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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 MOTHER OF SISERA. There is irony almost matchless irony in the
closing lines of the poem, but it is not cruel mocking irony. The
words were neither written, nor meant to be recited or sung, in a
s...
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The queen-mother is surrounded by _her princesses_in the ḥarîm of
the palace. The wisest of them will soon discover their folly! The
mother -tries to silence her presentiment by the same kind of answe...
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The mother of Sisera. The last scene is a fine piece of dramatic
irony. The king's mother is pictured as waiting eagerly for her son's
return; her disappointment is left to the imagination....
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THE MOTHER OF SISERA LOOKED OUT, &C.— Dr. Lowth produces this
passage as a most beautiful example of the prosopopoeia: "We have, in
the first place," says he, "the most striking image of maternal
soli...
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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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_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?_
In these verses a sudden transition is made t...
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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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HER WISE LADIES. — Literally, _the wise of her princesses._ There is
unconcealed scorn in this, showing that the wisest were most utterly
mistaken. Their “wisdom” is the seductive flattery of delusive...
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חַכְמֹ֥ות שָׂרֹותֶ֖יהָ תַּעֲנֶ֑ינָּה
אַף ־הִ֕יא תָּשִׁ֥יב...
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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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AT THE MERCY OF MIDIAN
Judges 5:24; Judges 6:1
What a contrast our reading suggests between those that love the Lord
and go from strength to strength in the undimming luster and influence
of their li...
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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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Her wise ladies answered her, yea, (t) she returned answer to herself,
(t) That is, she comforted herself....
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Wives. This is not expressed in Hebrew, "his wise ladies answered
her," or joined in her lamentations. Then the mother comforted herself
with the hope that they might possibly be employed in dividing...
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What an awful contrast to the wife of Heber doth Sisera's mother
appear! Little better than a common strumpet, she seems to rejoice in
her son ' s supposed debaucheries, and those of his army, over th...
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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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HER WISE LADIES ANSWERED HER,.... Every one in their turn endeavouring
to comfort her and make her easy. The Vulgate Latin version is,
"one that was wiser than the rest of his wives;''
but they seem...
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_Her wise ladies answered her, yea, she returned answer to herself,_
Ver. 29. _Her wise ladies._] The wicked's hopes fail them when at
highest, and prove to be "as the giving up of the ghost." Job 11...
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_The mother of Sisera looked out at a window_ Expecting to see him
returning; for she concluded that he went forth not so much to fight
as to take the spoil. _Have they not divided the spoil?_ That is...
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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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Her wise ladies answered her, with the wisdom of pride that cannot
conceive of a defeat for Sisera; YEA, SHE RETURNED ANSWER TO HERSELF,...
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THE DEFEAT AND DEATH OF SISERA...
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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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ANSWER:
_ Heb._ words...
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24-31 Jael had a special blessing. Those whose lot is cast in the
tent, in a low and narrow sphere, if they serve God according to the
powers he has given them, shall not lose their reward. The mothe...
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No text from Poole on this verse....
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Judges 5:29 wisest H2450 ladies H8282 answered H6030 (H8799) answered
H7725 (H8686) H561
answer - Heb. her words,...
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THE MOTHER OF SISERA, A STARK CONTRAST TO JAEL (JUDGES 5:28).
Looking back through the ages we rightly feel pity for this poor woman
waiting for her son. But then they were not our daughters whom her...
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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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_Why is his chariot so long in coming?_
why tarry the wheels of his chariots?
THE DELAYED CHARIOT
The language of this hoping, yet half-despairing and disconsolate
mother, has been, I presume, the l...
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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 5:28 THE MOTHER OF SISERA is a pitiable
figure, but these verses highlight Jael’s achievement. Rather than
bringing stolen goods to impress his women, Sisera lay dead at another...
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CHAPTER 5—_Judges 5:23_
THE MISERABLE END OF THE WICKED
CRITICAL NOTES.— JUDGES 5:23. CURSE YE MEROZ, etc.] (See above p.
285.) No fellow creature may presume to pronounce a curse on another,
at thei...
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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...