It took me about 20 minutes to read this passage. There were a number of judges mentioned in this passage but the stories of two leaders are covered in some detail; Abimelech and Jephthah. The two men have similar origins; born to a women not their father’s wife. Abimelech used his differences to seek superiority over his relatives and ruled them ruthlessly. In the end he met the same fate that he had meted out. Jephthah sought to work within God’s will, and he kept his word even to the point of pain. Two men who began life with the same disadvantage in their time in, and yet they lived their lives at complete extremes in relationship to God; the first seeking only his will and the second pursuing the God of Israel.
Stuart
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