“From Efrayim came those rooted in ‘Amalek. Behind you, Binyamin is with your peoples. From Makhir the commanders marched down, and from Z’vulun those holding the musterer’s staff.” -Judges 5:14 Yesterday I talked about how the Tribe of Manasseh also went by the name Makhir because Manasseh’s firstborn and only son was also called Makhir. Now […]

“From Efrayim came those rooted in ‘Amalek. Behind you, Binyamin is with your peoples. From Makhir the commanders marched down, and from Z’vulun those holding the musterer’s staff.” -Judges 5:14 In the latter half of verse 14 of Judges Chapter 5, we’re told the military leaders of Makhir also contributed their share of soldiers. Okay, […]

“From Efrayim came those rooted in ‘Amalek. Behind you, Binyamin is with your peoples. From Makhir the commanders marched down, and from Z’vulun those holding the musterer’s staff.” -Judges 5:14 Yesterday we expounded on the mysterious phrase about Ephraim being rooted in Amalek. Following on the heels of that phrase, we encounter yet another mysterious […]

“From Efrayim came those rooted in ‘Amalek. Behind you, Binyamin is with your peoples.” -Judges 5:14 Verse 14 presents us with a serious head-scratching problem. It says that Ephraim came to join the battle against the Canaanites, but they were “rooted in Amalek”. What the heck?!?!?! Why is this a problem? Because the Lord swore […]

“Awake, awake, D’vorah! Awake, awake, break into song! Arise, Barak! Lead away your captives, son of Avino‘am! “Then a remnant of the nobles marched down; the people of Adonai marched down to me like warriors.” -Judges 5:12-13 Verses 12 and 13 are all about Devorah putting out the call to holy war. There were two types of […]