[1] Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day: [2] “That the leaders took the lead in Israel, that the people offered themselves willingly, bless the LORD! [3] “Hear, O kings; give ear, O princes; to the LORD I will sing; I will make melody to the LORD, the God of […]
Tent Pegs & Temples, Chariots, And Amateur Armies All Doing Their Part
18 And Jael came out to meet Sisera and said to him, “Turn aside, my lord; turn aside to me; do not be afraid.” So he turned aside to her into the tent, and she covered him with a rug. 19 And he said to her, “Please give me a little water to drink, for […]
The Weird Verses in the Bible are the Best
[11] Now Heber the Kenite had separated from the Kenites, the descendants of Hobab the father-in-law of Moses, and had pitched his tent as far away as the oak in Zaanannim, which is near Kedesh. [12] When Sisera was told that Barak the son of Abinoam had gone up to Mount Tabor, [13] Sisera called […]
Save the Day, Beat the Bad Guy, Get the Girl…Nope, Girl Gets the Glory
Deborah sent and summoned Barak the son of Abinoam from Kedesh-naphtali and said to him, “Has not the Lord, the God of Israel, commanded you, ‘Go, gather your men at Mount Tabor, taking 10,000 from the people of Naphtali and the people of Zebulun. And I will draw out Sisera, the general of Jabin’s army, […]
The Lord Leads Israel with a Nervous Guy and an Encouraging Prophetess
“Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time. She used to sit under the palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, and the people of Israel came up to her for judgment. She sent and summoned Barak the son of Abinoam from Kedesh-naphtali […]
The Lord Sees you Sold Off, but He’ll Happily Buy You Back
“And the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the Lord after Ehud died. And the Lord sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor. The commander of his army was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth-hagoyim. Then the people of Israel cried out to […]
Shamgar Didn’t Leave us Much to Go On
After him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who killed 600 of the Philistines with an oxgoad, and he also saved Israel. Judges 3:31 ESV Read More Shamgar doesn’t get much of the book of Judges. This one line is it. Later, somebody will sing about him, but they say even less than this verse. […]
God sent a man to do the messy work of stopping oppression
“After Ehud brought the tribute payment, he dismissed the people who had carried it. But he went back once he reached the carved images at Gilgal. He said to Eglon, “I have a secret message for you, O king.” Eglon said, “Be quiet!” All his attendants left. When Ehud approached him, he was sitting in […]
When Faith is Stagnant, God Sends a Current to Drift or Swim
[12] And the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, and the LORD strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done what was evil in the sight of the LORD. [13] He gathered to himself the Ammonites and the Amalekites, and went and defeated […]
God Sent Difficulty and Deliverance to Get Israel’s Attention
And the people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. They forgot the Lord their God and served the Baals and the Asheroth. Therefore the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Cushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia. And the people of Israel […]