Wisdom

Of course, we always hear about Solomon's wisdom in determining the real mom - just 'cut the baby in half.' Equally as impressive is the Judges 12 account of Jephthah and the men from Gillead, currently Jordan, and their dispute with the men of Ephraim.

vs 5-6 Jephthah captured the shallow crossings of the Jordan River, and whenever a fugitive from Ephraim tried to go across, the men of Gilead would challenge him. “Are you a member of the tribe of Ephraim?” they would ask. If the man said, “No, I’m not,” they would tell him to say “Shibboleth.” If he was from Ephraim, he would say “Sibboleth,” because people from Ephraim could not pronounce the word correctly. Then they would take him and kill him at the shallow crossings of the Jordan. In all, 42,000 Ephraimites were killed at that time.

Yup, apparently the people from Ephraim had a bad lisp!! Surely all 42,000 didn't fail that test, but it sure didn't end well for them. Jephthah, on the other hand, ruled Israel for 6 years. Brilliant!

Proverbs 4 - Above all else, get wisdom!