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In this study we will take a look at the women within the Bible. We will look at each one of them and see how their story influences our lives today.As we continue our study in this fantastic insight of the Women of the Bible, this morning we will finish our study on Deborah and Jael.Deborah (a bee) & Jael (wild or mountain goat) – Warrior WomenDeborah is one of the major judges (other words more of a charismatic military leaders, not a justice type judge figure) in the story of how Israel takes the land of Canaan. Deborah summons Barak to lead the battle against the Canaanites; he agrees, but only if she accompanies him. Barak and his warriors destroy all the Canaanites except Sisera, who seeks refuge with but is killed by Jael. Later rabbis acknowledged Deborah as a prophet but, due to their discomfort with women leaders, blunted her impact by speculating about her husband, reading her self-identification in the Song of Deborah in Judges 5 as hubris, and minimizing her role as judge. Deborah led the Israelites in peace and in war. She was a prophetess, but when war came she devised a battle strategy that gave the out-numbered and badly equipped Israelite troops victory over their Canaanite enemy. Meanwhile woman, Jael, used a tent peg and a mallet to finish off the unfortunate enemy general, Sisera.The story of Deborah describes the unlikely victory of the Israelites, led by the wisdom of Deborah, over superior Canaanite [do you remember who these people were?] forces. After the battle, the defeated Canaanite general Sisera was killed by a Kenite woman called Jael. Deborah's achievement was significant because the battle gave the Israelites their first access to the fertile and prosperous Plain of Esdraelon and part of the Plain of Sharon.Jael's story is similar to the one told about David and Goliath. A small, weak person, Jael, triumphs over a terrifying and apparently invincible warrior, Sisera. The story celebrates the defeat of Israel's enemies and the power of Israel's Elohim. The story of Deborah and Jael contains four main sections: 1 Deborah, a judge of Israel, summoned Barak (Judges 4:1-11, 5:1-18). When war and oppression come, Deborah acted as a leader of the people. She chose the most able military general and told him what he must do. 2 The battle was fought: Sisera fled (Judges 4:12-16, 5: 19-23). The superior enemy forces were routed, their troops were slaughtered, and the Israelites were jubilant. Their faith in their Yahweh was strengthened. Sisera, the enemy general, fled from the battlefield towards the encampment of Jael the Kenite woman. 3 Jael met Sisera, and killed him (Judges 4:17-24, 5:24-27). Jael called Sisera into her tent, hid him and fed him. After he fell asleep Jael killed him by driving a tent peg through the side of his head. She was hailed as a national heroine by the pursuing Israelite forces, led by Deborah and Barak. 4 The mother of Sisera (Judge 5:28-30). Sisera's mother and the noblewomen who surrounded her waited for her son to return. But as the reader knows, he was already dead by Jael's hand. The Song of Deborah (Judges 5) is dated at about 1285-1265BC, near when these events happened. It is a vivid picture, giving more details than Judges 4. For example, it contains a series of curses on those tribes who did not help in the battle, planting the seed for a later separation of the northern and southern tribes of Israel.Deborah is the only woman judge mentioned in the Book of Judges. The people of her time had no difficulty in accepting her as a judge. This suggests that judges were seen as ‘Yahweh's people', and their gender was unimportant.It is always sin which puts things out of Yahweh's order, and all kinds of complications follow. At this time, the children of Israel did evil in the sight of Yahweh, and "Yahweh sold them into the hand of Jabin “one who is intelligence', king of Canaan, that reigned in Hazor “village”; the captain of whose host was Sisera “battle array”, which dwelt in Harosheth “workmanship” [so called from the different races, possible giants included]of the Gentiles." Again and again, this history had been repeated. Yahweh had fulfilled His word, "If ye will not hearken unto Me, and will not do all these commandments; and if ye shall despise My statutes, or if your soul abhor My judgments, so that ye will not do all My commandments, but that ye break My covenant: I will also do this unto you;…I will set My face against you, and ye shall be slain before your enemies: they that hate you shall reign over you; and ye shall flee when none pursueth you." (Lev. 26:14-17.) The Battle: Phase 1Deborah summoned as many Israelite tribesmen as she could get – the main contingent was from Naphtali and Zebulun. Some of the tribes would not come, but those who did camped at Mount Tabor.It was hilly ground, easily defensible, with a flanking position facing the Jezreel Valley. There was excellent visibility in all directions. The sloping ground gave the Israelites security against any Canaanite chariot attack.The main Canaanite army base was at “Harosheth of the Gentiles.” This must have been close to the Valley of Jezreel, for the site of the decisive battle was near Megiddo, in the western section of the valley.Just before the battle, a flash flood swelled the nearby Wadi Kishon and turned the battleground into deep mud (documented in the Song of Deborah 5:4-5), giving the Israelite foot soldiers the advantage over the Canaanite chariots. The Battle: Phase 2Deborah guessed that when Sisera was told about the Israelite deployment, he would concentrate all his forces at Mount Tabor, to contain Barak.Eventually, Sisera would have reasoned, Barak would be forced out into the open to fight on the open plain – where he could be defeated.But Deborah had a second force at her disposal, militia she had gathered from Ephraim. She used this body of soldiers to draw Sisera away from his vigil opposite Mount Tabor, towards the swampy area of the Kishon River in the western part of the Jezreel Valley.She must have provided good reason for him to abandon his first position – tantalizingly, the Bible does not tell us what it was.But it must have been a movement threatening the unprotected plain. Only this would have induced Sisera to break camp and move in the direction of the Kishon River, to secure the narrow pass between the Carmel and the Tivon hills leading from the Jezreel Valley into the coastal plain. Whatever this feint was, it worked.The Battle: Phase 3The opposing forces watched each other for a few days. One guesses that Deborah was waiting for rain to turn the Kishon and its tributaries into a mire. When she received the confirmation she hoped for, she gave Barak the sign to attack: ‘Up, for this is the day in which the Lord hath delivered Sisera into thine hand' (Judges 4:13).Her assault caught Sisera's troops in the flanks or rear, or possibly both. At that point the Ephraimite force joined the main battle. ‘And the Lord discomfited Sisera, and all his chariots, and all his host, with the edge of the sword before Barak' (Judges 4:15).There was a wonderful irony in this. Baal, the main god of the Canaanite forces, was god of storms and weather. He was worshipped by the Canaanites, with Anat, a fierce goddess who fought vigorously to protect her family. Yet the Canaanites lost the battle because of a storm!The Israelites could hardly believe their luck. Yahweh, their Elohim, was clearly superior to the gods of the Canaanites.Abandoning his army, Sisera fled on foot away from the battlefield, towards the encampment of Jael, the Kenite woman (Judges 4:12-16).Jael had her own tent, separate from her husband's tent. At this period in Israelite history it was still common for several women to be married to one man. In such a case, each wife had her tent, which she made, pitched and maintained herself. When she had children, they lived with her in this tent.‘So he turned aside to her into the tent, and she covered him with a rug. Then he said to her, “Please give me a little water to drink; for I am thirsty”. She opened a skin of milk and gave him a drink and covered him. He said to her “Stand at the entrance of the tent, and if anybody comes and asks you “Is anyone here?” say “No”.When Sisera arrived at the encampment in the last stages of exhaustion and terror, Jael saw him and called him to her tent.  One point to notice is that Sisera went into Jael's tent, not the tent of Heber her husband. The ancient laws of hospitality in the Middle East were very strict. A guest, once ritually invited into the home, had to be protected and cared for, even at the expense of everyone else in the house. But only the chief man of the household could offer ritual hospitality. Sisera went into Jael's tent. She covered him with a rug, which suggests that he was afraid and wanted to hide. He asked for water. She gave him a drink of goat's milk. Exhausted from the battle and his flight, he fell asleep.Faced with a man who was far superior to her in physical strength, Jael used her wits and courage. She took the wooden hammer used to put up her tent and one of the pegs that held the tent ropes, and then with one expert blow she drove the peg deep into the side of Sisera's head. Join me as we go Chapter by Chapter, Verse by Verse, Unraveling the Words of Yahweh!Have any questions? Feel free to email me; keitner2024@outlook.com 

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Peter Leithart, Jeff Myers, James Bejon, and Alastair Roberts continue their discussion of Judges 4, following Deborah and Barak from the summons to battle through Sisera's defeat at the Kishon. They explore the story's echoes of the Exodus, the significance of Barak's name, and the return of Zebulun and Naphtali to the fight after their earlier failures in Judges. Along the way they consider Heber the Kenite's relationship with Israel and Canaan, Jael's coming role, and whether the torrent in Deborah's song describes a flood, Barak's army, or both. The episode closes with Sisera fleeing on foot while Barak pursues and destroys his army. Give to our work and become a partner! theopolisinstitute.com/give/ Get the new Theopolis App! app.theopolisinstitute.com/menu Use Code "theopolitan" to get your first month free! ______________________ Sign up for In Medias Res mailchi.mp/0b01d726f2fe/inmediasres ________ Theopolis on Youtube www.youtube.com/c/Theopolisinstitute Theopolis Blog: theopolisinstitute.com/theopolis-blog/ Website: theopolisinstitute.com Twitter: @_theopolis

In this study we will take a look at the women within the Bible. We will look at each one of them and see how their story influences our lives today.As we continue our study in this fantastic insight of the Women of the Bible, this morning we take a look at Deborah and Jael.Deborah (a bee) & Jael (wild or mountain goat) – Warrior WomenDeborah is one of the major judges (other words more of a charismatic military leaders, not a justice type judge figure) in the story of how Israel takes the land of Canaan. Deborah summons Barak to lead the battle against the Canaanites; he agrees, but only if she accompanies him. Barak and his warriors destroy all the Canaanites except Sisera, who seeks refuge with but is killed by Jael. Later rabbis acknowledged Deborah as a prophet but, due to their discomfort with women leaders, blunted her impact by speculating about her husband, reading her self-identification in the Song of Deborah in Judges 5 as hubris, and minimizing her role as judge.Deborah led the Israelites in peace and in war. She was a prophetess, but when war came, she devised a battle strategy that gave the outnumbered and badly equipped Israelite troops victory over their Canaanite enemy. Meanwhile woman, Jael, used a tent peg and a mallet to finish off the unfortunate enemy general, Sisera.The story of Deborah describes the unlikely victory of the Israelites, led by the wisdom of Deborah, over superior Canaanite [do you remember who these people were?] forces. After the battle, the defeated Canaanite general Sisera was killed by a Kenite woman called Jael. Deborah's achievement was significant because the battle gave the Israelites their first access to the fertile and prosperous Plain of Esdraelon and part of the Plain of Sharon.Jael's story is similar to the one told about David and Goliath. A small, weak person, Jael, triumphs over a terrifying and apparently invincible warrior, Sisera. The story celebrates the defeat of Israel's enemies and the power of Israel's Elohim. The story of Deborah and Jael contains four main sections: 1 Deborah, a judge of Israel, summoned Barak (Judges 4:1-11, 5:1-18). When war and oppression come, Deborah acted as a leader of the people. She chose the most able military general and told him what he must do. 2 The battle was fought: Sisera fled (Judges 4:12-16, 5: 19-23). The superior enemy forces were routed, their troops were slaughtered, and the Israelites were jubilant. Their faith in their Yahweh was strengthened. Sisera, the enemy general, fled from the battlefield towards the encampment of Jael the Kenite woman. 3 Jael met Sisera, and killed him (Judges 4:17-24, 5:24-27). Jael called Sisera into her tent, hid him and fed him. After he fell asleep Jael killed him by driving a tent peg through the side of his head. She was hailed as a national heroine by the pursuing Israelite forces, led by Deborah and Barak. 4 The mother of Sisera (Judge 5:28-30). Sisera's mother and the noblewomen who surrounded her waited for her son to return. But as the reader knows, he was already dead by Jael's hand.  The Song of Deborah (Judges 5) is dated at about 1285-1265BC, near when these events happened. It is a vivid picture, giving more details than Judges 4. For example, it contains a series of curses on those tribes who did not help in the battle, planting the seed for a later separation of the northern and southern tribes of Israel. After the death of Joshua, the man who had lead the Israelites into the land of Canaan, Yahweh raised up judges to lead and rule Israel.  The first Judges Yahweh used were Othniel (Lion of El), Ehud (Union) and Shamgar (Sword) (Judges 3). And then came Deborah. Deborah leads the nation of Israel. Who said women cannot lead? Here is one of the many women Yahweh Himself called and used. She was very much respected. Her leadership qualities were unquestionable. She was also a prophet and married women might also like to note that she was married (Judges 4). Marriage was never designed to hinder the ministry of women but rather to aid it. The story of Deborah occured in approximately 1285-1265BC, when Deborah was a judge of Israel. The word ‘judge' did not mean then what it means now. A judge in Israel was a tribal leader who in times of peace had authority to settle disputes and problems in times of war acted as a rallying point to gather the tribes and organize resistance. Deborah is the only woman judge mentioned in the Book of Judges. The people of her time had no difficulty in accepting her as a judge. This suggests that judges were seen as ‘Yahweh's people', and their gender was unimportant. It is not the usual order of Yahweh to put woman in the place of authority: "Adam was first formed, then Eve." (1Tim. 2:13.) Deborah was an exception. The children of Israel had sinned grievously against Yahweh, and apparently there was no man that could serve His purpose as judge over Israel. Just as, later on, He was driven to employ the child Samuel when the high priest Eli was not equal to the occasion, so now, a woman must do the part of a man.It is always sin which puts things out of Yahweh's order, and all kinds of complications follow. At this time, the children of Israel did evil in the sight of Yahweh, and "Yahweh sold them into the hand of Jabin “one who is intelligence', king of Canaan, that reigned in Hazor “village”; the captain of whose host was Sisera “battle array”, which dwelt in Harosheth “workmanship” [so called from the different races, possible giants included]of the Gentiles." Again and again, this history had been repeated. Yahweh had fulfilled His word, "If ye will not hearken unto Me, and will not do all these commandments; and if ye shall despise My statutes, or if your soul abhor My judgments, so that ye will not do all My commandments, but that ye break My covenant: I will also do this unto you;…I will set My face against you, and ye shall be slain before your enemies: they that hate you shall reign over you; and ye shall flee when none pursueth you." (Lev. 26:14-17.) But Yahweh had made a provision, which was recorded by the Psalmist, "Then they cried unto Yahweh in their trouble, and He delivered them out of their distresses." (Psa. 107:6; 13; 19; 28.)Deborah is introduced as a ‘prophetess', but a prophet was not someone who foretold the future. They ‘heard' a message from Yahweh in some way and passed it on. Often the message was about staying apart from the surrounding cultures and maintaining the unique identity and beliefs of Israel.  The judges of Israel did not impose their authority on the Israelite people - they did not need to. They were representatives of Yahweh, transmitting direct messages from Yahweh. Deborah also acted as an prophet when, sitting under a special palm tree in the hill country of Ephraim, she gave judgment on particular matters. This palm tree was the ancient equivalent of a judge's courthouse, a place where people went when they needed a dispute settled. But it was more than that, too.  Deborah's duties and ministry was similar to all the other judges of Israel and even went a bit more.She was the leader of the Nation. She helped to settle their disputes. She was also a prophetess who gave the nation direction from Yahweh She was respected by all the people. She was called by Yahweh.The land had peace for forty years due to her ministry. (Judges 4 and 5)  If Deborah were under our dispensation she would have occupied the office of a pastor, prophet, and teacher. Certain places were seen as sacred, as having some special aura that linked them to Yahweh. Mount Carmel in northern Israel, for example, gets its name from the word kerymail or vineyard of El, the high Elohim. This place must once have been dedicated to the Elohim El, and used by his priests and priestesses for worship.Oracles were common in the ancient world. People believed they had special wisdom given by Elohim. Oracles could give advice on difficult problems. An oracle listened, considered the problem or question, and then spoke words of advice. These words might be in the form of a riddle, which the listener had to interpret, or they might be more direct. Deborah was inspired to speak out about the deteriorating state of the country around Ephraim. Law and order had broken down, and it was no longer safe to travel on the highways.It is the calling and gifts of Yahweh on a person's life that brings them into the ministry of Yahweh. Your sex has nothing to do with it. As you dedicate yourself to Yahweh and seek His face you will be prepared to fulfill His will for your life. It has to be said that the Israelite settlers in the hill-country of Canaan were largely to blame for these problems. They continually raided the Canaanite farms and villages on the prosperous plains below their hill settlements, and of course the powerful city-states retaliated and ‘oppressed' the Israelites.  Once again the Canaanites were led by King Jabin of Hazor.  Jabin ruled a large, fortified city-state in upper Canaan, and may have been the leader of a confederation of Canaanite city-states. His aim was to restore Canaan's power by exterminating the Israelite invaders (Judges 4:6-11 and 5:12-18). Join me as we go Chapter by Chapter, Verse by Verse, Unraveling the Words of Yahweh!Have any questions? Feel free to email me; keitner2024@outlook.com

(This podcast was previously published on, November 1, 2021)   Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...   Judges 4  (Deborah)   1 And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD, when Ehud was dead.   2 And the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose host was Sisera, which dwelt in Harosheth of the Gentiles.   3 And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.   4 And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time.   5 And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.   (Deborah was given a message for Barak, the captain of the army of God, who had delayed going to war.)   6 And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedeshnaphtali, and said unto him, Hath not the LORD God of Israel commanded, saying, Go and draw toward mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun?   7 And I will draw unto thee to the river Kishon Sisera, the captain of Jabin's army, with his chariots and his multitude; and I will deliver him into thine hand.   8 And Barak said unto her, If thou wilt go with me, then I will go: but if thou wilt not go with me, then I will not go.   9 And she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for thine honour; for the LORD shall sell Sisera into the hand of a woman.   And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.   10 And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh; and he went up with ten thousand men at his feet: and Deborah went up with him.   11 Now Heber the Kenite, which was of the children of Hobab the father in law of Moses, had severed himself from the Kenites, and pitched his tent unto the plain of Zaanaim, which is by Kedesh.   (Here is a connection with friends of God and notice that Heber had "severed himself" from the enemies of God and no longer lived with the Kenites.  So we see that some of this group would not be supportive of Sisera though they did give him some information but that information lured Sisera to his downfall and his eventual death.)   12 And they shewed Sisera that Barak the son of Abinoam was gone up to mount Tabor.   13 And Sisera gathered together all his chariots, even nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people that were with him, from Harosheth of the Gentiles unto the river of Kishon.   14 And Deborah said unto Barak, Up; for this is the day in which the LORD hath delivered Sisera into thine hand: is not the LORD gone out before thee?   So Barak went down from mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him.   15 And the LORD discomfited Sisera, and all his chariots, and all his host, with the edge of the sword before Barak; so that Sisera lighted down off his chariot, and fled away on his feet.   16 But Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the host, unto Harosheth of the Gentiles: and all the host of Sisera fell upon the edge of the sword; and there was not a man left.   (God shows all of the enemies of the children of Israel being destroyed.)   17 Howbeit Sisera (the captain of the host of Canaan) fled away on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite: for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.   18 And Jael (Herber's wife) went out to meet Sisera, and said unto him, Turn in, my lord, turn in to me; fear not. And when he had turned in unto her into the tent, she covered him with a mantle.   (She appears to support Sisera.)   19 And he said unto her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink; for I am thirsty. And she opened a bottle of milk, and gave him drink, and covered him.   20 Again he said unto her, Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man doth come and enquire of thee, and say, Is there any man here? that thou shalt say, No.   21 Then Jael Heber's wife took a nail of the tent, and took an hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him (to Sisera), and smote the nail into his temples, and fastened it into the ground: for he was fast asleep and weary. So he died.   22 And, behold, as Barak (the captain of the army of Israel) pursued Sisera, Jael (Herber's wife) came out to meet him, and said unto him, Come, and I will shew thee the man whom thou seekest.   And when he came into her tent, behold, Sisera lay dead, and the nail was in his temples.   23 So God subdued on that day Jabin the king of Canaan before the children of Israel.   24 And the hand of the children of Israel prospered, and prevailed against Jabin the king of Canaan, until they had destroyed Jabin king of Canaan.

We ended last week… talking about the difference between the tribes of Reuben and Meroz… and the tribes of Zebulun and Naphtali. When God called Reuben… they seriously thought about going… but they didn't. Meroz had the opportunity to go… and they didn't. But when God called Zebulun and Naphtali… they actually went. And that left us with a question: When God places an opportunity for obedience in front of us… do we merely think about it—or do we act? Zebulun and Naphtali acted… they obeyed. Well tonight… Deborah's gonna to show us somebody who acted. Her name was Jael.

We are wrapping up the two-fold narrative of Judges chapter four (and five, which is its song-based summary), and it occurred to me how often God clarifies who the "main actor" of the story is. The way the story is written is very intentional—things that are emphasized and repeated are important, and often the things not directly mentioned (or intentionally left out) are important too. And all along the way, it's vital to recognize who is emphasized as the hero of the story. Israel thought of themselves as the main actor. A pop-level term for this is "main character syndrome," where we consider ourselves the hero of the story (while everyone else is a supporting character at best). This had been Israel's line of thinking, and God has been teaching them that their focus has been quite wrong. Israel is not the hero. Not even the Judges and deliverers who God used are the heroes, at least not ultimately. God is the hero of the story, and He is delivering His people. When we lose sight of this, it throws everything off. We make everything about us, instead of looking to Scripture to first and foremost tell us about God. We begin to look at our lives as our own, instead of remembering that our lives are not our own but belong wholly to Christ. In short, we begin to make ourselves the center of the story... as opposed to remembering that God is the center of the story. And it can often happen without our noticing it, which is why God gives us reminders like the book of Judges. I pray that as we hear from our sister Jael this Sunday, that we would be reminded how great our God is, and how wonderful that He works through His people!

We ended last week… talking about the difference between the tribes of Reuben and Meroz… and the tribes of Zebulun and Naphtali. When God called Reuben… they seriously thought about going… but they didn't. Meroz had the opportunity to go… and they didn't. But when God called Zebulun and Naphtali… they actually went. And that left us with a question: When God places an opportunity for obedience in front of us… do we merely think about it—or do we act? Zebulun and Naphtali acted… they obeyed. Well tonight… Deborah's gonna to show us somebody who acted. Her name was Jael.

Peter Leithart, James Bejon, Jeff Meyers, and Alastair Roberts begin their discussion of Judges 4 by considering Deborah's judgeship and her commissioning of Barak. They challenge the common assumption that Deborah's leadership should be understood merely as a consequence of male failure, instead presenting Deborah and Jael as heroic women who employ distinctively feminine weapons in Israel's holy war. Along the way they discuss women as “battle mates,” Deborah as a mother in Israel, the Lord's use of weak and unexpected instruments, and the breakdown of ordinary social structures under Canaanite oppression. The conversation then turns to Jabin's reversal of the conquest, Israel's inverted jubilee, Sisera's 900 iron chariots, the chapter's Exodus patterns, the significance of Deborah's name, her palm-tree court between Ramah and Bethel, and Barak's hesitation to obey the word of Yahweh. Give to our work and become a partner! theopolisinstitute.com/give/ Get the new Theopolis App! app.theopolisinstitute.com/menu Use Code "theopolitan" to get your first month free! ______________________ Sign up for In Medias Res mailchi.mp/0b01d726f2fe/inmediasres ________ Theopolis on Youtube www.youtube.com/c/Theopolisinstitute Theopolis Blog: theopolisinstitute.com/theopolis-blog/ Website: theopolisinstitute.com Twitter: @_theopolis

Preached at The Perfect Mantle Camp Meeting in King of Prussia, USA, 11th June 2026

Preached at The Perfect Mantle Camp Meeting in King of Prussia, USA, 11th June 2026

Peter Leithart, James Bejon, and Alastair Roberts continue their discussion of Judges 3 by finishing the story of Ehud and turning to the brief account of Shamgar. They explore the aftermath of Eglon's death, Ehud's escape, the trapping and slaughter of the Moabites at the Jordan, and the Exodus and conquest patterns running through the episode. Along the way they discuss Eglon's fall as a parody of idolatrous glory, the repeated imagery of piercing and bodily destruction in Judges, Ehud's attack on the head of Moab, Benjamin's role in the victory, the significance of the 10,000 slain Moabites, and the land itself fighting on Israel's behalf. The conversation then turns to Shamgar, his possible foreign background, his relationship to Jael and Samson, his oxgoad as an unconventional weapon, and the way God raises up unexpected deliverers to fight regional battles on Israel's behalf. Give to our work and become a partner! theopolisinstitute.com/give/ Get the new Theopolis App! app.theopolisinstitute.com/menu Use Code "theopolitan" to get your first month free! ______________________ Sign up for In Medias Res mailchi.mp/0b01d726f2fe/inmediasres ________ Theopolis on Youtube www.youtube.com/c/Theopolisinstitute Theopolis Blog: theopolisinstitute.com/theopolis-blog/ Website: theopolisinstitute.com Twitter: @_theopolis

https://michaelbasham.com/Perhaps you're like a lot of people who say they don't believe in God but aren't really atheists. Maybe you simply haven't made a final decision because you haven't had a real chance to know the Truth! But even if you have doubts or questions on your mind or heart that need answering in order for you to be convinced, if you're sincere and really want the answers, if you really want to know God, He will show you!Even if you don't believe in God or the Bible or anything else, you can put God in a test tube and prove He exists!--And you are the tube! You just need to put God in you and see what happens! If you'll just sincerely pray, "God, if there is a God out there somewhere, show me! Reveal Yourself!," He will! Once you admit the possibility, then you're giving God a chance and there's a tiny spark of faith, a little mustard seed of faith has begun to grow! And God will honor that faith by letting you see and feel and know the proof!God loves faith! He loves us because we believe Him!--And once we believe, then He will prove Himself in many ways so that you will no longer have to believe purely by faith. He will prove Himself to you by answers to prayers and miracles, even the change in your own lives and the lives of others. And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD, when Ehud was dead.JDG.4:2 And the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose host was Sisera, which dwelt in Harosheth of the Gentiles.JDG.4:3 And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.JDG.4:4 And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time.JDG.4:5 And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.JDG.4:6 And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedeshnaphtali, and said unto him, Hath not the LORD God of Israel commanded, saying, Go and draw toward mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun?JDG.4:7 And I will draw unto thee to the river Kishon Sisera, the captain of Jabin's army, with his chariots and his multitude; and I will deliver him into thine hand.JDG.4:8 And Barak said unto her, If thou wilt go with me, then I will go: but if thou wilt not go with me, then I will not go.JDG.4:9 And she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for thine honour; for the LORD shall sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.JDG.4:10 And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh; and he went up with ten thousand men at his feet: and Deborah went up with him.JDG.4:11 Now Heber the Kenite, which was of the children of Hobab the father in law of Moses, had severed himself from the Kenites, and pitched his tent unto the plain of Zaanaim, which is by Kedesh.JDG.4:12 And they shewed Sisera that Barak the son of Abinoam was gone up to mount Tabor.JDG.4:13 And Sisera gathered together all his chariots, even nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people that were with him, from Harosheth of the Gentiles unto the river of Kishon.JDG.4:14 And Deborah said unto Barak, Up; for this is the day in which the LORD hath delivered Sisera into thine hand: is not the LORD gone out before thee? So Barak went down from mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him.JDG.4:15 And the LORD discomfited Sisera, and all his chariots, and all his host, with the edge of the sword before Barak; so that Sisera lighted down off his chariot, and fled away on his feet.JDG.4:16 But Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the host, unto Harosheth of the Gentiles: and all the host of Sisera fell upon the edge of the sword; and there was not a man left.JDG.4:17 Howbeit Sisera fled away on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite: for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.JDG.4:18 And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said unto him, Turn in, my lord, turn in to me; fear not. And when he had turned in unto her into the tent, she covered him with a mantle.JDG.4:19 And he said unto her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink; for I am thirsty. And she opened a bottle of milk, and gave him drink, and covered him.JDG.4:20 Again he said unto her, Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man doth come and enquire of thee, and say, Is there any man here? that thou shalt say, No.JDG.4:21 Then Jael Heber's wife took a nail of the tent, and took an hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the nail into his temples, and fastened it into the ground: for he was fast asleep and weary. So he died.JDG.4:22 And, behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said unto him, Come, and I will shew thee the man whom thou seekest. And when he came into her tent, behold, Sisera lay dead, and the nail was in his temples.JDG.4:23 So God subdued on that day Jabin the king of Canaan before the children of Israel.JDG.4:24 And the hand of the children of Israel prospered, and prevailed against Jabin the king of Canaan, until they had destroyed Jabin king of Canaan.Chapter 5JDG.5:1 Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying,JDG.5:2 Praise ye the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves.JDG.5:3 Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto the LORD; I will sing praise to the LORD God of Israel.JDG.5:4 LORD, when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water.JDG.5:5 The mountains melted from before the LORD, even that Sinai from before the LORD God of Israel.JDG.5:6 In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travellers walked through byways.JDG.5:7 The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel.JDG.5:8 They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?JDG.5:9 My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the LORD.JDG.5:10 Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way.JDG.5:11 They that are delivered from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water, there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the LORD, even the righteous acts toward the inhabitants of his villages in Israel: then shall the people of the LORD go down to the gates.JDG.5:12 Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam.JDG.5:13 Then he made him that remaineth have dominion over the nobles among the people: the LORD made me have dominion over the mighty.JDG.5:14 Out of Ephraim was there a root of them against Amalek; after thee, Benjamin, among thy people; out of Machir came down governors, and out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer.JDG.5:15 And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah; even Issachar, and also Barak: he was sent on foot into the valley. For the divisions of Reuben there were great thoughts of heart.JDG.5:16 Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings of the flocks? For the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.JDG.5:17 Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea shore, and abode in his breaches.JDG.5:18 Zebulun and Naphtali were a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death in the high places of the field.JDG.5:19 The kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money.JDG.5:20 They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.JDG.5:21 The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength.JDG.5:22 Then were the horsehoofs broken by the means of the pransings, the pransings of their mighty ones.JDG.5:23 Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the LORD, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the LORD, to the help of the LORD against the mighty.JDG.5:24 Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent.JDG.5:25 He asked water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth butter in a lordly dish.JDG.5:26 She put her hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workmen's hammer; and with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote off his head, when she had pierced and stricken through his temples.JDG.5:27 At her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay down: at her feet he bowed, he fell: where he bowed, there he fell down dead.JDG.5:28 The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming? why tarry the wheels of his chariots?JDG.5:29 Her wise ladies answered her, yea, she returned answer to herself,JDG.5:30 Have they not sped? have they not divided the prey; to every man a damsel or two; to Sisera a prey of divers colours, a prey of divers colours of needlework, of divers colours of needlework on both sides, meet for the necks of them that take the spoil?JDG.5:31 So let all thine enemies perish, O LORD: but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. 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08/30/2026 Paul Bang   Judges 5:1-7 The Song of Deborah and Barak 5 Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day: 2 “That the leaders took the lead in Israel,     that the people offered themselves willingly,     bless the Lord! 3 “Hear, O kings; give ear, O princes;     to the Lord I will sing;     I will make melody to the Lord, the God of Israel. 4 “Lord, when you went out from Seir,     when you marched from the region of Edom, the earth trembled     and the heavens dropped,     yes, the clouds dropped water. 5 The mountains quaked before the Lord,     even Sinai before the Lord,[a] the God of Israel. 6 “In the days of Shamgar, son of Anath,     in the days of Jael, the highways were abandoned,     and travelers kept to the byways. 7 The villagers ceased in Israel;     they ceased to be until I arose;     I, Deborah, arose as a mother in Israel. Judges 5:24-31 24 “Most blessed of women be Jael,     the wife of Heber the Kenite,     of tent-dwelling women most blessed. 25 He asked for water and she gave him milk;     she brought him curds in a noble's bowl. 26 She sent her hand to the tent peg     and her right hand to the workmen's mallet; she struck Sisera;     she crushed his head;     she shattered and pierced his temple. 27 Between her feet     he sank, he fell, he lay still; between her feet     he sank, he fell; where he sank,     there he fell—dead. 28 “Out of the window she peered,     the mother of Sisera wailed through the lattice: ‘Why is his chariot so long in coming?     Why tarry the hoofbeats of his chariots?' 29 Her wisest princesses answer,     indeed, she answers herself, 30 ‘Have they not found and divided the spoil?—     A womb or two for every man; spoil of dyed materials for Sisera,     spoil of dyed materials embroidered,     two pieces of dyed work embroidered for the neck as spoil?' 31 “So may all your enemies perish, O Lord!     But your friends be like the sun as he rises in his might.” And the land had rest for forty years.

KPW - Kingdom Praying Women Conference | August 25, 2026 You have been called into far more than a Christianity of forgiveness, personal comfort, religious activity, answered needs, or escape from judgment; through Christ you have been brought into a new priesthood after the order of Melchizedek and given the power of an endless life—the very life of God—which makes you a citizen of the age to come and equips you to participate in God's purpose for the earth. God desires a willing people in the day of His power, vessels through whom His will can move from individual lives into families, communities, cities, and nations; yet this requires surrender, because the greatest hindrances are often idols hidden in the heart—ambition, pleasure, money, career, marriage, children, reputation, family identity, pain, trauma, lack, personal opinions, quarrels, strife, bitterness, wounded pride, ingrained character traits, and even the insistence on living according to your own beliefs rather than the way of the Lord. Real Christianity therefore involves sacrifice, self-denial, training, discipline, and learning to put away whatever competes with God, not because earthly responsibilities are evil, but because nothing should possess the place in your heart that belongs to Him. Ministry itself is not entertainment, visibility, a platform, emotional excitement, or the gathering of crowds; it exists to establish the will of God, equip people for spiritual battle, form Christ within them, and raise burden bearers who can hear what heaven is saying and respond. This requires perpetual spiritual awareness: like Jael and Abigail, learn to understand what is happening around you, recognize the spiritual significance of circumstances, remain alert to God's movements, and respond with wisdom rather than panic; do not live merely for yourself, your spouse, your children, your work, and your comfort while the purposes of God and the suffering of others remain outside your concern. Guard your heart and mind with the Word, study Scripture not merely to preach or impress others but to know God, bear His nature, recognize His voice, and become inwardly transformed. Learn to hear His quiet invitations to come aside, remain conscious of Him even in ordinary activities, and cultivate such fellowship that carrying His burdens becomes a way of life rather than an occasional spiritual experience. Understand also that following Christ does not remove battle; victory is promised, but warfare remains part of life on earth, which is why believers must be trained rather than permanently dependent on others to fight for them. Parents should raise children who know how to stand in faith, ministers should equip people for the day of battle, and believers should learn to wield the Word as the shield of faith rather than merely saying they believe God. At times this training will require costly obedience—fasting, prayer, loss of sleep, prolonged waiting, disciplined attention, and other sacrifices directed by God—because some spiritual assignments cannot be carried by an undisciplined life. Yet warfare must always begin from Christ's finished victory: principalities and powers have been defeated, Christ has disarmed the enemy, and your identity must be rooted in what He accomplished rather than in fear of darkness. The answer is not terror but justification through Christ. Be quick to acknowledge wrong, repent, confess sin, apologize where necessary, walk peaceably with people, and apply the blood of Jesus in faith, because what has been confessed and cleansed cannot rightly continue to stand as a weapon of condemnation. Prayer itself must recover its sacredness: it is not primarily performance, duration, noise, bodily movement, public display, or religious reputation, but genuinely standing before God with your heart, mind, attention, and spirit fixed on Him. Learn to talk to God rather than kneeling physically while your mind converses with worries, offenses, business, arguments, and idols; approach Him one matter at a time, remain until your heart is truly before Him, pray with understanding and in the Spirit, and learn how to receive from Him. Emotional expression is not wrong—there are burdens that will make you weep, groan, or travail—but let those emotions arise from communion with God rather than from untreated wounds and personal vengeance. Make yourself available, therefore, not merely to receive God's goodness but to become useful to Him; let Christ be formed in your character, let His Word govern your mind, let His blood silence condemnation, let His presence shape your prayers, let His burdens enlarge your heart beyond yourself, and let the power of His endless life make you a sober, willing, disciplined, spiritually awake priest who can stand in the gap, bear the purposes of heaven, overcome the adversary, bless others, and help bring the will of God into manifestation on the earth.

08/16/2026 Rev. Paul Bang   Judges 4: 1-24   English Standard Version     Deborah and Barak 4 And the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the Lord after Ehud died. 2 And the Lord sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor. The commander of his army was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth-hagoyim. 3 Then the people of Israel cried out to the Lord for help, for he had 900 chariots of iron and he oppressed the people of Israel cruelly for twenty years. 4 Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time. 5 She used to sit under the palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, and the people of Israel came up to her for judgment. 6 She sent and summoned Barak the son of Abinoam from Kedesh-naphtali and said to him, “Has not the Lord, the God of Israel, commanded you, ‘Go, gather your men at Mount Tabor, taking 10,000 from the people of Naphtali and the people of Zebulun. 7 And I will draw out Sisera, the general of Jabin's army, to meet you by the river Kishon with his chariots and his troops, and I will give him into your hand'?” 8 Barak said to her, “If you will go with me, I will go, but if you will not go with me, I will not go.” 9 And she said, “I will surely go with you. Nevertheless, the road on which you are going will not lead to your glory, for the Lord will sell Sisera into the hand of a woman.” Then Deborah arose and went with Barak to Kedesh. 10 And Barak called out Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh. And 10,000 men went up at his heels, and Deborah went up with him. 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 far away as the oak in Zaanannim, which is near Kedesh. 12 When Sisera was told that Barak the son of Abinoam had gone up to Mount Tabor, 13 Sisera called out all his chariots, 900 chariots of iron, and all the men who were with him, from Harosheth-hagoyim to the river Kishon. 14 And Deborah said to Barak, “Up! For this is the day in which the Lord has given Sisera into your hand. Does not the Lord go out before you?” So Barak went down from Mount Tabor with 10,000 men following him. 15 And the Lord routed Sisera and all his chariots and all his army before Barak by the edge of the sword. And Sisera got down from his chariot and fled away on foot. 16 And Barak pursued the chariots and the army to Harosheth-hagoyim, and all the army of Sisera fell by the edge of the sword; not a man was left. 17 But Sisera fled away on foot to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite. 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 her into the tent, and she covered him with a rug. 19 And he said to her, “Please give me a little water to drink, for I am thirsty.” So she opened a skin of milk and gave him a drink and covered him. 20 And he said to her, “Stand at the opening of the tent, and if any man comes and asks you, ‘Is anyone here?' say, ‘No.'” 21 But Jael the wife of Heber took a tent peg, and took a hammer in her hand. Then she went softly to him and drove the peg into his temple until it went down into the ground while he was lying fast asleep from weariness. So he died. 22 And behold, as Barak was pursuing Sisera, Jael went out to meet him and said to him, “Come, and I will show you the man whom you are seeking.” So he went in to her tent, and there lay Sisera dead, with the tent peg in his temple. 23 So on that day God subdued Jabin the king of Canaan before the people of Israel. 24 And the hand of the people of Israel pressed harder and harder against Jabin the king of Canaan, until they destroyed Jabin king of Canaan.

Join us as Pastor Mike explores Judges 4–5 and the story of Deborah, Barak, and Jael. Discover how spiritual drift, fear, and conditional obedience can quietly pull us away from God. Don't just look at the waves—learn to recognize the undercurrent.

What does it look like when God chooses the most unlikely people to accomplish the most extraordinary things? In Judges 4 and 5, we encounter the story of Deborah, Barak, and Jael -- a narrative that turns every expectation about power and leadership completely upside down. Deborah stands out as a prophet and judge at a time when Israel had forgotten who God was and what He had done for them. Her faithfulness and confidence in God's word stands in sharp contrast to a people caught in a cycle of sin, oppression, and desperate crying out for rescue. The story invites us to ask ourselves an honest question: do we truly trust what God says, or do we, like Barak, hesitate and look for extra reassurance before we step forward in faith? As we trace this story together, we are reminded that the battle ultimately belongs to God -- and that He rarely wins it the way we would expect.

Today's Bible Verse: "But Jael, Heber's wife, picked up a tent peg and a hammer and went quietly to him while he lay fast asleep, exhausted. She drove the peg through his temple into the ground, and he died." — Judges 4:21 Judges 4:21 records one of the most unexpected moments in the Bible. Israel's victory did not come through a mighty warrior or a powerful army, but through Jael—an ordinary woman who courageously acted at a pivotal moment. God used someone few would have expected to accomplish His purposes and bring deliverance to His people. Become a BibleStudyTools.com PLUS Member today: https://www.biblestudytools.com/subscribe/ Looking for a peaceful way to end your day? Listen to "Your Nightly Scripture" to end your day with God's word Meet Today’s Host: Jennifer Slattery Discover more devotions with Jennifer at Your Daily Bible Verse on LifeAudio Jennifer Slattery is a national speaker and multi-published author, She’s passionate about helping believers live with bold faith, rooted in surrender to Christ’s purpose. Jennifer co-hosts both Your Daily Bible Verse and Faith Over Fear, encouraging listeners to step into their God-given identity. Her teachings blend Scripture with personal insight to help others embrace God’s power over fear and move forward with confidence.

Today we'll talk about truths learned from the story of Deborah and Jael.

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We're so glad you're listening to our podcast! This sermon is based on Judges 4:1–24, which is the story of Deborah's reign as judge of Israel, along with Jael's brief but violent encounter with Sisera. It's part of our summer sermon series "Rediscovering Forgotten Women of the Bible." In this sermon we wonder what Deborah and Jael's stories have to say about "biblical womanhood," and if perhaps it's a bit wider and more impactful than we've previously believed. Hope it is a challenging and encouraging word to you this week.To find out more about the sermon series you can visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.williamsburgbaptist.com/summer2026.html⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.To find out more about our church, you can head on over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.williamsburgbaptist.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you have a moment, we'd also love for you to click over to follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.We are a small but vibrant and growing congregation, and there are lots of ways to connect. Please don't hesitate to reach out if we can help support you in any way! Thanks so much for tuning in!

We delve into the era of the judges, focusing on the extraordinary story of Deborah and Jael. As Israel faces severe oppression under Jabin, king of Canaan, and his commander Sisera, God raises up Deborah, a prophetess and judge, who calls Barak to lead an army against their enemies. Despite Barak's initial fear, he follows Deborah's guidance to victory. However, the ultimate glory goes to Jael, a non-Israelite woman, who kills Sisera, fulfilling a prophecy of Deborah.Support the showRead along with us in the Bible Brief App! Try the Bible Brief book for an offline experience!Get your free Bible Timeline with the 10 Steps: Timeline LinkSupport the show: Tap here to become a monthly supporter!Review the show: Tap here!Want to go deeper?...Download the Bible Brief App!iPhone: App Store LinkAndroid: Play Store LinkWant a physical book? Check out "Bible Brief" by our founder!Amazon: Amazon LinkWebsite: biblebrief.orgInstagram: @realbiblebriefX: @biblebriefFacebook: @realbiblebriefEmail the Show: biblebrief@biblelit.orgWant to learn the Bible languages (Greek & Hebrew)? Check out our partner Biblingo (and use our link/code for a discount!): https://biblin...

In this week's Still They Speak message, we listen to the enduring witness of Jael and Benaiah, two lesser-known Old Testament witnesses whose lives point us to Jesus. Through Jael, we see that God often brings victory in the most unexpected ways, ultimately fulfilled in Christ's triumph at the cross. Through Benaiah, we learn to trust God enough to step into the battles He calls us to fight, remain faithful in every season, and leave recognition and promotion in God's hands. Their lives remind us that true courage is rooted in faith, and that every faithful witness ultimately directs our eyes to Jesus.

Judges is a book of riddles, grotesque comedy, tribal fracture, liturgical chaos, and unexpected deliverance. Peter Leithart, Jeff Meyers, Alastair Roberts, and James Bejon open a new Theopolis series on the book of Judges, considering why this strange and violent book rewards close attention. The conversation explores the legacy of James Jordan's work on Judges, the book's intricate literary design, its unusual heroes and weapons, its recurring images of mutilation and deliverance, and the long Christian tradition of reading figures like Samson as types of Christ. Along the way, the discussion moves through Jonathan Edwards on Samson, E.T.A. Davidson's work on the book's visual “tableaux,” the role of women like Deborah and Jael, the political and tribal tensions of Israel, and the repeated refrain that “there was no king in Israel.” The episode closes by considering how Judges exposes Israel's liturgical disorder and points beyond human kingship to the reign of Yahweh. Give to our work and become a partner! theopolisinstitute.com/give/ Get the new Theopolis App! app.theopolisinstitute.com/menu Use Code "theopolitan" to get your first month free! ______________________ Sign up for In Medias Res mailchi.mp/0b01d726f2fe/inmediasres ________ Theopolis on Youtube www.youtube.com/c/Theopolisinstitute Theopolis Blog: theopolisinstitute.com/theopolis-blog/ Website: theopolisinstitute.com Twitter: @_theopolis

Repair is possible, even when parenting feels painful, complicated, or far from what we imagined. In Part 2 of this special Rise and Shine episode, Adrienne continues her conversation with Momentum Educators Ruchi Koval and Jael Toledo about Jewish motherhood, adult children, family dynamics, grief, and repair. This conversation explores what happens when children make choices that challenge our expectations, including choices around Jewish identity, Israel, relationships, family traditions, and independence. Ruchi and Jael offer honest, compassionate guidance on listening to understand, managing anxiety, setting healthy boundaries, and taking our own pain to the right places so our children are not asked to carry it. The Rise & Shine Podcast Series is made possible by the generous support of Bonnie Vozar of Chicago, Illinois. If you would like to sponsor an upcoming podcast, please email us at info@momentumunlimited.org

Repair is possible, even when parenting feels painful, complicated, or far from what we imagined. In Part 2 of this special episode, Adrienne continues her conversation with Momentum Educators Ruchi Koval and Jael Toledo about Jewish motherhood, adult children, family dynamics, grief, and repair. This conversation explores what happens when children make choices that challenge our expectations, including choices around Jewish identity, Israel, relationships, family traditions, and independence. Ruchi and Jael offer honest, compassionate guidance on listening to understand, managing anxiety, setting healthy boundaries, and taking our own pain to the right places so our children are not asked to carry it.

What happens when life's challenges become the foundation of your purpose?In this inspiring episode of The Ugandan Boy Talk Show, we sit down with Kimberly Jael Aremo Acio, a youth advocate, former valedictorian, and Miss Universe Uganda Top 25 contestant. Kimberly opens up about her upbringing across different parts of Uganda, the challenges she faced growing up, and how difficult experiences helped shape her passion for youth empowerment.We discuss personal growth, resilience, leadership, self-belief, and the importance of using your voice to create positive change. Kimberly also shares lessons she has learned along her journey and why empowering young people has become a mission close to her heart.If you're looking for motivation, inspiration, and a powerful conversation about purpose and overcoming adversity, this episode is for you.

Repair is possible, even when parenting feels painful, complicated, or far from what we imagined. In Part 2 of this special episode, Adrienne continues her conversation with Momentum Educators Ruchi Koval and Jael Toledo about Jewish motherhood, adult children, family dynamics, grief, and repair. This conversation explores what happens when children make choices that challenge our expectations, including choices around Jewish identity, Israel, relationships, family traditions, and independence. Ruchi and Jael offer honest, compassionate guidance on listening to understand, managing anxiety, setting healthy boundaries, and taking our own pain to the right places so our children are not asked to carry it.

Put first things first, and He'll take care of the rest.Emma Waters has implemented this quote from C.S. Lewis into her life and the flourishing of the fruit from it is beautiful. It is impossible to do justice to every detail of Lead Like Jael, but such a book is an essential how-to guide to create a world after feminism - one that honors women and gives space for us to use the gifts that God has given us. Waters' new book, Lead Like Jael, asks the question: What if the pursuit of “having it all” is costing women the very things they were made to love? In a culture that insists women must choose between two extremes—become a “girl boss” or embrace a “tradwife” ideal—many find themselves longing for something deeper. Neither path fully answers the yearning for purpose, wisdom, and a life aligned with God's design.Lead Like Jael offers a better way with PRACTICAL steps to start living out this design - which is what I love about it! Idealistic and realistic - hallelujah! Written for women in every stage of life, Lead Like Jael rejects simplistic cultural labels and invites readers into biblical maturity. Waters makes the case for the Tent Peg Strategy, offering seven principles for living wisely in a disordered age:Discernment shaped by God's WordShrewdness guided by conviction and courageResourcefulness grounded in duty to one's homeHospitality as a life-giving and life-saving force Marriage that embraces husbands as battle-mates, not rivalsMotherhood as warfare wielding self-sacrificial love Wise counsel from faithful womenWhether you're just beginning your journey or guiding others along theirs, this book meets you where you are and speaks with strength, clarity, and hope. God's Word leaves no room for passivity: “The wisest of women builds her house, but folly with her own hands tears it down” (Proverbs 14:1).Emma Waters is a Policy Analyst for the Center for Technology and the Human Person at The Heritage Foundation. Her work focuses on family, bioethics, and reproductive technology. She is a former Visiting Fellow with Independent Women's Forum and a contributing author with World Magazine. Emma graduated valedictorian of Lee University with a double major in Political Science and Biblical & Theological Studies. Today, she lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and their two children. Follow her on X @emlwaters.Here are some things we mentioned in this episode:Lead Like JaelBe sure to stay up to date with Abundant Life: You Were Made for More by visiting our blog - and if you're loving the podcast, send guest recommendations to us or leave us a star-rating/review on your favorite listening platform to spread the word about the you were made for more message.You Were Made for More Social Media: FacebookInstagram

“Black educators help students see what's possible.” In this episode, Philadelphia second-grade teacher Jael Ferguson shares her nontraditional journey into education, leaving a toxic office job to pursue her calling through a teacher residency program. Inspired by mentors and the Black educators who poured into her along the way, Jael reflects on the importance of representation, leadership, and creating classrooms where students feel seen, supported, and empowered to dream beyond their circumstances.“We have to rebuild the village.” Jael discusses the challenges of teaching during and after COVID-19, the importance of strong family partnerships, and why community-centered education is essential for student success. From helping struggling readers and English language learners find confidence to celebrating every win with joy and intention, she believes that praise, exposure, and high expectations can transform lives. Grounded in mentorship, service, and a commitment to meeting students where they are, Jael's story is a powerful reminder that lasting impact happens when educators, families, and communities work together.

A @Christadelphians Video: **YouTube Video Description**In this **outstanding** and **thought-provoking** fifth instalment of *One In Christ: Complementary Roles*, Bible student Mark O'Grady delivers a **revealing** and **insightful** exposition on vulnerability. We explore what happens when the men who are called to lead—whether in the home or ecclesia—fall short, make mistakes, or even become wicked. How do faithful sisters navigate real‑life complications whilst upholding divine principles? Drawing from the rich tapestry of Scripture, we examine examples that are both **wonderful** and searingly honest: Bathsheba's respectful genius with an ageing king, Hannah's meek response to a false accusation, Jael's extraordinary courage in a treacherous household, and Abigail's decisive action to avert disaster. This is not abstract theory; it is practical, Spirit‑filled wisdom for every flawed human relationship. Whether you are a brother grappling with the weight of your responsibility or a sister seeking guidance in lonely territory, this study will challenge and inspire you to apply God's principles with grace, integrity, and resilience.**

What does Biblical femininity actually look like? Nick's wife, Tina, spoke to Young America's Foundation about Proverbs 31 and the courageous story of Jael.GET YOUR MERCH HERE: https://shop.nickjfreitas.com/BECOME A MEMBER OF THE IC: https://NickJFreitas.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/nickjfreitas/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NickFreitasVATwitter: https://twitter.com/NickJFreitasYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NickjfreitasTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nickjfreitas3.0

Judges 4:1–24 with Pastor David Maestas In Judges 4, Israel once again finds itself trapped in the familiar cycle of rebellion, oppression, and desperation. After turning away from the Lord, they spend twenty years under the harsh rule of King Jabin and the military oppression of Sisera. But in the midst of fear and uncertainty, God raises up an unlikely leader: Deborah. As a prophetess and judge, Deborah stands as a powerful example of wisdom, courage, and faithfulness. Through her leadership, God calls Barak to step forward and lead Israel into battle. Yet Barak hesitates. Though God had already given clear direction, fear causes him to seek reassurance before obeying. This chapter reminds us that faith is not the absence of fear. Faith is choosing obedience despite it. Throughout Judges 4, we see God accomplish His purposes through unexpected people and unlikely circumstances. Deborah leads. Barak follows. Jael enters the story in a surprising way. And ultimately, the victory belongs not to human strength, military strategy, or personal courage, but to the Lord. One of the central themes of Judges 4 is that God often works through people who are simply willing to say yes. The heroes of this chapter are not perfect. They wrestle with fear, uncertainty, and limitations. Yet God uses them anyway. This passage also challenges us to consider how often we delay obedience while waiting for perfect confidence. Like Barak, many of us know what God is asking us to do, but we hesitate because we want more certainty, more guarantees, or someone else to go with us. Meanwhile, Deborah's example reminds us what it looks like to trust God enough to step into difficult assignments with confidence in Him rather than confidence in ourselves. Judges 4 invites us to reflect on several important questions: Where is fear keeping me from obeying God? Am I waiting for certainty when God is asking for faith? Have I underestimated how God might use ordinary people for extraordinary purposes? Am I trusting in my own strength, or am I depending on the Lord?

In this episode, we tackle the raw and unfiltered Book of Judges. We step into an era where "there was no king in Israel" to see what happens when a society—and an individual—abandons prophetic boundaries and begins to substitute personal preference for divine law. The Pride Cycle: We analyze the text's relentless pattern of prosperity, pride, sin, suffering, supplication, and salvation. We look at why God preserves this cycle as a warning for our day. Gideon's Reduction: We explore why God reduced Gideon's army from 32,000 down to just 300 men. We learn why the Lord intentionally puts us in positions where we cannot boast in our own strength. The Leadership of Deborah: We study the courage of Deborah and the unexpected heroism of Jael, illustrating how God raises up faithful individuals to do what others are too fearful to attempt. The Descent of Samson: We map out the tragic, literal "downward" geographical and spiritual journey of Samson, looking at how a man of such high potential fell victim to low achievement because of weak self-discipline. Doing Right in Our Own Eyes: We conclude with the sobering final verse of the book, confronting the modern trap of moral relativism and discovering why true freedom requires submitting to the King of Kings. Call-to-Action: Gideon needed a fleece to confirm his faith, but eventually had to move forward in the dark. What is a "strange strategy" the Lord is asking you to trust in your life right now? Let's share our thoughts on overcoming personal spiritual cycles in the comments below. To keep your faith "Unshaken" through every round of life's trials, please like, subscribe, and share this video! Chapter Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction to the Book of Judges 3:01 The Pride Cycle 14:46 An Incomplete Conquest 23:29 Making the Rounds of Righteousness & Wickedness 43:25 The First Minor Judges 51:24 Deborah & Jael 1:08:06 The Song of Deborah & Mothers in Israel 1:31:45 Gideon's Doubt & Faith 1:54:49 The Sword of the Lord & of Gideon 2:17:28 Gideon's Aftermath 2:29:33 Abimelech's Reign & the Parable of the Bramble 2:44:07 Justice & Mercy, Goodness & Grief 2:52:11 Jephthah & His Daughter 3:16:15 Samson: Child of Promise 3:26:18 Samson's Strength and Weakness 3:57:39 Samson & Delilah 4:07:33 Bind and Blind 4:16:15 Micah and the Problem of Priestcraft 4:33:42 The Levite's Concubine and the Price of Virtue 5:00:52 Conclusion 

After the conquest of the Promised Land, Israel moves into the time of Judges. The book begins with the aftermath of Joshua's death and we see the people fall into a cycle of falling away from God, being subject to another nation, crying out to God for deliverance, a judge being raised, and then peace for a period of time before the cycle starts again. A word of warning: Judges can be a violent and often disturbing book. It is an example of how people act when they try to live apart from God and it is not pretty.If you are enjoying Bible Backdrop, please leave a 5 star rating and review. If you want to contact the show, the e-mail address is given in the episode. Find Bible Backdrop on Apple, Spotify or wherever podcasts are shown.

What if God isn't looking for the most gifted person in the room—but simply the one willing to say yes? In Part 3 of Women of the Bible, Lead Pastor Steve Garcia explores the remarkable story of Deborah and Jael—two ordinary women God used in extraordinary ways to change the course of Israel's history. In a culture where they would have been overlooked, God elevated their faith, courage, and availability to bring deliverance and victory. You'll discover: Why courage rooted in God can influence everyone around you How wisdom helps us navigate difficult and complicated decisions Why God often uses available people more than capable people God is not waiting for perfection. He's not looking for the most talented person in the room. He's simply looking for someone willing to say, “Yes, Lord.” - NEXT STEPS  Looking to take your next step?  We want to help! Text the word NEXT to 909-281-7797 or visit sunrisechurch.org/nextsteps. - GIVE TO SUNRISE CHURCH Imagine what God can do through our giving. You can give today at sunrisechurch.org/give  - FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SunriseChurchCA  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sunrisechurchca  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/SunriseChurch 

Dr. Lori Denning turns to two of Israel's most complicated judges, Gideon and Samson, and shows how gifted, Spirit-empowered men and women can unravel under the weight of pride and broken covenants, and why their stories are less a museum exhibit than a mirror.YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/dOm_VzXsybcFREE PDF DOWNLOADS OF followHIM QUOTE BOOKSNew Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastNTBookOld Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastOTBookBook of Mormon: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastBMBook WEEKLY NEWSLETTERhttps://tinyurl.com/followHIMnewsletter SOCIAL MEDIAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/followHIMpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcastTIMECODE00:00 - Part 2 - Dr. Lori Denning02:29 Gideon tears down his father's idol at night03:31 Joash steps into the gap to defend his son and a twin story06:36 The significance of Joash and Jael as additional helpers07:11 Signs that confirm faith vs. create it–The Fleece10:44 Applying the fleece12:09 Gideon's downfall–pride, the ephod, and the parallels15:32 Absolute power corrupts absolutely17:02 Sampson's introduction and the repeating cycle18:42 Monoah's unnamed wife–the elements of birth type scene22:28 The Nazarite vow and Samson as symbol of covenant Israel25:23 Samson's mother lives the Nazarite vow and Minoah's slowness27:38 Parataxis–Minoah's reaction vs his wife's recognition of the angel33:28 Anonymity in scripture as universality35:09 Sampson as cautionary tale and failure to repent36:41 Samson's first words, “I saw, I took.”40:32 The Philistine wife story: The riddle, the betrayal, and the burning42:57 Transition to Delilah, Samson is already corrupt44:02 “Fell in love” as covenant language and Delilah as anti-mother45:48 The 4 rounds with Delilah and secret of his hair48:10 Samson chained, blinded, only prayer for personal vengeance50:12 “Everyone did what was right in their own eyes”51:00 Closing reflection: Hope, warning signs, Jesus as true king53:42 Women in Judges as covenant markers, and final testimony of Jesus Christ58:14 End of Part 2 - Dr. Lori DenningThanks to the followHIM team:Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Cofounder, Executive Producer, SponsorDavid & Verla Sorensen: SponsorsDr. Hank Smith: Co-hostJohn Bytheway: Co-hostDavid Perry: ProducerKyle Nelson: Marketing, SponsorLisa Spice: Client Relations, Editor, Show NotesWill Stoughton: Video EditorKrystal Roberts: Translation Team, English & French Transcripts, WebsiteAriel Cuadra: Spanish TranscriptsAmelia Kabwika: Portuguese TranscriptsHeather Barlow: Communications DirectorSydney Smith: Social Media, Graphic Design "Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonaldhttps://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com

May 10, 2026 - Sunday AM Bible Class   This episode surveys the women of the book of Judges and centers on Deborah — Israel's fourth judge and a prophetess — to draw practical lessons for Christian living. Neal opens by noting the worshipful setting and surveys a range of women in Judges: Aksa (Caleb's daughter), Jael (who killed Sisera), Jephthah's daughter, Samson's Philistine wives, the Levite's concubine, the unnamed woman who killed Abimelech with a millstone, Manoah's wife, and other contemporaries like Ruth, Naomi, and Hannah. These stories show a spectrum of character: faithful and faithless, passive and active, righteous and unrighteous. The bulk of the message focuses on Judges 4–5 and Deborah's leadership: her role as a judge sitting under the palm tree, her husband Lapidoth, her prophetic voice, and her victory song in chapter 5. Neal draws four practical applications for women (and for listeners generally): 1) use your tongue properly — speak words that encourage, glorify God, and avoid gossip; 2) be a good influence whose life deserves respect and leads others closer to Christ; 3) cultivate the right Christlike attitude — peaceable wisdom, not arrogance or divisiveness; and 4) be active in service — encourage others, participate in ministry, and model faithful living for younger believers. The episode weaves scripture references throughout (Judges, 1 Timothy, Philippians, James, 1 Peter, Titus, Proverbs) and applies both cultural observations and pastoral encouragement: women's influence in society and the church, the importance of godly speech and attitude, and the value of active service in home and congregation. It ends with an invitation to repentance and public response to the gospel for those who have not yet obeyed Christ, and an exhortation for believers to use their gifts and influence for God's kingdom.   Duration 28:19

Send us Fan MailThe world keeps selling women a noisy kind of strength, but what if real strength is quiet, steady, and surrendered? Carlotta Jackson joins me to finish her message on the question “What is a strong woman?” and we take it straight to Scripture with seven unforgettable portraits that challenge modern definitions of power, identity, and success.We start with Ruth and the first decision every believer has to make: who am I, and who do I belong to? From there, we talk about gratitude and forgiveness through the woman in Luke 7, and why bitterness from unmet expectations can quietly poison a heart, a home, and even a marriage. Anna shows us what long obedience looks like, and Esther shows us Spirit-empowered courage and self-control when fear feels loud and consequences feel real.Then we get practical about spiritual warfare and discernment. Eve reminds us the enemy is not the people around us, and Jael reminds us that being feminine is not the same as being passive when truth is under attack. Mary, the mother of Jesus, brings us to the clearest definition we can offer: a strong woman can say “Thy will be done,” and mean it. We also share a personal story from a painful financial season where surrender broke the weight of fear and restored peace.If you've been asking what biblical womanhood looks like in a confused culture, press play. Subscribe to More Than Medicine, share this with a friend who needs steady hope, and leave a review telling us: which of the seven women do you want to learn from most?Support the showhttps://www.jacksonfamilyministry.comhttps://bobslone.com/home/podcast-production/

We're continuing our Daughters Series with the story of Deborah — a fearless judge, prophetess, and leader who heard God's voice clearly and walked in radical obedience. We talk about what it actually looks like to hear from God in everyday life, why obedience isn't about getting recognition, and how God often uses the unseen and overlooked moments to shape us most deeply. Through Deborah's story, we're reminded that when God is on our side, we truly have nothing to fear — even when the odds feel impossible. This convo is full of honesty, encouragement, and practical wisdom for anyone longing to hear God more clearly and trust Him more boldly in this season. In This Episode [02:00] Who Was Deborah? Judge, Prophetess & Leader [04:00] Hearing God's Voice Clearly and Specifically [05:45] What Does It Mean to Be Prophetic? [07:00] Learning to Ask God Good Questions [09:00] How God Speaks Through Other People [11:00] Obedience Isn't About Getting the Glory [12:00] Deborah, Barak & Jael's Unexpected Victory [15:00] Humility, Intimacy & Being Seen by God [17:00] There's Nothing to Fear When God Is On Your Side [18:00] The Miracle of the Storm + God Fighting for Israel [19:00] Going to God First Before Fear Takes Over ORDER OUR NEW STUDY!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This seven-week, verse-by-verse study through the book of Acts invites you to embrace the unpredictable, sometimes challenging adventure of Spirit-led living that characterized the early church. Delight Ministries Looking for a Delight Chapter near you? Check out⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Delightministries.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to find one. If there's not one near you, and you want to help start one, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠let us know⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! We would love to talk. Get on the list for updates on Kenz's new venture ⁠⁠Plenty Nutrition⁠⁠! Thanks to Our Sponsors ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Winshape⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn more or submit your application today⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you'd like to partner with For The Girl as a sponsor, fill out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Advertise With Us⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ form! Follow us!

This powerful Mother's Day message calls women—especially mothers—to recognize their God-given spiritual authority and influence within their homes and families. Using the story of Jael in Judges 4, the message challenges women to reject complacency, confront spiritual battles through prayer and obedience, and embrace their role as God's hidden but strategic weapon for transforming generations and even nations.

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On this episode of “The Kylee Cast,” Emma Waters, a Christian wife, mom, and senior policy analyst at The Heritage Foundation, joins Federalist Managing Editor Kylee Griswold to discuss her new book, Lead Like Jael: 7 Timeless Principles for Today's Women of Faith. Is the opposite of girl bossing really tradwifing? In today's battle of the sexes, how can wives better view their husbands as battle mates? How does an Old Testament woman who drove a tent peg through a man's skull embody true biblical femininity? Kylee and Emma discuss all that and more!Follow Emma on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emlwaters_/And X: https://x.com/emlwatersBuy her new book here: https://www.amazon.com/Lead-Like-Jael-Timeless-Principles/dp/1510783539?adgrpid=1344705282657709&hydadcr=24375_13794636&sr=8-1#detailBullets_feature_divFind more of her work here: https://www.heritage.org/staff/emma-watersAnd at The Federalist: https://thefederalist.com/author/emmawaters/The Federalist Foundation is a nonprofit, and we depend entirely on our listeners and readers — not corporations. If you value fearless, independent journalism, please consider a tax-deductible gift today at TheFederalist.com/donate. Your support keeps us going.

In this Bible Story, Jabin and his general Sisera oppress Israel for over 20 years. The Lord sent Deborah, a mighty and wise woman. He also sent Barak, the commander of Israel’s armies. Sisera fled, and was in the tent of a woman named Jael, and killed in his sleep with a tent peg through his skull. This story is inspired by Judges 4-5. Go to BibleinaYear.com and learn the Bible in a Year.Today's Bible verse is Judges 4:22 from the King James Version.Episode 61: Once again Israel is looking to idols and darkness instead of the Lord. And so once again they are allowed to be set under the oppression of a foreign ruler, Jabin king of Canaan and Sisera’s commander. God, however, had a message for the commander of Israel’s army, Barak. He told him through the prophetess and judge, Deborah, to go out and claim victory. Though he was willing, Barak, like many of us, showed cowardice at the size of his enemy's army, and though God gave them the victory, He allowed a woman named Jael to claim the glory instead.Hear the Bible come to life as Pastor Jack Graham leads you through the official BibleinaYear.com podcast. This Biblical Audio Experience will help you master wisdom from the world’s greatest book. In each episode, you will learn to apply Biblical principles to everyday life. Now understanding the Bible is easier than ever before; enjoy a cinematic audio experience full of inspirational storytelling, orchestral music, and profound commentary from world-renowned Pastor Jack Graham.Also, you can download the Pray.com app for more Christian content, including, Daily Prayers, Inspirational Testimonies, and Bedtime Bible Stories.Visit JackGraham.org for more resources on how to tap into God's power for successful Christian living.Pray.com is the digital destination of faith. With over 5,000 daily prayers, meditations, bedtime stories, and cinematic stories inspired by the Bible, the Pray.com app has everything you need to keep your focus on the Lord. Make Prayer a priority and download the #1 App for Prayer and Sleep today in the Apple app store or Google Play store.Executive Producers: Steve Gatena & Max BardProducer: Ben GammonHosted by: Pastor Jack GrahamMusic by: Andrew Morgan SmithBible Story narration by: Todd HaberkornSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's episode of Back Porch Theology, Lisa sits down with Dr. Preston Sprinkle to dive into the book of Judges through the lives of Deborah, Jael, and Huldah—three remarkable women whose stories reveal a God who is both utterly sovereign and intimately kind. They reflect on what Scripture truly reveals about women, leadership, spiritual motherhood, and everyday influence—and how a right view of God's smiling countenance transforms the way we live, love, and lead. Take a seat and stay awhile; we're so glad you're here.