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, when the people willingly offered themselves. Hear, O you kings; give ear, O you princes; I, even I, will sing unto the LORD;I will sing praise to the LORD God of Israel. LORD, when you went out of Seir, when you marched out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water”, and in chapter five and verse five of Judges, we learn how Deborah and Barak sung, “the mountains melted from before the LORD” where we read,
The mountains melted from before the LORD,
even that Sinai from before the LORD God of Israel.
The verse reads, “The mountains melted from before the LORD, …” The writer began with the words, “the mountains” which means “the hill country and risings above the plain” “melted from before the LORD” or “distill, flow forth and drop in front and within the presence of Jehovah who is the existing One and is the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of Jacob”. The writer shared how the risings above the plain distilled and flowed forth in the presence of Jehovah God.
The verse goes on to say, “… even that Sinai from before the LORD God of Israel.” The writer continued with the words, “even that Sinai” which means “indeed and also that Sinai whose name means ‘thorny’ and was the mountain where Moses received the Law from Jehovah; located at the southern end of the Sinai peninsula between the horns of the Red Sea; exact site unknown” “from before the LORD God” or “in front and within the presence of Jehovah who is the existing One and is the proper name for the One True God, the Supreme Deity” “of Israel” which means “belonging to 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” referred to “Mount Sinai” as being the “mountain” being “melted” in the presence of Jehovah God the Supreme Deity of “Israel”.
When we think through the words in this verse, we learn how “Deborah and Barak” included the “melting” of the risings above the plain including “Sinai” that “melted” in the presence of Jehovah God of “Israel”. God is the Creator of the heavens and earth, and mountains melting before Him are not difficult at all. When He decided to move on behalf of His people, no one and nothing was able to stop Him. He also desires a personal relationship with everyone through His Son Jesus who died on the cross for the sins of all mankind and was raised from the dead after three days. When we submit to Him as our “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 help us recognize how powerful and awesome He is in the presence of all the earth. (See John 3:16; Psalms 24:1)
Next time learn how Deborah and Barak sing, “in the days of Shamgar the son of Anath”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until tomorrow…there is more…
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