And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the Lord, and said, If thou shalt without fail deliver the children of Ammon into mine hands, then it shall be, that whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, shall surely be the Lord's, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering. . . . And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; . . . And it came to pass at the end of two months, that she returned unto her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had vowed." (Judges 11:30-39)
This doesn't sit well with a Just and Loving god picture!
2007-10-18 03:27:30 · 15 answers · asked by Cotton Wool Ninja 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Burnt virgin daughter is the only way I can read this.Am I wrong?
2007-10-18 03:28:37 · update #1
He has a little ego.
2007-10-18 03:30:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
I do not find a single word in all this that says that the Lord required that of him.
It was his promise to the Lord in return for defeating the Ammonites, and he did as he had promised. At the time of the promise, he did not invision that his daughter would be the one he would have to kill.
Again, nothing says that the Lord required this of him.
I am sorry to disagree with some of the responses above, but in verse 39 it says;
39) and it was so at the end of two months that she returned ot her father, and he carried out his vow with her which he had vowed.
That tells me that he turned her into a burnt offering.
grace2u
2007-10-18 03:56:49 · answer #2 · answered by Theophilus 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First God didn't want empty sacrifice he once said I own all the cows on all the hills..it wasn't like he needed it.. As for human sacrifice it was not allowed ...there is a long chapter on the money value that was to be given to the Priests to "ransom" the humans...Second It doesn't state that he killed her...she went to morn her virginity..could be she just was set aside and never married. Either way the story points out the Jephthah was not aware of Gods word so he really messed up.
Historically the Jews were about the only people that didn't have human sacrifice. Their neighbouring people used to throw live babies into fire.
There are many horrid stories in the Bible. It is not that God asked people to be horrid..for Each man did what he saw right in his own heart.
2007-10-18 03:40:31 · answer #3 · answered by PROBLEM 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
God did not ask Jephthah to sacrifice his daughter. He was the one who in a moment of stress made a rash vow to God and then decided to go through with it.
This could be used as a lesson never to say that you will do something or give something if ...... or as someone once said "Be careful what you promise, someone might hold you to it!"
He did ask another man to sacrifice his son to test his faith and then provide a ram to be sacrificed in his place - rather like a prophecy of what would happen to all of us if Jesus had not taken our place.
2007-10-18 04:26:02 · answer #4 · answered by zakiit 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes you are wrong.
: I will consecrate it to the Lord, or I will offer it for a burnt-offering;
Meaning "If it be a thing fit for a burnt-offering, it shall be made one; if fit for the service of God, it shall be consecrated to him. Consecrated meaning set apart for service to the Lord.
Human sacrifices were an abomination to the Lord; and this was one of the grand reasons why God drove out the Canaanites.
2007-10-18 03:48:01 · answer #5 · answered by Eartha Q 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God didn't require it, but God does say you must keep your promises.
Jephthah did not trust in God to deliver him, he thought he had to bribe God into getting what he wanted. If he wanted to defeat the enemy, then he should have trusted God to deliever him.
Just look at 14-22. God delivered Israel through all of that, and now Jephthah hast to be that desparate to offer anything at all? He should have trusted God to deliver, not bribe Him.
2007-10-18 03:32:58 · answer #6 · answered by tcjstn 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
God is not into human sacrifice.................
God did not tell Jephthah to sacrifice his daughter - it was a rash vow and God was not in it.
By the way, Jepthah did not sacrifice his daughter but he did fulfill his vow by not allowing her to marry. Appalling?! Yes, to us - but we can't really comprehend his culture and he would never understand ours.
The Bible does not say that God told him to do anything Zephthah did.............because God didn't.
2007-10-18 03:31:54 · answer #7 · answered by fanofchan 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
God did not tell Abraham to sacrifice his son (Isaac)
God instructed Abraham to OFFER him for a sacrifice
Genesis 22 chap 2
2007-10-18 06:23:12 · answer #8 · answered by bobwit 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All Scriptures are good for studying. For deception or for joy.
Just remember that Jesus came to make everything new.
And remember Jesus: "I am the way and the TRUTH and the life"
If there were not lies in the OT, He would no have said that.-
2007-10-18 06:05:10 · answer #9 · answered by Davinci22 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
these are words written by men not god if we assume the words are historically correct where is gods input. it seems the words of a radical who is willing to sacrifice his own daughter on his mistaken belief that you scratch my back ill scratch yours i would imagine god would be appalled at such a use of free will as i am certain god is appalled at all killings in his name.
2007-10-18 03:55:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Was it God who asked for human sacrifice?
2007-10-18 04:21:29 · answer #11 · answered by Michael A 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋