The fourth of the judges who ruled over the jewish people after the death of joshua, was not a man, but a woman, one of the most famous of all times, the prophetess deborah. James bible and deborah, a prophetess, the wife of lapidoth, she judged israel at that time. Judges iv 4 and deborah, a prophetess, the wife of lapidoth, judged israel at that time. The israelites did evil in the eyes of the lord, and for seven years he gave them into the hands of the midianites. Contemporary lessons from the book of judges bible charts.
Judges chapter 5 gives the same story in poetic form. And deborah, a prophetess, the wife of lapidoth, judged israel at that time. She was apparently married to a man named lapidoth meaning torches, but this name is. The deliverance story itself is found in the fourth chapter of judges, and this is followed by the song of deborah in judges 5. Judges 2 niv the angel of the lord at bokim bible gateway. This is further confirmed in judges chapter 8 after the judge gideon won a mighty victory for the israelites over their enemies in midian. And the children of israel came up to her for judgment. It covers about 320 years, extending to the judgeship of samuel. Though the other judges are not called prophets, yet they all seem to have had direct communications from god, either of knowledge or power, or. The book of judges has for its opening word a similar announcement.
Judges 4 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on. Judges chapter 4 verse by verse bible commentary matthew. The book of judges records six such major invasions. Scholars believe some of the judges ruled simultaneously in. I always receive strength from this chapter of judges in reference to god reveals to us as women that we too are in the army of lord, and that we are strategically positioned in places for the masters use.
Typology in the book of judges of the mission of christ first and second advent introduction where there is a relatively full account of the life and work of a judge there is always a type of hrists mission, either first or second advent or both involved. Whatever the case, israels crying out to the lord for deliverance was at the very least shortlived. The book of judges chapters 4 and 5 record the history of the nation of israel in the time of the prophetess deborah. The angel of the lord at bokim the angel of the lord went up from gilgal to bokim and said, i brought you up out of egypt and led you into the land i swore to give to your ancestors. Because the power of midian was so oppressive, the israelites prepared shelters for themselves in mountain clefts, caves and strong. I said, i will never break my covenant with you, and you shall not make a covenant with the people of this land, but you shall break down their altars. And the children of israel again did evil in the sight of the lord, when ehud was dead. Events within the book of judges span the geographical breadth of the nation, happening in a variety of cities, towns, and battlefields.
Her story is told twice, in chapters 4 and 5 of book of judges. Oct 12, 2012 the hebrew word for judge in the book of judges is shaphat which means lawgiver. Now the camp of midian lay below him in the valley. Judges 6 niv bible the israelites did evil in the eyes. The second was by the moabites and came from the southeast judges 3. World english bible now deborah, a prophetess, the wife of lappidoth, she judged israel at that time. Youngs literal translation and deborah, a woman inspired, wife of lapidoth, she is judging israel at that time, judges 4. Judges 4, new king james version nkjv the bible app.
According to the book of judges, deborah was a prophetess of the god of the israelites, the fourth judge of premonarchic israel and the only female judge mentioned in the bible, and the wife of lapidoth. He comes at the beginning of this long sequence of judges. The children of israel again did evil in the sight of the lord, when ehud was deadthe removal of the zealous judge ehud again left his infatuated countrymen without the restraint of religion 2, 3. During this period the israelites, now in the promised land after the military conquests of joshua, went through a constant cycle of falling into sin, being punished by god via an attack by enemy invaders, crying out to the lord in repentance and a judge being raised up to lead. These continue as such in our christian old testament of the bible. But the original may as well be translated a woman of lapidoth, as the wife of lapidoth. Outline of the book of judges the first was the mesopotamian invasion from the northeast judges 3. And deborah, a prophetess, the wife of lapidoth,deborah was a name common to women with the eastern people, see genesis 35. I said, i will never break my covenant with you, 2 and you shall not make a covenant with the people of this land, but you shall break down their altars. Book of judges contemporary lessons from the book o judges 2 the judges were ehud and shamgar.
Judges 4 kjv and the children of israel again did bible. Deborah the prophetess from the tribe of ephraim deceased. Lapidoth, her husband, appears to have had no hand in the government. So the lord sold them into the hand of jabin king of canaan, who reigned in hazor. Grasping the torches in their left hands and holding in their right hands the trumpets they were to blow, they shouted. The prophetess deborah a strong woman of god beginning. Deborah prophetess, judge, counselor, warrior, wife of lapidoth. They blew their trumpets and broke the jars that were in their hands. Study guide for judges 4 by david guzik blue letter bible. In the book of judges, it is stated that deborah was a prophet, a judge of israel and the wife of lapidoth. Well cover the 4 th and 5 th chapters in this book today. When ehud was dead, the children of israel again did evil in the sight of the lord. Judges chapter 4 verse 4 the new john gill exposition. The book concludes with supplements about the migration of the tribe of dan to the north chapters 1718 and about the sins of the benjaminites chapters 1921.
She rendered her judgments beneath a date palm tree between ramah in benjamin and bethel in the land of ephraim the people of israel had been oppressed by jabin, the king of canaan, whose capital was hazor, for twenty years. Judges chapter 4 matthew henry complete commentary on. But chapter 2 of this book of judges leads us to believe that this repentance was shortlived or maybe just partial like maybe some truly repented while the rest of israel did not. Judges 6 niv bible the israelites did evil in the eyes of. Stirred by the wretched condition of israel she sends a. Lapidoth was the husband of deborah the fourth judge of israel. Chapter 6 barak and deborah the third judge to deliver israel in the book of judges is generally believed to be barak, but, as we will see shortly, deborah was a judge before him and cannot be ignored in this prophetic story. And deborah, a prophetess, the wife of lapidoth, she judged israel at that time. Book of judges overview insight for living ministries. Net bible now deborah, a prophetess, wife of lappidoth, was leading israel at that time. Judges is, therefore, the book which contains israel s history after the occupation of the promised land and the death of joshua. Some consider it unexpected for god to raise up a woman as prophetess. Strongs exhaustive concordance of the bible, numbered to the hebrew, chaldee, and greek, and english, coded to the strongs concordance numbers. Typology in the book of judges of the mission of christ first.
This passage, often called the song of deborah, may date to. Typology in the book of judges of the mission of christ. Joshua, judges, ruth, samuel, and kings, as well as the books of the restoration. Contextual overview 4 and deborah the wife of lapidoth, a woman prophetess, was judging israel at that time. In the book of judges, it is stated that she was the wife of lapidoth hebrew. Her story is told twice in chapters 4 and 5 of the book of judges.
The book of judges acts as the sequel to the book of joshua, linked by comparable accounts of joshuas death joshua 24. And the lord sold them into the hand of jabin king of canaan, that reigned in hazor. Judges 4 deborah 1 again the israelites did evil in the eyes of the lord, now that ehud was dead. Judges 4 commentary commentary critical and explanatory. And deborah, a prophetess, the wife of lapidoth deborah was a name common to women with the eastern people, see genesis 35. His story is told in the book of judges, chapters 4 and 5.
Its the story of another judge another tribal leader. The method of the history of deborah and barak the heroes in this chapter is the same with that before here is, i. Sisera, the commander of his army, was based in harosheth haggoyim. Deborah and barak son of abinoam sang seder eliyahu rabbah, chap. Though the other judges are not called prophets, yet they all seem to have had direct communications from god, either of knowledge or power, or both compare judges 3. Some have rendered the expression a woman of a fiery spirit, under the supposition that lapidoth is.
The book of judges is the second of the books of the former prophets in hebrew scripture, and serves as part of the historical books of the greek septuagint old testament, in the following order. Before her were othniel, ehud and shamgar, the latter only for a short time after ehuds death the jews forsook the ways of the torah and adopted many of the idols of the people about them. Judges 4 the method of the history of deborah and barak the heroes in this chapter is the same with that before here is, i. And the sons of israel went up to her for judgment. She was an unusual woman of wisdom and influence who did the tasks of a judge, except for military leadership. At that time deborah, a prophetess, wife of lappidoth, was. And she dwelt under the palm tree of deborah between ramah and bethel in mount ephraim.