Jephthah Bible — KJV Bible Study Guide
A free 10-lesson Bible study guide on jephthah bible, drawn entirely from the King James Version. Each lesson opens with a study question, gives the verse reference, and offers a short teaching note. Use it for personal devotions, a small group, or a Sunday school class.
The 10 lessons
Lesson 1 · Judges 11:1 (KJV)
From what region was Jephthah?
Answer: Gilead
Study note. Judges 11:1 (KJV) — 'Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour.'
Lesson 2 · Judges 11:1 (KJV)
Why did his brethren cast him out?
Answer: He was the son of an harlot
Study note. Judges 11:1 (KJV) — 'he was the son of an harlot.'
Lesson 3 · Judges 11:3 (KJV)
To what land did Jephthah flee?
Answer: Tob
Study note. Judges 11:3 (KJV) — 'dwelt in the land of Tob.'
Lesson 4 · Judges 11:4 (KJV)
Whom did Jephthah fight?
Answer: The children of Ammon
Study note. Judges 11:4 (KJV) — 'the children of Ammon made war against Israel.'
Lesson 5 · Judges 11:31 (KJV)
What did Jephthah vow to offer?
Answer: Whatsoever came forth of his doors to meet him
Study note. Judges 11:31 (KJV) — 'whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me... shall surely be the LORD's.'
Lesson 6 · Judges 11:34 (KJV)
Who came out first to meet him?
Answer: His daughter
Study note. Judges 11:34 (KJV) — 'his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels.'
Lesson 7 · Judges 11:37 (KJV)
How long was she given to bewail her virginity?
Answer: Two months
Study note. Judges 11:37 (KJV) — 'let me alone two months.'
Lesson 8 · Judges 12:6 (KJV)
What word did the Ephraimites fail to pronounce?
Answer: Shibboleth
Study note. Judges 12:6 (KJV) — 'Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth.'
Lesson 9 · Judges 12:6 (KJV)
How many Ephraimites fell at that time?
Answer: 42,000
Study note. Judges 12:6 (KJV) — 'there fell at that time of the Ephraimites forty and two thousand.'
Lesson 10 · Hebrews 11:32 (KJV)
Jephthah is listed among the faithful in which chapter?
Answer: Hebrews 11
Study note. Hebrews 11:32 (KJV) — 'Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae.'
Key verses to memorize
The passages this study returns to most often — pick one or two and commit them to memory this week.
Discussion questions
- Which lesson in this study surprised you the most, and why?
- How does jephthah bible point us to Jesus Christ and the gospel?
- Pick one verse from the key passages above. How does it shape the way you will pray, read, or live this week?
- Who in your life could you share one of these truths with in the next seven days?