Judges 4 & 5; Deborah

Judges 4-5.  A Woman Judge

Jdg 4:1 NIV - After Ehud died, the Israelites once again did evil in the eyes of the LORD.

Who Are the Canaanites? Gen 9:21-27, Judges 1:19

A Female Prophetess & Judge.  Deborah  Judges 4:4-5

Barak is not so sure:   Judges 4:8-10

Moses’s In-laws make an appearance:  Judges  4:11

The Battle is won, Just as God said.  Jdgs, 4:12-16

Prophecy is fulfilled twice over with Deborah & Jael. 4:17-24

Heart Check: Do we act like Barak?   Did God Command us to do something?    Did God equip us?  Matt: 28:19-20,   John 16:7-15.

Your Sword: Hebrews 4:12.

Chapter 5:    They Sang a New Song!

1.  It was a contemporary song.

2. It was probably a different style of music than their parents.

3.  It’s a long song.

4. It proclaimed that God used two Women to defeat their enemies. (Controversial) Complementarianism

And the land had rest for forty years.

But then . . . . .

[Jdg 6:1 NIV] 1 Again the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the LORD, and for seven years he gave them into the hands of the Midianites