Qn. 1 And they said to Jephthah, “Come and be our leader; that we may fight against the Ammonites” (6): Jephthah was considered by his brothers as a worthless child in the family because he had been born of a concubine (1), but he was the son of Gilead from the tribe of Manasseh. Could […]

Qn. 7 “Then whatever comes out from the doors of my house to meet me when I return in peace from the Ammonites shall be the Lord’s, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering” (31): Making a vow in Jewish religion was something to be taken seriously, and if a person did […]

Qn. 7 ...“Why did you cross over to fight against the Ammorites and did not call us to go with you?...(1): Could be that the men of Ephraim were selective in choosing who to go with for war, but eventually those left behind felt ashamed of having no say in the celebration of their victory. […]