Read: Judges 11
Jephthah’s daughter said to him, “My father, if you have opened your mouth to the Lord, do to me according to what has gone out of your mouth, now that the Lord has given you vengeance against your enemies, the Ammonites.” Judges 11:36
Jephthah was the son of a prostitute, banished by his family and his community, and forced to make a life among a band of thieves. He was an outlaw. But when the community of Gilead needed a conquering hero, they readily invited Jephthah back into their fold with the hope that he…