Man Talk

Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day. Today's shout-out goes to Ron Carlson from Surprise, AZ. Your commitment through Project23 helps deliver God's Word daily with clarity and conviction. This one's for you. Our text today is Judges 12:2-3. And Jephthah said to them, "I and my people had a great dispute with the Ammonites, and when I called you, you did not save me from their hand. And when I saw that you would not save me, I took my life in my hand and crossed over against the Ammonites, and the Lord gave them into my hand. Why then have you come up to me this day to fight against me?" — Judges 12:2-3 Jephthah answered Ephraim's accusation with facts, not feelings—he reminded them that he had called for help, but they didn't show up for the fight. He recounted his risk, his faith, and God's victory. Everything he said was true. But the problem is that facts about the truth aren't always enough to resolve a conflict. His words successfully defended hims