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It is best making God our friend, for he will not deceive us. Thus does God dispense his gifts variously, 1 Corinthians 12:4-11, &c. But, though ordinarily the head of the woman is the man (1 Corinthians 11:3), he that has the residue of the Spirit was pleased to cross hands, and to put the head upon the woman's shoulders, choosing the weak things of the world to shame the mighty, that no flesh might glory in his presence. Justly therefore is he thus made ashamed of his confidence, and forced to quit it, and thinks himself then most safe and easy when he has got clear of his chariot, though we may well suppose it the best made, and best drawn, of any of them. "Matthew Henry Complete Commentary on the Whole Bible". He could do nothing without her head, nor she without his hands but both together made a complete deliverer, and effected a complete deliverance. There are two (broad) hermeneutic teams playing on the exegetical field here. Hast not thou felt some impulse of this kind upon thy own spirit?" 1And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD, when Ehud was dead. Chapter 5 is basically a poetic recap of the prose that was set forth in Chapter 4. (2.) and what assurance can we have of it, when it may so easily be betrayed by those with whom it is trusted, and those may prove its destroyers who we hoped would be its protectors! God's judgments are a great deep. The northern Canaanites had recovered from the effect of their disastrous overthrow in the time of Joshua, and now triumphed in their turn over Israel. Put not your trust in princes, if they may so soon be brought to this, if he who but lately trusted to his arms with so much assurance must now trust to his heels only with so little. God (to correct his weakness) would complete the victory by the hand of Jael, which would be some eclipse to his glory. To Remember: God is our ruler Vocabulary: judge: (in lesson context) a leader God provided to free Israel from danger and keep the peace repent: to turn back, to change your mind and behavior Lesson Judges 1-5"God raised up Deborah to be judge after the people had been treated harshly by King Jabin of Hazor.God spoke to Deborah under her palm tree between Bethel and Ramah. How uncertain and precarious is human life!

Salem Media Group. And Deborah, a prophetess--A woman of extraordinary knowledge, wisdom, and piety, instructed in divine knowledge by the Spirit and accustomed to interpret His will; who acquired an extensive influence, and was held in universal respect, insomuch that she became the animating spirit of the government and discharged all the special duties of a judge, except that of military leader. One thinks of Esther and Huldah, but also of Margaret Thatcher and Joan of Arc. Copyright © 2020, Bible Study Tools. At Barak's request, she promises to go along with him to the field of battle. 2. Sisera thought he might therefore be safe among them not considering that, though they themselves suffered not by Jabin's power, they heartily sympathized with the Israel of God that did. Jeremiah 11:15. The year of the redeemed at length came, when Israel was to be delivered out of the hands of Jabin, and restored again to their liberty, which we may suppose the northern tribes, that lay nearest to the oppressors and felt most the effects of his fury, did in a particular manner cry to God for. Judges 4:23-24. Israel judged by Deborah, Judges 4:4,5. 5. she dwelt under the palm tree--or, collectively, "palm-grove." The great loss which a people sustains by the death of good governors. Assemble yourselves, and you shall be broken to pieces, Isaiah 8:9. The preparation of the people for their deliverance, by the prophetic conduct and government of Deborah, Judges 4:4,5. It seems rather to arise from a conviction of the necessity of God's presence and continual direction, a pledge and earnest of which he would reckon Deborah's presence to be, and therefore begged thus earnestly for it. Did he want a little water to cool his tongue? 16. The land had rest eighty years, which should have confirmed them in their religion but, on the contrary, it made them secure and wanton, and indulgent of those lusts which the worship of the false gods was calculated for the gratification of. But the taking of his life by the hand of Jael was murder. First, this understanding of the text ignores the fact that God does not seem terribly concerned with the initial qualifications of the people he selects for judgeship. And God gives him a complete victory.

II. When he lay fast asleep she drove a long nail through his temples, so fastened his head to the ground, and killed him, Judges 4:21.

But these are overlooked here and we are only told that to make his 10,000 men effective indeed Deborah went up with him. I. To the contrary: while Deborah is indisputably a kind of spiritual leader in Israel, given that she is a prophet, Deborah is not a priest. 16 But Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the host, unto Harosheth of the Gentiles: and all the host of Sisera fell upon the edge of the sword and there was not a man left. 2. 3. When God goes before us in our spiritual conflicts we must bestir ourselves and, when by grace he gives us some success against the enemies of our souls, we must improve it by watchfulness and resolution, and carry on the holy war with vigour.

We as complementarians need to be wary of holding to such a broad complementarianism that we discourage, dissuade, or shame the Deborahs in our midst. she covered him with a mantle, Judges 4:18. I think both of those interpretations lack a major component of good interpretation: the text says none of these things. Deborah was the weaker vessel, yet had the stronger faith. Some make this to be the language of a weak faith he could not take her word unless he had her with him in pawn, as it were, for performance. She would not send him where she would not go herself. Sisera fled . There are some women God has equipped for leadership in the public sphere, and these women ought to be actively encouraged to pursue their God-given gifts. Those among them who before had secretly lamented the impieties and idolatries of their neighbours, but knew not where to apply for the restraining of them, now made their complaints to Deborah, who, by the sword of the Spirit, showing them the judgment of God, reduced and reclaimed many, and excited and animated the magistrates in their respective districts to put the laws in execution. The policy of Barak, then, to have the presence of the prophetess is perfectly intelligible as it would no less stimulate the valor of the troops, than sanction, in the eyes of Israel, the uprising against an oppressor so powerful as Jabin. See Revelation 19:17,18.

Then Jael took a nail of the tent--most probably one of the pins with which the tent ropes are fastened to the ground. 4And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time. As I stated in my sermon, Deborah’s gender isn’t actually the point of this text. Yet some think it refers to the Kenites, mentioned immediately before, Judges 4:11. Nothing would be a greater satisfaction to him than to have the prophetess with him to animate the soldiers and to be consulted as an oracle upon all occasions.

He quitted his chariot, and took to his feet, Judges 4:15,17. So Barak went down from mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him. The army routed, Judges 4:15,16. Others take it appellatively, Lapidoth signifies lamps. Israel returning to their God: They cried unto the Lord, when distress drove them to him, and they saw no other way of relief. She was not herself fit to command an army in person, being a woman but she nominated one that was fit, Barak of Naphtali, who, it is probable, had already signalized himself in some rencounters with the forces of the oppressor, living near him (for Hazor and Harosheth lay within the lot of that tribe), and thereby had gained a reputation and interest among his people. Neither should we.

Darest not thou follow when thou hast God himself for thy leader?" The name Jael means "mountain goat".Before we talk anymore about Jael, we have to talk about what was going on in Israel at the time.Israel was at war with the Canaanites. To do otherwise assumes that we know better than God. The project laid for their deliverance. Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. He dies, [2.] February 21, 2019 She gave him an express promise of success I will (that is, God will, in whose name I speak) deliver them into thy hand so that when he saw them drawn up against him, according to Deborah's word, he might be confident that, according to her word, he should soon see them fallen before him. And when he had turned in unto her into the tent, she covered him with a mantle. He … (2.) What if he should awake when she was attempting it? Thus the stout-hearted are spoiled at thy rebuke, O God of Jacob! II. Was he cold, or afraid of catching cold? Sisera, upon notice of Barak's motions, takes the field with a very numerous and powerful army (Judges 4:12,13): They showed Sisera, that is, it was shown to him. "Has not God, by a secret whisper to thyself, given thee some intimation of his purpose to make use of thee as an instrument in his hands to save Israel? IV. Samson solicited prostitutes. Sisera's confidence was chiefly in his chariots therefore particular notice is taken of them, 900 chariots of iron, which, with the scythes fastened to their axle-trees, when they were driven into an army of footmen, did terrible execution. The laws of friendship and hospitality must be religiously observed, and we must abhor the thought of betraying any whom we have invited and encouraged to put a confidence in us. 2. III.

pitched his tent--It is not uncommon, even in the present day, for pastoral tribes to feed their flocks on the extensive commons that lie in the heart of inhabited countries in plain of Zaanaim--This is a mistranslation for "the oaks of the wanderers." Deborah and Barak are first seen in Judges 4.

Observe, God drew them to him only that he might deliver them into his hand. Judges 5:7 distinctly describes her leadership as of a maternal variety: she nourishes Israel; she does not try to adopt a man’s hardness or masculinity. or did he desire to be hid from the pursuers, if they should search that tent? The general forced to flee, Judges 4:17. when any man doth come and enquire of thee and say, Is there any man here? Finding the new version too difficult to understand? 20. he said unto her, . First, we learn that with each generation comes the dire need to establish a proper attitude and approach to the word of God. Throughout scripture and history, God has placed women into positions of leadership and used their intellect, force of will, and uniquely feminine traits to achieve His perfect will.

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