Deborah – God’s Chosen Warrior

Deborah is one of the most well known and respected women of the bible. 
She was a Judge, a Prophetess, a Spiritual Leader, a Wife, and a Warrior! She was not a pastor or a priestess. Her story can be found in the book of Judges chapter Four. 

Of all that Deborah was known for, she was most respected for her Belief and Faith in God and courage to act on it!  And because of that belief and trust, God used her greatly. She was a leader in the Deliverance of Israel from one of its worst enemies. God knew that Deborah would act on His instructions and provide the spiritual forcefulness and guidance to deliver Israel’s army from the more powerful Canaanites. 

Deborah was a true spiritual warrior. Always listening to and fighting for God.

Judges 4:4  And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time.
Judges 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.
Judges 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?
Judges 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.
Judges 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.

Deborah believed God and had faith that He would deliver them.

Judges 4:23  So God subdued on that day Jabin the king of Canaan before the children of Israel. 
Judges 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. 

The Song of Deborah and Barak— A Celebration of Deliverance.

Judges 5:1  Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying, 
Judges 5:2  Praise ye the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves. 
Judges 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. 
Judges 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. 
Judges 5:5  The mountains melted from before the LORD, even that Sinai from before the LORD God of Israel. 
Judges 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. 
Judges 5:7  The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel. 
Judges 5:8  They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel? 
Judges 5:9  My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the LORD. 
Judges 5:10  Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way. 
Judges 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. 
Judges 5:12  Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam. 
Judges 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. 
Judges 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. 
Judges 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. 
Judges 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. 
Judges 5:17  Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea shore, and abode in his breaches. 
Judges 5:18  Zebulun and Naphtali were a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death in the high places of the field. 
Judges 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. 
Judges 5:20  They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera. 
Judges 5:21  The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength. 
Judges 5:22  Then were the horsehoofs broken by the means of the pransings, the prancings of their mighty ones. 
Judges 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. 
Judges 5:24  Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent. 
Judges 5:25  He asked water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth butter in a lordly dish. 
Judges 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. 
Judges 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. 
Judges 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? 
Judges 5:29  Her wise ladies answered her, yea, she returned answer to herself, 
Judges 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? 
Judges 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. And the land had rest forty years. 

God used Deborah mightily in Delivering the Israel army from the more powerful enemy, the Canaanites.

Do you have powerful enemies or bondages in your life that you need to overcome?

Do you trust the One True Living God to win the battles for you?

Has God been talking to you about becoming “a Deborah”?

All Christian families and lives are under attack today. With God’s help, guidance and power you can overcome.

I invite you to sign up for our free Spiritual Warfare Training Course. (Off the blue bar at the top of each page) If you have the desire to become “a Deborah” for your family, church or community, these teachings will give you the knowledge and tools to succeed.

Psalm 91
God Bless,
Pastor Thomas