Post by Woody Williams on Jan 8, 2007 8:39:13 GMT -5
Text for the Day -- Judges 4:4-9, 12-16
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At that time Deborah, a prophetess, wife of Lappidoth, was judging
Israel. She used to sit under the palm of Deborah between Ramah and
Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim; and the Israelites came up to
her for judgment. She sent and summoned Barak son of Abinoam from
Kedesh in Naphtali, and said to him, "The LORD, the God of Israel,
commands you, 'Go, take position at Mount Tabor, bringing ten
thousand from the tribe of Naphtali and the tribe of Zebulun. I will
draw out Sisera, the general of Jabin's army, to meet you by the Wadi
Kishon with his chariots and his troops; and I will give him into
your hand.'" 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." 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 got up and went with Barak to Kedesh.
When Sisera was told that Barak son of Abinoam had gone up to Mount
Tabor, Sisera called out all his chariots, nine hundred chariots of
iron, and all the troops who were with him, from Harosheth-ha-goiim
to the Wadi Kishon. Then Deborah said to Barak, "Up! For this is the
day on which the LORD has given Sisera into your hand. The LORD is
indeed going out before you." So Barak went down from Mount Tabor
with ten thousand warriors following him. And the LORD threw Sisera
and all his chariots and all his army into a panic before Barak;
Sisera got down from his chariot and fled away on foot, while Barak
pursued the chariots and the army to Harosheth-ha-goiim. All the army
of Sisera fell by the sword; no one was left.
Devotional
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Deborah, one of the judges of Israel, was a strong and enlightened
woman. She was a prophetess of the Lord and a judge over Israel. God
used her to protect and free his people from the king of Canaan and
his general Sisera. Deborah was a faithful servant of God and holds a
high place in Israel's history. God's strength and compassion were in
her.
Prayer
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Help me to be a willing and strong servant of yours, O Lord, among
your people. Amen
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At that time Deborah, a prophetess, wife of Lappidoth, was judging
Israel. She used to sit under the palm of Deborah between Ramah and
Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim; and the Israelites came up to
her for judgment. She sent and summoned Barak son of Abinoam from
Kedesh in Naphtali, and said to him, "The LORD, the God of Israel,
commands you, 'Go, take position at Mount Tabor, bringing ten
thousand from the tribe of Naphtali and the tribe of Zebulun. I will
draw out Sisera, the general of Jabin's army, to meet you by the Wadi
Kishon with his chariots and his troops; and I will give him into
your hand.'" 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." 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 got up and went with Barak to Kedesh.
When Sisera was told that Barak son of Abinoam had gone up to Mount
Tabor, Sisera called out all his chariots, nine hundred chariots of
iron, and all the troops who were with him, from Harosheth-ha-goiim
to the Wadi Kishon. Then Deborah said to Barak, "Up! For this is the
day on which the LORD has given Sisera into your hand. The LORD is
indeed going out before you." So Barak went down from Mount Tabor
with ten thousand warriors following him. And the LORD threw Sisera
and all his chariots and all his army into a panic before Barak;
Sisera got down from his chariot and fled away on foot, while Barak
pursued the chariots and the army to Harosheth-ha-goiim. All the army
of Sisera fell by the sword; no one was left.
Devotional
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Deborah, one of the judges of Israel, was a strong and enlightened
woman. She was a prophetess of the Lord and a judge over Israel. God
used her to protect and free his people from the king of Canaan and
his general Sisera. Deborah was a faithful servant of God and holds a
high place in Israel's history. God's strength and compassion were in
her.
Prayer
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Help me to be a willing and strong servant of yours, O Lord, among
your people. Amen