The wickedness of chapter 10 led to the need for another judge: Jephthah. There are some strange events in this story, including his rash vow. This vow put him in the position of forgoing the vow or murdering his daughter. The fact that his name is in the list of the faithful in Hebrews 11 is enough for me to decide that he did not kill her. Rash, stupid, and even sinful vows never give us the right or obligation to carry them out. He did honor his vow (which I take to mean that he honored the spirit of it) by giving her to the Lord to remain a virgin. Whether or not this is the right view—the lesson about rash vows should be easy to learn!
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