Judges 5 - The Song of Deborah | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church
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Show Notes
In this video listen to Judges 5 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer.
In Judges 5 Deborah sings a song which makes a number of points and further elaborate how the victory in chapter 4 came about. Firstly, The people who fought offered themselves willingly - there was no compulsion. And not all of the tribes responded in this fight. It is like this sometimes in the kingdom of Heaven - not all are willing, but those who are are rewarded.
Verse 15 suggests that in the tribe of Reuben there was remorse that they did not participate. Verse 17 tells us that Dan and Asher didn’t participate. Verse 18 tells us that Zebulun and Naphtali risked their lives. Such are the contrasts even in the body of Christ today when it comes to fighting for the Lord.
Some are willing to risk their lives, and others like Dan, happy to remain safely at home. Verse 4 tell us that the sky trembled and the clouds dropped water. It began to rain. The river Kishon is normally just a stream, but when the heavens opened on Tabor flash flooding occurred, causing huge problems for the heavy iron chariots. God was fighting for them.
A similar thing happened in response to many prayers at Dunkirk when storms kept the German forces back allowing the evacuation of more than 150,000 soldiers from the beaches of France in WWII. God was involved, even though it was just as natural as supernatural.
The last verse says “So let all your enemies perish, Yahweh, but let those who love him be as the sun when it rises in its strength.” This is the prayer of every believer.