10And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “The LORD is our witness if we do not do as you say.”
11So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him their leader and commander. And Jephthah repeated all his terms in the presence of the LORD at Mizpah.
Watchtower
“Jephthah was only willing to assume leadership in the crisis if he could also remain a leader after the crisis. He didn’t want to be rejected again as a worthless man.” (Guzik)
Before the LORD in Mizpah: This was the same place where the famous agreement between Laban and Jacob was made (Genesis 31:43-50). The idea of Mizpah (“watch”) is “If you do wrong according to this promise, God will see it and may He punish.” (Guzik)
Genesis 31: 48Then Laban declared, “This mound is a witness between you and me this day.”
Therefore the place was called Galeed. 49It was also called Mizpah,f because Laban said, “May the LORD keep watch between you and me when we are absent from each other.
f Mizpah means watchtower .
Ecclesiastes 5: 5It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it.
I’m guilty of making a vow and not fulfilling it, how about you?
Blessings
https://www.gotquestions.org/Mizpah-in-the-Bible.html
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