Judges 11:12-13 Diplomacy or War?

 12Then Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites, saying, “What do you have against me that you have come to fight against my land?”

13The king of the Ammonites answered Jephthah’s messengers, “When Israel came up out of Egypt, they seized my land, from the Arnon to the Jabbok and all the way to the Jordan. Now, therefore, restore it peaceably.”

“Jephthah asked a simple question: why are you in the land of Israel? Perhaps the whole dispute could be solved by negotiations and diplomacy instead of warfare.”

“The king of Ammon gave a simple reply, saying that they were in Israel because it was really their own land, and Israel took it from them unjustly.” (Guzik)

Diplomacy or War?

The Lord who created the heaven and the earth gave the Israelites the promised land and Sihon, king of the Amorites waged war against the Israelites and lost because the Lord was with the Israelites some 320-310 years prior to Jephthah.

https://bibleinsight.com/judges-chronology.html

But the Israelites sinned too, which is the reason for the cycle In the Book of Judges.

It is wise and prudent of us to examine our hearts daily and confess our sins to the Lord.

I am reminded by this verse:

James 5:16Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.

Blessings