Episode 59: Be Very Careful What You Promise

<p class="p1">In Podcast Episode 59 “Be Very Careful What You Promise” Kim discusses Jephthah’s rash vow to God and the disastrous consequences. Just as Jephthah did, we can be so influenced by the culture around us that we reflect more of the culture than Christ.</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">The primary scripture text for this episode is Judges 11:29-39, with the focal scripture 31.</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">30 And Jephthah made a vow to the Lord. He said, “If you give me victory over the Ammonites, 31 I will give to the Lord whatever comes out of my house to meet me when I return in triumph. I will sacrifice it as a burnt offering.”…34 When Jephthah returned home to Mizpah, his daughter came out to meet him, playing on a tambourine and dancing for joy. She was his one and only child; he had no other sons or daughters. 35 When he saw her, he tore his clothes in anguish. “Oh, my daughter!” he cried out. “You have completely destroyed me! You’ve brought disaster on me! For I have made a vow to the Lord, and I cannot take it back.”</p> <p class="p1">36 And she said, “Father, if you have made a vow to the Lord, you must do to me what you have vowed, for the Lord has given you a great victory over your enemies, the Ammonites.…38b her father kept the vow he had made, and she died a virgin.</p> <p class="p2"></p> <p class="p1">11 Then the Lord sent Gideon, Bedan, Jephthah, and Samuel to save you, and you lived in safety. (1 Samuel 12:11)</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">32 How much more do I need to say? It would take too long to recount the stories of the faith of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and all the prophets. (Hebrews 11:32)</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">Don’t make rash promises, and don’t be hasty in bringing matters before God. After all, God is in heaven, and you are here on earth. So let your words be few. (Ecclesiastes 5:2)</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">Resources: </p> <p class="p2"> </p> <ul class="ul1"><li class="li1