The balance of the conquest of the read is because Joshua was viewed as a leader that was hand-picked by God for his role of leadership. His responsibility was to lead the army of the Israel. Also, he would often keep his eyes and ears open as a servant of God to report the good news from the promise land. He would be the one that God choose to replace Moses, another higher qualified servant. He was solely responsible for conquering and dividing the land. Whereas for Judges brought a level of balance by a loose confederation of tribes, led by an occasional judge. These refer to someone in a higher superior office such as Collin Powell or George Washington whose affiliated with the military.
3. The first kind of leaders that was a judge is Othniel
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In the story in Genesis 22, one’s interpretation of Jephthah's vow to the sacrifice of his daughter brings about a lot of controversies. For example, back in those day’s human sacrifice was not permitted or viewed as Godly. Jephthah’s vow is very corrupt and a misleading narrative from the Bible. Some believe that he offered his daughter as a sacrifice unto God. However, in Deuteronomy 18:10 this scripture portrays human sacrifices as a condemnation in God eyesight. Therefore, if he was attempting to offer his daughter as a sacrifice, then this act was done without the consent of God or seeking faith for some guidance. My perspective of Jephthah’s vow is that his judgment is cloudy and corrupt just like his environment. His demographical background with his family structure does not allow his to make logical decisions. For example, his lifestyle of his mother and father did not help the situation for keeping this vow or promise. Nevertheless, he did not punish for his role in sacrificing his daughter. Therefore this leaves me to believe that the sacrifice did occur but not in the same manner as a sacrifice of an animal such as the lamb. When analyzing the rest of the story one can come to these following conclusions: Jephthah’s was viewed an outcast, great leader, and sacrificed his daughter to work in the temple. His job consisted of him being a judge, but some feel like he was putting himself in a position to play God. The theme or plot of the story is about God asks us to give our best effort; like he did with his daughter, his best effort. My personal beliefs are he did not sacrifice his daughter he dedicated her instead unto the Lord to minister within the temple. Therefore, his family offered up their child and wept not due to her death but because she would be like Hannah and Sarah never have kids or be permitted to