Chapter 11- 1) Mighty man of valor! (11:1) 2) Overcome a difficult heritage (11:2-3) 3) Forged into a leader (11:3) 4) Placed plans before the Lord (11:11) 5) Knew & Believed the Bible (11:12-28) - Knows & presents Biblical history (14-22) - Glorifies God as the giver of land (23-24) - Reasons from the Bible & history (25-26) - Boldly stands & submits to God (27-28) Jephthah - a faithful man 1) Mighty man of valor! (11:1) 2) Overcome a difficult heritage (11:2-3) 3) Forged into a leader (11:3) 4) Placed plans before the Lord (11:11) 5) Knew & Believed the Bible (11:12-28) 6) Spirit Empowered Man (11:29-33) 7) A Man of Integrity (11:30-40) - Made a Vow (30-31) Jephthah - a faithful man Deuteronomy 23:21 “When you make a vow to the Lord your God, you shall not delay to pay it; for the Lord your God will surely require it of you, and it would be sin to you. Deuteronomy 23:22 But if you abstain from vowing, it shall not be sin to you. Deuteronomy 23:23 That which has gone from your lips you shall keep and perform, for you voluntarily vowed to the Lord your God what you have promised with your mouth. Ecclesiastes 5:4–5 When you make a vow to God, do not delay to pay it; For He has no pleasure in fools. Pay what you have vowed— Better not to vow than to vow and not pay. 1) Mighty man of valor! (11:1) 2) Overcome a difficult heritage (11:2-3) 3) Forged into a leader (11:3) 4) Placed plans before the Lord (11:11) 5) Knew & Believed the Bible (11:12-28) 6) Spirit Empowered Man (11:29-33) 7) A Man of Integrity (11:30-40) - Made a Vow (30-31) - Offered first thing to God (31) - Kept his word (35) - Daughter, unmarried served God Jephthah - a faithful man Psalm 15:1 Who can abide in God’s presence? Lord, who may abide in Your tabernacle? Who may dwell in Your holy hill? Psalm 15:2 Who can abide in God’s presence? He who walks uprightly, And works righteousness, And speaks the truth in his heart; 1) Does good, unhypocritically Psalm 15:3 Who can abide in God’s presence? He who does not backbite with his tongue, Nor does evil to his neighbor, Nor does he take up a reproach against his friend; 1) Does good, unhypocritically 2) Man of charity Psalm 15:4 Who can abide in God’s presence? In whose eyes a vile person is despised, But he honors those who fear the Lord; 1) Does good, unhypocritically 3) Hates wrong, loves right 2) Man of charity Psalm 15:4-5 Who can abide in God’s presence? He who swears to his own hurt and does not change; He who does not put out his money at usury, Nor does he take a bribe against the innocent. 1) Does good, unhypocritically 2) Man of charity 3) Hates wrong, loves right 4) Person of intergrity Psalm 15:5 Who can abide in God’s presence? He who does these things shall never be moved. 1) Does good, unhypocritically 2) Man of charity 3) Hates wrong, loves right 4) Person of intergrity Psalm 15:4-5 Who can abide in God’s presence? He who swears to his own hurt and does not change; He who does not put out his money at usury, Nor does he take a bribe against the innocent. 1) Does good, unhypocritically 2) Man of charity 3) Hates wrong, loves right 4) Person of intergrity Psalm 15:4-5 He who swears to his own hurt and does not change; Matthew 5:37 But let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ For whatever is more than these is from the evil one. James 5:12 But above all, my brethren, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath. But let your “Yes” be “Yes,” and your “No,” “No,” lest you fall into judgment. 1) Mighty man of valor! (11:1) 2) Overcome a difficult heritage (11:2-3) 3) Forged into a leader (11:3) 4) Placed plans before the Lord (11:11) 5) Knew & Believed the Bible (11:12-28) 6) Spirit Empowered Man (11:29-33) 7) A Man of Integrity (11:30-40) - Made a Vow (30-31) - Offered first thing to God (31) - Kept his word (35) - Daughter, unmarried served God Jephthah - a faithful man 1) Mighty man of valor! (11:1) 2) Overcome a difficult heritage (11:2-3) 3) Forged into a leader (11:3) 4) Placed plans before the Lord (11:11) 5) Knew & Believed the Bible (11:12-28) 6) Spirit Empowered Man (11:29-33) 7) A Man of Integrity (11:30-40) 8) A Man of Justice (12:1-7) Jephthah - a faithful man 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) God’s 7) Deliverers 8) (Judges) 9) 10) 11) 12) Judge Othniel Ehud Shamgar Deboarah Gideon Tola Jair Jephthah Ibzan Elon Abdon Type, Message Christ!!!- Lion of God! Bible - two edged sword ......... Encouragement God uses the weak... ......... ......... Good man of Intergrity ......... ......... .........