In this video listen to Judges 4 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer.

In Judges 4 Jabin King of Hazor oppresses Israel. Jabin is a title, like Pharaoh king of Egypt. This is a different person to the one mentioned in Joshua 11. The defeat of the northern alliance of kings in Joshua 11 was about 200 years prior. In the intervening centuries Hazor has been rebuilt.

This is where Deborah the Judge and Barak the General work together against Sisera, the General of Jabin’s army. Deborah commanded Barak to go fight, but he wouldn’t go unless Deborah went too. This passage has at times been used to denigrate women, and paint Barak as a weak general, but instead it shows that the Lord was with Deborah.

The Lord does use men and women for his purposes and his intent as prophesied by Joel was to pour out his spirit ...