“They chose new gods when war was at the gates. Was there a shield or spear to be seen among Israel’s forty thousand men?” -Judges 5:8 Verse 8 of Judges Chapter 5 goes into the big sin Israel committed that caused their oppression in the first place. We’re told “they chose new gods when war […]

“The rulers ceased in Israel, they ceased, until you arose, D’vorah, arose a mother in Israel.” -Judges 5:7 A common Middle Eastern colloquialism we’ll encounter often in the Scriptures is “the fathers of Israel“. In contrast to that phrase, verse 7 of Judges Chapter 5 tells us there “arose a mother in Israel”. The reason […]

“In the days of Shamgar the son of ‘Anat, in the days of Ya‘el, the main roads were deserted; travelers walked the byways.” -Judges 5:6 Verse 6 draws a comparison between the holiness and power of the Lord displayed at Mount Sinai versus the darkness and disobedience Israel had fallen into before Devorah’s ministry. Notice […]

“Adonai, when you went out from Se‘ir, when you marched out from the field of Edom; the earth quaked, and the sky shook; yes, the clouds poured down torrents. The mountains melted at the presence of Adonai, at Sinai, before Adonai the God of Israel” -Judges 5:4-5 Verses 4 and 5 from Judges Chapter 5 […]

“Adonai, when you went out from Seir, when you marched out from the field of Edom” -Judges 5:4 In verse 4 of Judges Chapter 5, Devorah sings about the Lord coming out from Seir in Edom. Let’s talk about this for a second because there’s alway been this fascinating connection between the Lord and territory […]