Judges
4 Deborah and Barak
After
the death of Ehud, Israel again turned to idolatry. The Lord then sold Israel
into the hand of Jabin, king of Canaan. Sisera was the captain of the host with
900 chariots of iron. For twenty years Jabin oppressed Israel. Deborah was
raised up by God to judge Israel, and she called upon the General to get busy.
If there was a General who was weak, it was Barak. Barak would not go into
battle unless Deborah went along. If this prophetess went with him, he felt he
would be successful in battle. No wonder
God had to use a woman in that day!
Deborah
was a forthright woman who wanted deliverance for her people. Barak called together
his army, and they got ready to go against the enemy. God gave them the
victory. Since the rest of his army was destroyed, Sisera’s primary desire was
to save his own life. Sisera believed the Kenites would offer him protection.
He went to the house of Heber, and his wife Jael offered the weary soldier
hospitality. When he went to sleep, she took a tent pin and hammer and let him
have it. This brought a great deliverance for Israel.
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Vernon McGee Commentary and New King James Bible.
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