Jephthah is listed as 'a man of faith' in Hebrews 11. However, as his life is examined, we also see mirrored the many shortcoming and superstitions that plagued the entire nation of Israel at this time. Extensive examination is made concerning the question of whether or not Jephthah offered his daughter as a burnt offering, and the answer comes back as a yes.
Moral lessons are drawn from the life of Jephthah. His life raises some very hard questions for all of us, but we serve a very big God, and there are many unanswered questions in life as to 'why'.
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“ Great Sermon! ” Great sermon! I read the Bible verses and was not sure and then I listened to your sermon and it cleared things up! Thanks! You are a very good teaching pastor!
DS (12/2/2005)
from So. Ca.
“ Great Sermon! ” There are some great lessons to be learned here. Sometimes I think that I'm doing right, but I need to repent because I'm really doing the wrong thing. I wish Jephthah would have seen that. I also learned that I better be careful what I say. This is a very good sermon.
Pastor Steve came to Christ at the age of 11. He graduated from Pacific Coast Baptist Bible College in 1979 with a B.A. in theology as the Valedictorian of his class. He joined our church in 1978, came on staff, full-time in 1980, was ordained as an Elder in 1982, and became...
