Put another way, the people sinned, learned from hardship, repented, and cried out to the Lord. The Lord responded with a plan of deliverance. The chapters present the possibility of three war zones: the initial battleground of Mount Tabor and the Jezreel Valley ; Tanaach ; and the gates of Hazor and other Canaanite cities.
Because the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord, the Lord sells them into the hand of Jabin, a king in Canaan —2. Confined to the unproductive hilltops and denied commercial access on the highways, the Israelites suffer economic hardship under the Canaanites Deborah summons Barak from Kadesh in Naphtali; she tells him the Lord commands him to position himself at Mount Tabor and bring in 10, from the tribes of Naphtali and Zebulon —6.
Chapter 4 highlights the conflict between the Israelites and Canaanites. Sisera hears and takes his chariots to the Wadi Kishon — Making good his word, the Lord throws Sisera and his forces into panic Seeing that the battle goes against the Canaanites, Sisera flees on foot.
She brings him milk, covers him with a rug, and while he sleeps, hammers a tent peg through his head —21! The assassination incorporates multiple erotic images. As Sisera sleeps, Jael calmly and quietly hammers a tent peg into his temple, in this painting by Italian Renaissance artist Artemisia Gentileschi. Photo: Szepmuveszeti Museum, Budapest, Hungary. The poetry in Chapter 5, the Song of Deborah, smacks of realism and emphasizes the role of women.
Like the Book of Lamentations and the Gospel of Mark , it leaves a reader feeling breathless. One easily imagines Deborah strumming and beckoning Barak to walk and sing with her among their victorious countrymen. Her leadership style favors a team approach; she willingly recognizes those who joined and served.
Deborah sings about the Lord but to the Israelites. Indeed, the stars in heaven fought against the doomed Sisera and the Canaanites Credit for the Holy War and inevitable victory goes to Yahweh Deborah calls herself a mother in Israel Probably one of the highest designations in scripture, it indicates authority.
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Judges of israel » Names of the rulers before saul was anointed king » Deborah. Others, however, concluded that his response in Judges pointed to his discomfort in taking orders from a woman, despite the esteem she is held in. In Judges 5 , we read Judge Deborah's story again, but this time as a poem.
This chapter in Scripture, often referred to as The Song of Deborah, is believed to be written as early as the 12th century BC and is considered by many biblical scholars as one of the earliest examples of Hebrew poetry.
Wake up, wake up, break out in song! Arise, Barak! Take captive your captives, son of Abinoam. The remnant of the nobles came down; the people of the Lord came down to me against the mighty… So may all your enemies perish, Lord! But may all who love you be like the sun when it rises in its strength. Deborah, and her story, can teach us so much, but there are three lessons we can all learn from:. If God is telling you to do something or go somewhere, despite your fears, listen to His call.
He has plans that we cannot begin to understand, and hearts and lives may be changed by our obedience. The old saying "God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the called" applies here.
Deborah and Barak sang a song of praise, and Israel had peace for 40 years. Deborah was a busy woman. She also had a prophetic gift, including knowing the times and seasons of the Lord.
She clearly heard the voice of the Lord. The Lord was telling them to be alert and pay attention, as he was about to move in an extraordinary way. She was first and foremost a mother. This much seems clear. She saw all of Israel as her children and longed for all of her children literal and figurative to experience peace and security. They were too tired and discouraged to fight.
They needed someone to inspire them, and the Lord chose Deborah. If she had not been obedient to act on what the Lord told her to do, nothing would have changed. She used the place of trust and authority she had been given as a judge to inspire Barak to raise up an army.
Deborah was a worshiping warrior. She found encouragement and strength in worship to be obedient to everything the Lord was asking her to do. If Deborah had played small in her life, she would not have had all the experiences that led to her being used by the Lord to deliver Israel from bondage.
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