i have read somewhere that jephthah's daughter did not really go into temple service but was a victim of ritual sacrifice.
the bible says that after weeping over her virginity that the maidens would visit her annually.
how could they visit her if she was killed?.
AI says it . It has to be true. lol
i have read somewhere that jephthah's daughter did not really go into temple service but was a victim of ritual sacrifice.
the bible says that after weeping over her virginity that the maidens would visit her annually.
how could they visit her if she was killed?.
Why would the Israelite women commemorate 4 days every year if it was not what it actually says it was? He killed her and then burned her it was done alot during that time period.
"The Lament of Jephthah's Daughter"
30 And Jephthah made a vow to the Lord: “If you give the Ammonites into my hands, 31 whatever comes out of the door of my house to meet me when I return in triumph from the Ammonites will be the Lord’s, and I will sacrifice it as a burnt offering.”
32 Then Jephthah went over to fight the Ammonites, and the Lord gave them into his hands. 33 He devastated twenty towns from Aroer to the vicinity of Minnith, as far as Abel Keramim. Thus Israel subdued Ammon.
34 When Jephthah returned to his home in Mizpah, who should come out to meet him but his daughter, dancing to the sound of timbrels! She was an only child. Except for her he had neither son nor daughter. 35 When he saw her, he tore his clothes and cried, “Oh no, my daughter! You have brought me down and I am devastated. I have made a vow to the Lord that I cannot break.”
36 “My father,” she replied, “you have given your word to the Lord. Do to me just as you promised, now that the Lord has avenged you of your enemies, the Ammonites. 37 But grant me this one request,” she said. “Give me two months to roam the hills and weep with my friends, because I will never marry.”
38 “You may go,” he said. And he let her go for two months. She and her friends went into the hills and wept because she would never marry. 39 After the two months, she returned to her father, and he did to her as he had vowed. And she was a virgin.
From this comes the Israelite tradition 40 that each year the young women of Israel go out for four days to commemorate the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite.
i have read somewhere that jephthah's daughter did not really go into temple service but was a victim of ritual sacrifice.
the bible says that after weeping over her virginity that the maidens would visit her annually.
how could they visit her if she was killed?.
Completely forgot about this story.
Reading about it again without Watchtower blinders on is funny because I'm still unlearning JW programming.
It isn't difficult for me to believe now that Jephthah sacrificed his daughter. It was happening all the time back then.That's why Jehovah gave laws against it and why the prophets were constantly condemning Israel for doing it. Seems like It was all the rage back then. It was so pervasive back then that 2 of Israel's kings Ahaz and Mannaseh tried it out. They killed their kids about 600 years later after the whole Jephthah blunder. Imagine the shit going on with the common Israelite grunts for 100's of years in between the Judges period and Israel's last king..
Deut 18:10-12
Lev 18:21
Jer.7:31 Ezk 20:31
Nothing like a good ole Watchtower whitewashing!
alot of my witness friends were excited sisters can now wear pants and you can say hi to disfellowshiped folks but what about important stuff child molesters in the congregation you need 2 witnesses blood fractions are fine but not whole blood????
607 bce is from the 1880s wrong....anything else?
Arguing against celebrating a birthday has got to be the stupidest things ever. Golly could it be that the parents are happy to have and appreciate the blessing of their child and want to show love for there child???
BTW why did the angels in heaven and the three kings celebrate Jesus's birth he didn't do anything yet?
alot of my witness friends were excited sisters can now wear pants and you can say hi to disfellowshiped folks but what about important stuff child molesters in the congregation you need 2 witnesses blood fractions are fine but not whole blood????
607 bce is from the 1880s wrong....anything else?
Rattigan350
"It is necessary to have two witnesses to confirm an accusation as that is part of justice."
ummm yeah, Google circumstantial evidence
"I don't get why people and children want to celebrate birthdays."
If you genuinely don't know why, I feel sorry for you.
alot of my witness friends were excited sisters can now wear pants and you can say hi to disfellowshiped folks but what about important stuff child molesters in the congregation you need 2 witnesses blood fractions are fine but not whole blood????
607 bce is from the 1880s wrong....anything else?
Herelam60
When I was a JW I had a beard occasionally. One time a sister seen me after I shaved my beard off and said approvingly "oh I see you don't have your beard anymore." I responded "yes I do it's just really, really short." End of conversation.
My user name is a combination of fu manchu and mooman.
Milking jobs at work earned me the nickname "mooman."
alot of my witness friends were excited sisters can now wear pants and you can say hi to disfellowshiped folks but what about important stuff child molesters in the congregation you need 2 witnesses blood fractions are fine but not whole blood????
607 bce is from the 1880s wrong....anything else?
Beards are good now
No field service reporting is good now
No suits and ties is good now
I think birthdays for children under 13 will be good one day.
The sister pants thing shows the mind control the cult has over members.
If you're a single sister what could they have done to you if you wore pants before their decree?
Nothing but you were still subservient.
I guess they could have not called on you for the study or not allowed you to be on stage.
On a positive note I don't think any JW's are brainwashed enough to fly airplanes into buildings.
NEW LIGHT IS AWESOME!!!
(apologies for the typo in the title.
"teaching" should read "teachings".
i misread vanderhoven7's most recent post as being the above.
Their leniency and allowance of drinking alcohol.
No punishment for being a glutton.
Their dislike and distrust of the government and politicians.
Man and woman marriage.
Abortion is wrong.
Their teaching allowing birthcontrol, enabling JW's to have sex without having children.
the "slave's" understanding of the scriptures must be correct, so here's a clarification: ©.
(matthew 10:18) ....before governors and kings for jehovah's sake, for a witness..... (mark 13:9) ...be put on the stand......for jehovah's sake, for a witness to them.
(luke 24:47, 48) .
For the first time in the history of the world on July 26, 1931 at a convention in Columbus Ohio, Joseph Rutherford made the announcement that true worshipers of God need to be called Jehovah's Witness. Up till that time no one was aware of or used that special, unique and holy name to identify themselves.
What an amazing revelation Jehovah gave this faithful and discreet slave !! The Judge now newly crowned holy heavenly king and priest urges all mere mortal humans on earth to drink up. Why? Because in heaven there is no beer that's why we drink it down here.
Poor judge no more drinky drinky.
