In this episode on Judges 6–11, Joel offers some thoughts about the difference between charisma and character and how God uses both.

RESOURCES:

A thoughtful meditation on asking God for a sign: https://www.growingchristians.org/devotions/faith-and-fleeces/

A devotional about Gideon and the ephod: https://sneakingoffwithgod.com/2013/09/07/gideons-ephod-and-the-benefit-of-wise-counsel/

One way of approaching the stories of Abimelech and Jephthah for children: https://marilynnross.wordpress.com/2012/02/13/teaching-the-book-of-judges-to-children-abimelech-and-jephthah/

Here's some Jewish thought about Jephthah's vow: https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/jephthahs-daughter-midrash-and-aggadah

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