Posted on 09/01/2025 5:15:44 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
Deborah and Jael were an unlikely duo, the Thelma and Louise of the Old Testament. The book of Judges tells us of the way in which, together, they conquered the evil and powerful Canaanite general, Sisera, after he oppressed the people of Israel for twenty, long years. Theirs is a story of unlikely actors, surprising deception, a bloody casualty, and the promise of redemption.
Deborah was a powerful and respected woman of Israel who guided her people and spoke the word of God as a prophetess (one of only three mentioned in the Old Testament). Her words and her actions were direct and brave. God used her as his mouthpiece to summon the warrior, Barak, to confront Sisera in battle. She was a mother to God's people who would not accept their oppression (Judg. 5:7), and she proclaimed the gospel news of God's coming deliverance from the Canaanites.
Jael was a housewife and a hostess. She made yogurt and pitched tents. Her husband wasn't an Israelite nor even a friend to the Israelites. Instead, he made peace with God's enemies. Jael didn’t proclaim, but she did deceive. She is the last person we would expect to take out Sisera. And yet, she was the woman through whom God delivered his people when she softly crushed the head of the napping oppressor with a tent peg through the temple as he fled from battle.
A bit more on how all this went down:
(Excerpt) Read more at 1517.org ...
Wow...Judges 4 is on tap for tomorrow’s J-Thread.
What a coicidence. :-)
Cool! Please feel free to ping me to the one about Judges 4!
Keep reading downthread, as my commentary was preceded by a Psalm. My commentary is on Comment #3.
Thanks.
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