In 11.12-28: Jephthah's diplomacy fails.
In verse 13: The king asserts that Israel has unlawfully occupied land north of the Arnon River and south of the Jabbok, directly west of the Ammonite homeland.
Later statements indicate that Ammon is claiming this territory on the basis that it once belong to Moab.
In verse 15: Jephthah's position is that Israel did not take the territory from either Moab or the Ammonites, but rather obtained in 300 years ago (v. 26) by conquering the Amorite king Sihon (vv. 21-22).
In verse 18: He emphasizes that Israel did not go into Moab.
Even at that time Aron was the boundary of Moab.
In verse 24: Early Israel believed that the gods of other nations existed and legitimately guarded the interests of their own people.
Chemosh, the god of Moab, was associated with the territory under dispute.
Comments or Questions..
No comments:
Post a Comment