Today, we will examine Judges 11: 29-40 where Jehpthah promises to sacrifice anything that comes fromm his home as a burnt offering to win a battle. Oopsie! His only child, a daughter, is the one who emerges.
Dayum.
You’d think god would step in and say, “Look dude, don’t do that shit–it was a dumb vow to begin with.”
But he doesn’t.
Lovely huh?
Enter lame ass apologetics to white wash this verse SMDH:
Jephthah’s daughter Apologetic:
http://www.tektonics.org/gk/jepthah.html
Jephthah’s Daughter Wiki
Wow, you’re right. That apologetic was lame.
Am I sick, that I actually like the Idomoneus…. I mean, Jeptha story?
Seemed to be a lot of rash promises and murdering in yea olde days…lol