God’s Calling is Empowerment Not Extortion
[16] And the LORD said to him, “But I will be with you, and you shall strike the Midianites as one man.” [17] And he said to him, “If...
Mighty Warrior Is Scared but Faithful
[11] Now the angel of the LORD came and sat under the terebinth at Ophrah, which belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, while his son Gideon was...
Whatever the Cause, In Hardship, God Wants Our Attention
The Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord, and for seven years he gave them into the hands of the Midianites. Because the power of...
Abinoam’s Song about Leadership and Victory
[1] Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day: [2] “That the leaders took the lead in Israel, that the people...
Tent Pegs & Temples, Chariots, And Amateur Armies All Doing Their Part
18 And Jael came out to meet Sisera and said to him, “Turn aside, my lord; turn aside to me; do not be afraid.” So he turned aside to...
The Weird Verses in the Bible are the Best
[11] Now Heber the Kenite had separated from the Kenites, the descendants of Hobab the father-in-law of Moses, and had pitched his tent as...
Save the Day, Beat the Bad Guy, Get the Girl…Nope, Girl Gets the Glory
Deborah sent and summoned Barak the son of Abinoam from Kedesh-naphtali and said to him, “Has not the Lord, the God of Israel, commanded...
The Lord Leads Israel with a Nervous Guy and an Encouraging Prophetess
“Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time. She used to sit under the palm of Deborah between...
The Lord Sees you Sold Off, but He’ll Happily Buy You Back
“And the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the Lord after Ehud died. And the Lord sold them into the hand of Jabin...