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Verse Judges 5:20. _THEY FOUGHT FROM HEAVEN_] The angels of God came
to the assistance of Israel: and the _stars in their orbits fought
against_ _Sisera_; probably some thunder storm, or great inunda...
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God fought on the side of Israel, and gave them the victory. Josephus
relates that, just as the battle began, a violent tempest came on with
a great downfall of rain; and a hailstorm, which, driving f...
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CHAPTER 5
The Song of Deborah and Barak
_ 1. The praise of Jehovah (Judges 5:1)_
2. The condition of the people and their deliverance (Judges 5:6)
3. The celebration of the victory and the victors...
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THE BATTLE OF MEGIDDO. The waters of Megiddo were tributaries of the
Kishon. Taanach and Megiddo (p. 30) were both towns on the left bank
of the river. The battle-field of Megiddo long afterwards sugg...
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FOUGHT. Figure of speech _Prosopopoeia._ App-6. Compare Joshua 10:11....
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Render with a slight change of the stop:
_From heaven fought the stars_:
_From their highways they fought with Sisera_.
_The kings fought … The stars fought_ A splendid contrast. Jehovah
used the fo...
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The battle....
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THEY FOUGHT FROM HEAVEN— This would be rendered more properly, _the
stars fought from heaven: they fought from their orbits_ [their
_paths_ or _courses_] _against Sisera._ See on ch. Judges 4:14. It i...
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_The Song of Deborah and Barak Judges 5:1-31_
Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying,
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Praise ye the Lord for the avenging of Israel,
when the people willingly offered...
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_THEY FOUGHT FROM HEAVEN; THE STARS IN THEIR COURSES FOUGHT AGAINST
SISERA._
The stars in their courses fought - a fearful tempest burst upon them,
and threw them into disorder. The stars that betoke...
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DEBORAH'S TRIUMPH SONG
This song celebrates the victory of Judges 4 but from the point of
view, not of a later annalist, but of a contemporary poet—very
possibly (though see Judges 5:12) the prophetes...
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LIFE WITHOUT LAW
JUDGES
_PHILIP SMITH_
CHAPTER 5
V1 On that day Deborah and Barak, Abinoam’s son, sang this song.
V2 ‘Praise the *Lord because the leaders of *Israel led. The people
were glad to...
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THEY FOUGHT FROM HEAVEN. — THE “THEY” IS IMPERSONAL — the
powers above. (Comp. Luke 12:20, Greek, and for the fact, Judges
4:22.)
THE STARS IN THEIR COURSES. — This is probably a general reference
to...
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מִן ־שָׁמַ֖יִם נִלְחָ֑מוּ הַ
כֹּֽוכָבִים֙ מִ...
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DEBORAH'S SONG: A DIVINE VISION
Judges 5:1
THE song of Deborah and Barak is twofold, the first portion, ending
with the eleventh verse, a chant of rising hope and pious
encouragement during the time...
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THE STARS IN THEIR COURSES
Judges 5:12
This noble psalm contains memorable sentences. The “captivity”
phrase in Judges 5:12 is quoted in Psalms 68:18 and...
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Here we have preserved for us the great song of Deborah, composed and
sung in celebration of the victory. It is full of fire and passion and
is a remarkable index to the character of the woman herself...
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Stars, or angels, who are compared to the stars, and often fought for
Israel, 2 Machabees x. 29. (Vales, Philos. chap. xxxi.) (Calmet) ---
The favourable and malignant influences of the stars, which t...
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If the Reader, after reading all these verses as they stand in their
proper places, will attend to the several things contained in them, he
wilt find that Deborah takes a view of the whole army both f...
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The book of Joshua has shown the power of Jehovah in the conquests of
His people, and this too distinguished from the measure of their
practical taking possession of what was conquered. For as these a...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 3, 4, AND 5.
God, knowing what the people were, and what was their condition, had
left within the borders of their land that which put obedience to the
proof-...
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THEY FOUGHT FROM HEAVEN,.... Either the angels of heaven, afterwards
called stars; or the heavens, the elements, fought for Israel, and
against Sisera; a violent storm of rain and hail falling at this...
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They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against
Sisera.
Ver. 20. _They fought from heaven._] Where the Lord of hosts hath his
_Magnleh cheloth,_ his upper forces, say the Rabbins,...
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Jdg. 5:20. "They fought from heaven, the stars in their courses fought
against Sisera." The learned Bedford, in his Scripture Chronology, p.
510, supposes that Sisera, with his army, had passed the ri...
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_They fought from heaven_ The prophetess, having in the foregoing
verse mentioned who were the allies and helpers of Jabin, does here,
in a very magnificent manner, represent who were the allies and
h...
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2 The Song of Deborah and Barak.
1 THEN sang Deborah, and Barak the son of Abinoam, on that day,
saying,
2 Praise ye the LORD, for the auenging of Israel, when the people
willingly offered themselue...
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THE DEFEAT AND DEATH OF SISERA...
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They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against
Sisera, literally, "From heaven fought the stars, from their courses
they fought against Sisera"; by an extraordinary phenomenon the...
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THE SONG OF DEBORAH AND BARAK
(vv.1-31)
To celebrate God's great victory over Canaan, Deborah and Barak sang a
remarkable song. Since Deborah's name is mentioned first, it seems
likely that she comp...
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COURSES:
_ Heb._ paths...
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12-23 Deborah called on her own soul to be in earnest. He that will
set the hearts of other men on fire with the love of Christ, must
himself burn with love. Praising God is a work we should awake to...
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Or, _they from heaven_, or _the heavenly host fought_, by thunder, and
lightning, and hailstones, possibly mingled with fire. Compare JOSHUA
10:11 1 SAMUEL 7:10. THE STARS; which raised those storms b...
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Judges 5:20 fought H3898 (H8738) heavens H8064 stars H3556 courses
H4546 fought H3898 (H8738) Sisera H5516...
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Judges 5:20 a.
“They fought from heaven,
The stars in their courses fought against Sisera.
The river Kishon swept them away,
That ancient river, the river Kishon.”
Earth and heaven combined to des...
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CONTENTS: Song of Deborah and Barak.
CHARACTERS: God, Deborah, Barak, Jael, Sisera, Shamgar.
CONCLUSION: When we have received mercy from God, we should be speedy
in our returns of praise while the...
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Judges 5:4. _When thou wentest out of Seir._ God came from Teman, in
Seir; he covered the heavens with his glory, and the earth was full of
his praise. Zechariah 3:3. In like manner he now arose to sa...
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_Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and
lead thy captivity captive._
MAGNIFICAT
I. First, then, a stirring up, of all our powers to praise God,
according to the words o...
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JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 5:1 The victory song of Deborah and Barak
praises God for his triumph over the Canaanites on Israel’s behalf
(compare the Song of Solomon 1:1 of Moses and Miriam in...
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JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 5:19 The imagery suggests that the forces of
nature fought on God’s side (and the Canaanite deities, who
supposedly ruled over nature, were powerless to help against the true
God...
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CHAPTER 5.—_Judges 5:12_
THE THANKSGIVING SONG.—_Continued_
CRITICAL NOTES.— JUDGES 5:12. AWAKE, AWAKE, DEBORAH, etc.] Having
adverted in the above paragraph to the high pitch of prosperity, which
Is...
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EXPOSITION
JUDGES 5:1
THEN SANG DEBORAH, etc. The ode which follows was doubtless the
composition of Deborah the prophetess, and was sung by her (as the
gender of the Hebrew verb indicates), assisted...
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And then sang Deborah and Barak the song of Abinoam on that day,
saying [or Barak the son of Abinoam] (Judges 5:1)
So this is the song of Deborah and Barak,
[Hallelujah,] Praise ye the LORD for the a...
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From heaven — Or, they from heaven, or the heavenly host fought, by
thunder, and lightning, and hail — stones, possibly mingled with
fire. The stars — Raising these storms by their influences, which
t...