DEBORAH AND JAEL: TWO WOMEN WIN A WAR
TWO WOMEN WIN A WAR (Judges 4-5) The Israelites were held as slaves, They were captives for 20 years. But once they turned back to God, He took away all their fears. Jabin was Canaan’s king. Sisera was the army commander. They planned to attack the Israelites, And their army was so much grander. With 900 chariots of iron, His army was well known. Though Sisera had the means and might, A woman would pin him down. Deborah was a prophetess; She was also judge number four. She judged under a palm tree, Until she went to war. God had instructed Barak, To deploy 10,000 men, But Barak was in no hurry; After all, God didn’t say when. So Deborah had to remind him, To battle the multitude. But Barak was a bit of a coward; He lacked the fortitude. He said that he would go, If Deborah would go with him, But if she did not go, He wouldn’t war against them. Deborah agreed to go with him, Tho’ she warned him he’d