The evening world., 1920-10-29
Great WOrriOr8
of the Bible
No. 4-Jephthdh, the Great
Partisan FIGHTER.
BY Rev. Thomas B. Gregory
Copyririt, 1910. ~ the Press Puslishins %
The New York Eycnlna WORLDLY.

II a couple OF intelligent young
street Arabs should read the story
Of Jephthah their verdict concern
ing the hero would probably be that
he was '-ome guy" Without accept
ing the vrrnacular OF the gamina.
our conclusion Is that Jephthah waa
an Intensely interesting parsonage
Jephthah was a wuif, his mother
being one Of the lowest OF the low
Human nature was the same that 70
largely Is to-day. ana the waits mis-
fortune was construed into personal
guilt and he WIS driven away by bis
fathers legitimate sons.
An exile and an outlaw, Jcphthah
hctook himself TO the wild. maraud-
ing lie Of the border. where he be-
came a sort OF rubber-chieftaln tho
heed of a band OF froobooters who
plunjcrcd caravans, swoopcd down ON
villages and played the mischief gem
orally
lu this way Jophthah rapidly be-
clin' an expert IN tho tactics %
warfare as 10 was then generally car
rltd on. In his military methods ne
may well be said TO have been the
MOsby OF the early Bible times
Tie was always ready for any emer-
geucy was bold and lightning-like In
h.s movements and fertile IN the
ways and means OF whipping tho
enemy. lie was a born organizer. n
natural leader OF mon. and his fellow
eKllcs, gathering az the sound Of his
trumpet ~ the CiHnsmpn did later on
at the call of RhOderick Dhu's whistle.
were prepared 90 follow their pictur-
esqdo Chicftaln % any length
In the mean time tho opportunity
was approaching for the outlaw
leader 90 do something that should
really be worth while
Tho A1imonileg. the old hereditary
en"mles Of Israel. we're pressing them
hsEd, and the Elders Of Gllead" I'M
sinctively turned 20 JcphthHh FOR mo
peoples salvation. Jephthnh's hold
AVA Nu H'. .iu' tactics as "a free lance
had marked him out as the one man
who might be able 10 save them from
On" threatening danger.
Jephthan conuentei 20 undartak o
tho job Of attending 90 the Ammo
ulteH provided the Elders and Peopla
would aolcmnly agree that nc should
/ De their Headman after ne hnd
beaten The enemy tho agreement was
H1Ir 7"I ratified ''Noflrc the Lord"
90 Mzpo'. and Jcphthah got busy
WE. his Characteristic energy.
b Euuatns men throughout The pnrts
B 'hnt were favorable To him and com :
hning Tho now forces with HE I'D orr
.rlu'z7t'1n, Poe went f1r tie Ammo
H,t1s 1s me wildcat goes Tor its proy
and routed them with great slauvhter.
Twenty cities were takon from thcm
/ and they ceased 10 be a menace %
/ israel
Ana then something extra han
/ ucnui The tribe of Erhraim. because
/ Jcphthah did not ask them 10 ioin lin
I'm hghtng the AmmOnitea. declared
I war on him; but JcphthRh's nEntinE
blood was now at the boiling point
end DO served the Ephuir0itcs worse
/ t'Ln pc lid the Amm0rftrs
lotc1t.ug thcrl, En ,hen inter-
/ cop. q tho routed uaa-s. ut the foryis
J ot Jordan and utterly ann'hileted
/ them. TN" Gloaditcs CIcphthnh'e
! HDn) a9E,d every fugitive they came
/ rp WITH, Art thou an Ephrnimte7''
. ~ Doe said. mo. then they said 20 him.
SAY now Shihb1lctr.' n ne sold
'Sibbpl,th" being unable 10 sound
. the "h.' De was slain. And there
. tcll at that time ~ Pphraim forty
and two thousand"
The ono Ereat blot on Jcphthah'e
/ lfn is the sacrifice II His dau zhter.
. but Il is only right 90 remember that
, JOphthAh belonged 10 a sremi Iho r.
bor"us ago, when the finer ideas were
/ practically unknown. and when the
[ crime OF human sacrifice d!d NOT
seem - odious an 70 did IN later
I times.
The story OF tlAs unconouernbls
fighter may be found IN urdfsoa
chapters ~ and XII