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Joshua, Judges, and Ruth tell the history of Israel’s early, premonarchical life in Canaan. Their narratives mix exhilarating stories of God’s deliverance and somber examples of the people’s disobedience. They also include elements that are strange to modern readers. The commentators explore the history and culture of the era to explain the difficult issues raised and relate the lessons to...

The Ammonites rejected a peaceful solution to their dispute with Israel, so Jephthah turned to the military option. Taking the lead at the head of the Israelite forces, he moved quickly to engage the enemy. But not before two events occurred, one indispensible and the other inconceivable. The latter caused Jephthah to be remembered not as Israel’s most heroic and brilliant judge but as the most heartless and barbaric of all Israel’s judges. It is
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