“So may all your enemies perish, Lord! But may all who love you be like the sun when it rises in its strength. Then the land had peace forty years(Judg. 5:31)” The song of Deborah and Barak concludes with a powerful prayer of blessing. In contrast to the futile end of those who oppose the […]
Judges 5:1-18 After the victory, Deborah and Barak sang a song. It begins with the praise: “When the people willingly offer themselves—praise the Lord!” When God marched forth, the earth quaked, the heavens poured rain, and the seemingly invincible enemy cavalry was swept away by the Kishon River. This victory was not a triumph of
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Judges 4:11-24 Sisera’s army, with nine hundred iron chariots, seemed invincible, but they crumbled instantly when God moved. Sisera, the commander fleeing for his life, arrived at the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite. When Barak hesitated and missed his glory, God had already prepared an ordinary woman named Jael. She comforted
“Barak said to her, “If you go with me, I will go; but if you don’t go with me, I won’t go. Certainly I will go with you,” said Deborah. “But because of the course you are taking, the honor will not be yours, for the Lord will deliver Sisera into the hands of a
“While they waited, Ehud got away. He passed by the stone images and escaped to Seirah(Judg. 3:26)” After executing the king of Moab, Ehud escaped past the stone idols and reached Seirah. There, he blew the trumpet to awaken Israel and led them to victory. Similarly, Shamgar defeated 600 Philistines using nothing but a simple
“The Spirit of the Lord came on him, so that he became Israel’s judge and went to war. The Lord gave Cushan-Rishathaim king of Aram into the hands of Othniel, who overpowered him. So the land had peace for forty years, until Othniel son of Kenaz died(Judg. 3:10-11).” God left several nations in Canaan to
Judges 2:11-23 Israel repeatedly abandoned God to chase after Baal and Ashtoreth. Although God was filled with anger, He could not ignore their groans under the oppression of their enemies. His mercy, shown through raising judges to save them, was boundless. Yet, the shocking truth is that as soon as a judge died, Israel returned
“After that whole generation had been gathered to their ancestors, another generation grew up who knew neither the Lord nor what he had done for Israel(Judg. 2:10).” As long as Joshua and the elders of his time were alive, Israel served the Lord. However, as soon as that generation passed away, the next generation became
Judges 1:22-36 In today’s passage, Israel fails to fully carry out God’s command to drive out the Canaanites. Their reason for allowing them to remain was clear: by subjecting them to forced labor, they sought economic gain and personal convenience. What appeared to be coexistence was, in truth, a “calculated disobedience” where they prioritized their
“The Lord was with the men of Judah. They took possession of the hill country, but they were unable to drive the people from the plains, because they had chariots fitted with iron. As Moses had promised, Hebron was given to Caleb, who drove from it the three sons of Anak. The Benjamites, however, did not drive out the Jebusites, who were living
