Jephthah's Vow

This two week study on Jephthah's vow in Judges 11 wrestles with one of the more difficult and tragic stories in the Old Testament. On the one hand, 1 Samuel and Hebrews list Jephthah as a hero of faith. But the story is one of tragedy and loss as his daughter is sacrificed for his victories. What can we learn from this? At the very least, we learn that when God's people don't know God's Word well, the heroes will start to look like villains and villains will begin to look like heroes.