1. Little known Bible characters

2. Jephthah - Mighty warrior
(Judges 11)
What promises and dangers await us as we serve God as little known but victorious disciples?

3. Little Known Bible Characters

4. Jephthah - Mighty warrior
(Judges 11)

5. What promises and dangers await us as we serve God as little known but victorious disciples?

6. God knows who we are, our tainted past, and our present hurts (vv:1-11)
“Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty warrior…”
“…his mother was a prostitute.”
“…they drove Jephthah away.”
“…So Jephthah fled from his brothers”
“…a group of adventurers gathered around him”
“Come,…be our commander…”
“Didn’t you hate me…”
“Jepththah repeated all his words before the LORD…”

7. 2. God can do mighty things through us as we fully trust Him (vv
2. God can do mighty things through us as we fully trust Him (vv.12-29) “What do you have against us..? “Will you not take what your god Chemosh gives you? Likewise, whatever the LORD our God has given us, we will possess.” “Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah….”

8. “And Jephthah made a vow to the LORD? “If you …..I will…”
3. God shows us a foolishness within even in the midst of victory (vv.30-40)
“And Jephthah made a vow to the LORD? “If you …..I will…”
“…who should come out to meet him but his daughter…”
“Oh! My daughter! You have made me miserable…”
“…he did to her as he had vowed.”

9. Jephthah - Mighty warrior
(Judges 11)
What promises and dangers await us as we serve God as little known but victorious disciples?