Manoach brings the man of God a young goat, and instead of eating it, the goat is sacrificed and the angel of God ascends into the flames.....

An angel tells the barren wife of Manoach, that she will mother a child who will be Nazarite, and will begin to deliver Israel from the hands of the Philistines.

We examine the "Shibolet" test, Yiftach's reign and burial, and the short description of succeeding judges.

After returning from war, Yiftach is confronted by the tribe of Effraim, who threatens to burn his house down because he didn't call on them when he went to battle against Amon

We look at what our sages teach us concerning Yiftach and his ill-fated vow

Yiftach makes a reckless oath on his way to battle with the Amonites

When the King of Amon rejects Yiftach's speech, Yiftach prepares for war

Yiftach gives the King of Amon a history lesson to prove that the land belongs to the children of Israel

The elders turn to Yiftach to save them from the children of Ammon.

The future judges is banished from his family and flees into the wilderness. He is joined by "empty men".