instead of sacrificing her. 'Whatever the case, God had specifically forbidden offering human sacrifices – so God never would have wanted Jephthah to sacrifice his daughter (Leviticus 20:1-5). Jeremiah 7:31, 19:5, and 32:35 clearly indicate that the idea of human sacrifice has "never even entered God's mind." Jephthah serves as an example for us, not to make foolish vows.' ____________________ www.gotquestions.org/Jephthahs-daughter.html |