If God had the ability the to allow the enemies of Jephthah to be destroyed, then would not God either be in control of, or know in advance who was to walk out the door of Jephthah's house when Jephthah returned home?
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God did not know in advance what would come through the door.
God could not control who would come through the door because humans have free will.
God did know in advance, or did control the situation and therefore accepted Jephthah's daughter as a worthy sacrifice for the victory He intended to deliver to Jephthah.
When this agreement between Jephthah and God was made, what would either of them really have expected to come out of the doors of Jephthah's house upon his return from the battle? Would either of them have expected anything other than a human being to come through the door of the place where Jephthah's family lived?