Jephthah, the Syncretistic Saint

Right on Whose Eyes? - Message 12 - Jephthah, the Syncretistic Saint - Judges 10:17-11:40

Outline:

I. Negotiating the Times – 10:17-11:11
A. The Looming Confrontation (10:17-18)
B. A Mighty Man! A Mighty Man? (11:1-11) – 1 Cor. 1:26-31

II. Negotiating with Men – 11:12-28 (Diplomacy and the Legal Case)
A. Opening Summary (vs. 12-13)
B. Preamble (vs. 14-15)
C. Historical Argument (vs. 16-22)
D. Theological Argument (vs. 23-24)
E. Personal Argument (vs. 25) – Ad Hominem, who does he think he is?
F. Chronological Argument (vs. 26) – why have you waited 300 years?
G. Conclusions (vs. 27) – who is really guilty?
H. Response (vs. 28) – Ammonites Ignored

III. Negotiating with God – 11:29-40
A. Empowered by God (vs. 29) – Judges 3:10; 6:34
B. Seeking to Secure Victory (vs. 30-31)
C. Rescue without Rest (vs. 32-33)
D. The Price of Syncretism (vs. 34-40)