2023.03.18 (Sat) Day 77 - Judges 4-6
Chapter 4
Deborah (1-24)
Chapter 5
The Song of Deborah (1-31)
Chapter 6
Gideon (1-40)
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Judges 4–6
The prophet Deborah
Deborah song
Gideon
Reflection
Am I your lord?
Did I not deliver you?
And these are the words, the Lord used with Gideon. Gideon Than ask the Lord “why me, I am the least of them”?
We see it again, here where the Lord is challenged. Israelites again go against God, and there’s rejection.
And then God’s lesson once again.
And once again, God comes to the rescue.
This time sending Deborah in as a champion. His apostles. His victor. What lesson here
And then Gideon is asked to lead them once again. Raise them up out of there demise.
Here is where I get to thinking. Gideon says, “who am I, I am the…
“A word about all the chariots: for a people in the remote hill country of Israel, acquiring the materials to build chariots would have required trade. The metal and the skill needed to make a sturdy war chariot would have meant their trading with one of the bigger powers: Egypt or Syria or even local kingdoms like Moab and Edom. Chariots (like the horses necessary to drive them) implied wealth, and connection with the great cities. Israel didn’t have either of those. So, the thought of Israel going into battle against a heavily fortified force like Jabin’s would have seemed ludicrous. That’s the context in which Deborah arose……” (excerpt from The Women of the Bible Speak)
I love learning the…