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Chapter
5
{Chapter
4 is the History (narrative) and Chapter 5 is the Victory Song (in
poetry form) - Explains some of the Narrative of Chapter 4}}
1-2~~Then
sang Deborah
and
Barak, the son of Abinoam, on that day, saying, 2~~
{Poetry}
"That
the strong in Israel showed themselves strong . . .
That
the people willingly offered themselves . . .
Praise
You Jehovah/God
{Note: Who were the strong in Israel? Deborah and Jael. Both had edification complexes of the soul and showed themselves strong spiritually. Then the men got on the ball and followed willingly.}
3~~Hear,
O you kings; give ear, O you princes;
I,
even I, will sing unto Jehovah/God . . .
I
will sing praise to the Jehovah/God 'Elohiym/Godhead of Israel.
{Note: The glory belongs to the Lord and no mature believer would try to steal it!}
4~~Jehovah/God,
when You went out of Seir,
when
You marched out of the field of Edom . . .
the
earth trembled,
and
the heavens dropped,
the
clouds also dropped water.
{Note: The clouds dropping water is how the armored chariots got bogged down.}
5~~The
mountains melted from before the Jehovah/God . . .
even
that Sinai from before Jehovah/God . . .
'Elohiym/Godhead
of Israel.
{Note: This is a hint of the deliverance, details will follow.}
6~~In
the days of Shamgar, the son of Anath,
in
the days of Jael,
the
highways were unoccupied,
and
the travelers walked through byways.
{indicates in both times, things were at a crisis situation - no
control of the land}
{Note: This is a comparison of the ECS of Shamgar of the past (see Judges 3:31) with that of the ECS of Jael. Shamgar was a hero and a mature believer. He is mistakenly referred to as a judge, but he was not per RBT. He was a great hero though. Each were mature believers and prepared to meet the crisis. They each used the same weapon against the crisis - violence. Violence is justified - in defense of your nation.}
7~~The
inhabitants of the villages ceased,
{crime and violence was so great no one could safely live in a small
village so they moved into cities for protection}
they
ceased in Israel until that I, Deborah, arose,
that
I arose a mother in Israel.
8~~New
'elohiym/gods
were
chosen by the people {religious reversionism}.
Then war was at the gates.
Not a spear or a shield was seen among forty thousand in Israel!
{Note: A strong well prepared army of conservatives keeps nations out of wars. When liberalism spreads, people turn away from Gods laws for establishment and take money from the military for 'feel good' projects. So here we have an army of 40,000 but they were ill equipped and untrained - and therefore unprepared to meet the crisis when the enemy came! This trend occurs over and over in history.}
{Those
willing to fight by categories of life - 1st the Aristocrats}
9~~My
{Deborah's} heart/'right lobe' {her ECS}
{is}
toward the governors/aristocrats of Israel . . .
who
offered themselves willingly among the people.
Bless You Jehovah/God.
{Those
willing to fight by categories of life - Nobility, Professionals, Businessmen}
10~~
Speak . . .
you
who ride on white asses {nobles of the land},
you
who sit in judgment {professional types}
and
walk by the way {RBT says are businessmen}.
11~~They
who are delivered
from
the noise of archers
in
the places of drawing water
{referring to the battlefield},
there
shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the Jehovah/God,
even
the righteous acts
toward
the inhabitants of His villages in Israel . . .
then
shall the people of the Jehovah/God go down to the gates.
{Note: Deborah is saying these men will remember what God has done for them.}
12~~Awake,
awake, Deborah . . .
{means orientation to the grace of God}
awake,
awake, utter a song.
Arise,
Barak, and lead your captivity captive,
you
son of Abinoam.
{Note: Now in poetry form Deborah gives what she said to Barak when she gave the field order to attack.}
13``Then
He made him who remain
have
dominion over the nobles among the people.
Jehovah/God made me have dominion over the mighty.
{The
Tribes Who Participated}
14-15~~Out
of Ephraim . . . a root of them against Amalek.
{means a few men from Ephraim went on the attack}
After
you, Benjamin, among your people.
{Benjamin is a tribe of warriors - they were all great fighters}
Out of Machir {Manasseh} . . . came down governors/aristocrats.
And
out of Zebulun . . .
they
who handle the pen of the writer {students}. 15~~
The
princes of Issachar were with Deborah . . .
even
Issachar, and also Barak.
He
was sent on foot into the valley.
{idiom meaning they all did a great job in the fighting}
By
the brooks of Reuben
there
were great thoughts of heart/'right lobe'.
{the men of Reuben heard the call to battle and they left what they
loved - their land, their cattle, their brooks and responded to the
call of arms}
{Now
the Slackers/ Cowards}
16~~Why
do you live among the sheepfolds . . .
to
hear the bleatings of the flocks?
{some were cowards and did stay home with their flocks}
For
the brooks of Reuben
there
were great searchings of heart/'right lobes'.
{means 'why did you stay home when the great men of Reuben
marched? They wanted to stay with their cattle also!}
{More
Slackers}
17~~Gilead
abode beyond Jordan.
And
why did Dan remain in ships?
{they took to ships to 'stay safe' while the battle raged}
Asher
continued on the sea shore, and abode in his breaches.
{stayed as far from the battle as they could}
{Zebulun
and Naphtali bore the brunt of the battle}
18~~Zebulun
and Naphtali were a people who jeopardized their lives
unto
the death in the high places of the field.
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.
{Angels
took part in this battle - Part of the Angelic Conflict}
20~~They
fought from heaven.
The stars in their courses fought against Sisera.
{The
Story of Your Life as a Believer in the Church Age}
21a~~The
river of Kishon swept them away,
that
ancient river, the river Kishon.
{Note: So here is how God gave the victory to Deborah and Barak. Sisera used a dried up river bed to more his forces. So God took a dried up river bed and poured rain from the sky until it was raging again and caught Sisera and his armored chariots in a wet and muddy trap. God destroyed the armored force, NOT by military action.}
21b~~O
my {Deborah's} soul . . .
you
{her soul by believing in the promise of God}
have
trampled and destroyed great power!
{Note: Deborah is saying her ECS destroyed the power of Sisera and his great army. It was her faith in the promise of God that won the day!}
22-23``(Then
were the horsehoofs broken
by
the means of the prancings,
the
prancings of their mighty ones. 23~~
"Curse
you Meroz", said the angel of the Jehovah/God,
"curse
you bitterly the inhabitants thereof;
because
they came not to the help of the Jehovah/God,
to
the help of the Jehovah/God against the mighty.")
24~~Blessed
above women . . .
shall
Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite be.
Blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
{Note: The Mother Mary was called 'blessed among women'. Jael is called 'blessed ABOVE women'. What Jael did was really not feminine but it was great. Jael acted based on her ECS of her soul.}
25~~He asked water . . . she gave him milk.
She handed him cream in a dish of nobility.
26~~She stretched out her hand to the tent-peg/nail.
And her right hand to the workmen's hammer.
And
hammered Sisera . . . broke his head.
{he tried to get up so she smashed his head - here are the details
of the death}
And
dashed in pieces {his skull} and pierced his head . . .
stricken
through his temples.
27~~Between
her feet . . . he bowed . . . he fell . . . he lay down.
{she was smashing him down with the hammer as he was trying to
rise up}
Between her feet . . . he bowed . . . he fell.
When he bowed, there he fell down dead.
{Sisera's
Unsaved Mother Enters the Poetry}
28~~Through
the windows there looks out and cries aloud.
The mother of Sisera through the lattice work.
Why does his chariot delay his coming?
Why
tarry the steps of his team?
{what is holding him up from coming back?}
29~~The wise of her princesses reply.
Yes,
but she repeats her words to herself.
{she hears their 'excuses' for his delay but she derives no comfort
from their empty words}
{Here
is what she repeats to herself}
30~~Surely
they are finding and sharing booty.
{she is telling herself they have won the battle and are just taking
time to gather the spoils of war}
A
maiden . . . two maidens to a head of a man.
{this is the normal rape of the women of a conquered people - she
expects this is delaying him also}
Booty
of the various cloths/cloaks to Sisera.
{thinking of the beautiful things he will put on and wear home}
A
very unusual suit . . .
two
cloths of different colors starting at his neck as booty.
31~~So shall all of Your enemies perish, O Jehovah/God.
But
let those who love Him . . .
be
like the rising of the sun in its strength.
And the land had prosperity/blessing/rest for forty years.
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