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BIBLE
WOMEN
LESSON
13
Of
the Old Testament
The
Jewish Age
The
Exodus to the Coronation
396
Years; Ex 14 to 1 Sam 10
PERIOD
OF CONQUEST
(Reverences
in Judges)
JEPHTHAH’S
DAUGHTER
1.
What was Jephthah’s rash vow
(11:30-31)?
2.
Was he victorious in battle
(11:32-33)?
3.
Tell how she came out to meet him,
celebrating his victory (11:34)?
4.
How was her celebration turned
into sorrow?
A.
How many children did Jephthah
have (11:34)?
B.
How was he affected (11:35)?
C.
In her reply, how did she show
love and obedience (11:36)?
D.
What was her request (11:37)?
E.
How long did she bewail her
virginity (11:38)?
F.
What then was done unto her
(11:39; 11:30-31; Gen. 22:1-10)?
G.
What custom then originated
(11:40)?
5.
Remember that the Israelites made
Jephthah ruler.
POINTS
TO CONSIDER
1.
Read the Numbers 30—especially
vs. 2; compare with Lev. 27:1-29.
2.
How was Jephthah’s vow different
from the vow spoken of in these two readings?
3.
Was there a difference between
keeping a vow of separation or dedication and being a Nazarite (Num. 6:1-21)?
4.
How was offering a burnt offering
different?
5.
Was it sinful to offer human
sacrifice (Jer. 19:4-6; 2 Kings 3:26-27)?
6.
What was the prophet’s cry
against human sacrifices (Jer. 19:3-5)?
7.
What did Jephthah do with his
daughter (11:31, 36, 39; Ecc. 5:1-7)?
A.
Why did she want to spend two
months away from her parents?
B.
Why bewail her virginity?
C.
What is the significance of the
statement, “she knew not a man?”
8.
Since she was his only daughter,
Jephthah would have his name blotted out of
9.
How did his daughter place the
victory of
10.
What lesson can be learned here
concerning obedience to parents? Today,
to what extent are children commanded to obey their parents (Eph. 6:1)?
11.
What can be said for her
sympathetic companions (11:38)?
12.
As a man of faith, what was said
of Jephthah (Heb. 11:32)?
revised