In Judges 11, The story of Jephthah is complicated. In the middle, he won a battle for God, defeating the Ammonites. He even tried to avoid war through peaceful conversation. But his early days were from a broken home, and his most famous act was to needlessly sacrifice his daughter toward the end of the…

In the time of the Israelite judges, Barak was scared to lead while Deborah urged him onto victory. What lessons can we learn form their story?