Jephthah’s Vow and the Four Days Israel’s Daughters Wouldn’t Forget

This episode of She’s So Scripture walks through Judges 11 and the story of Jephthah’s vow, focusing on the unnamed daughter who becomes the cost of his reckless promise.

In the episode I mention Phyllis Trible’s book Texts of Terror. You can find it here.

00:00 Four Days Remembered

00:55 Meet Jephthah

01:37 The Dangerous Vow

04:10 Pride Blocks Mercy

05:09 Daughter at the Door

06:44 Texts of Terror

08:43 Two Months to Mourn

09:44 Was She Sacrificed

11:11 Why Four Days Matter

12:58 Echoes of Isaac