Jephthah

Jephthah

Central Truth: Because of his faith and obedience, Jephthah destroyed the enemies of Israel.

Scriptures: Judges 11

Again, the Israelites turned against God and worshiped foreign idols of Canaan, including Baal and Ashtoreth. This time when the Israelites cried out to God, he told them to cry to their false gods, but the Lord had compassion on them and sent Jephthah to save them. Jephthah was the son of Gilead and lived in a territory called Gilead, which is east of the Jordan River. The Ammonites claimed that Gilead belonged to them and attacked the Israelites. Jephthah was cast out of his family by his half-brothers and fled to the land of Tob. While there, Jephthah led a band of men who raided and pillaged.

When the Ammonites attacked Gilead, the elders asked Jephthah to lead the Israelites against the Ammonites. Jephthah made the elders of Gleaned agree to make him their chief if the Lord delivered the Ammonites not his hand. The Lord delivered the Ammonites into Jephthah’s hand, and he destroyed twenty of their cities.

Bible Scrapbook

Each week the children will be adding to their scrapbooks what they have learned during Sunday School.  This week we did a character study of Jephthah as well as the lesser-known Judges Tola and Jair (inspired by the Judges Lapbook found on Bible Fun for Kids website):

Jephthah, meaning "promise-keeper."

Tola, meaning "worm, grub, scarlet."

Jair, meaning "he shines."