“‘Curse Meroz!’ said the angel of Adonai, ‘Curse the people living there with a bitter punishment for not coming to help Adonai, to help Adonai against the mighty warriors.’” -Judges 5:23 Verse 23 presents us with two baffling challenges. FIRST, who or what in the heck is Meroz? SECOND, who or what in the […]

I wanna show you something interesting about the Song of Devorah. In this most recent battle against Canaanite oppression, here’s a list of the Israelite tribes that decided NOT to participate. They were… 1/2 of Manasseh  Reuben Gad  Asher Dan… …and…   …Judah. Keep in mind that Manasseh was called Makhir and Gad was called […]

“The Kishon River swept them away, that ancient river, the Kishon River. O my soul, march on with strength! Then the horses’ hoofs pounded the ground, their mighty steeds galloping at full speed.” -Judges 5:21-22 In verse 21, we’re given an awesome demonstration of the Lord using the forces of nature to accomplish His Will. […]

“Kings came; they fought. Yes, the kings of Kena‘an fought at Ta‘anakh, by the waters of Megiddo; but they took no spoil of silver. They fought from heaven, the stars in their courses;“ -Judges 5:19-20 Let’s go ahead and examine the next two stanzas of the Song of Devorah. First, let’s take a look at […]

In our study of Devorah, we noticed there were some tribes who made the wise decision to obey God’s call to Holy War. And there were some tribes who didn’t. What’s really fascinating is examining what exactly happened to those tribes who preferred comfort and complacency to the battlefields of the Lord. Recall the tribes […]