In the book of Judges we learned, “Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying, praise you the LORD for the avenging of Israel, … in the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travelers walked through byways”, and in chapter five and verse seven of Judges, we learn how Deborah and Barak sung, “the inhabitants of the villages ceased” where we read,
The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel,
until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel.
The verse reads, “The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, …” The writer began with the words, “the inhabitants” which means “the people who lived, abode and dwelled” “of the villages ceased” or “pertaining to the towns desisted, were left undone and forbore”, “they ceased in Israel” which means “they, the inhabitants of the villages, desisted and forbore within Israel whose name means ‘God prevails’ and is the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of Jacob”. The writer shared how “Deborah and Barak” sung about how the people who dwelt in towns in “Israel” desisted and were left undone.
The verse goes on to say, “… until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel.” The writer continued with the words, “until that I Deborah arose” which means “till such time that I Deborah whose name means ‘bee’ got up, came on the scene and was established”, “that I arose a mother” or “that I, Deborah, got up, was established and came on the scene and a female ancestor and progenitor” “in Israel” which means “within Israel whose name means ‘God prevails’”. The writer shared how the people who lived within the towns of “Israel” were left undone till such time that “Deborah” was established as a female progenitor within “Israel”.
When we consider the words in this verse, we discover how “Deborah” included herself within her song of praise to Jehovah God. She noted how the people within the towns forbore and were left undone till such time that “Deborah” was established as a female progenitor in “Israel”. God chose “Deborah” to lead the people of “Israel” in the conquest over “Jabin”, and because He is no respecter of persons, He gave His Only Begotten Son Jesus to die on the cross for the sins of everyone. He raised Him from the dead after three days, and when we yield to Him as our personal “Savior and Lord”, He will forgive our sins, grant us everlasting life and put His Holy Spirit within us to guide us into all truth and to let us know when He has established us for a particular mission in this world. (See John 3:16; Matthew 28:19-20)
Next time we learn how Deborah and Barak sing, “they chose new gods”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until tomorrow…there is more…
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