Jdg 11:30 ‘And Jephthah made a vow unto the LORD, and said, If you will give the Ammonites into my hand.
Jephthah’s vow was foolish. There are two schools of thought when it comes to this passage. One believes that the daughter of Jephthah was pledged to perpetual virginity (vs 37-39), leaving no heir to his throne. The other school of thought believes that Jephthah sacrificed his daughter to keep his vow. Regardless, Jephthah’s sin was trying to make a deal with the Lord! (Mt 5:37 ‘But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.’)
This vow was in part due to the weakness of his faith. Assuming the Father needs some returned sacrificial gift of appreciation from us. The Lord only desires our obedient heart, not our gifts (Isa 1:13-23). Let your yea be yea, and hold to the Father’s promises, don’t try to negotiate or barter for them!
The soul of the diligent, not master negotiator shall be made rich in the Lord… HSAY
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