The people of Israel once again did evil in the sight of the Lord. And the Lord sold them into the hand of Jabin, king of Canaan and the commander of his army was a man named Sisera. The Israelites cried out to the Lord because Sisera oppressed them severely for twenty years.
There was a prophetess, Deborah, the wife of Lappidoth and she was the judge of Israel at that time. The Lord told her to summon Barak and to march to Mt. Tabor with ten thousand men. She told Barak that the Lord would draw out Sisera and give him into their hands.
Barak's response was, I'll go if you go with me! Deborah said she surely would, but that the Lord would give Sisera into the hands of a woman. So they began their journey in pursuit of Sisera. They were able to conquer his entire army, but he, once again, escaped on foot right to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite. In his exhaustion, Sisera met his demise at the hands of Jael while he rested.
Surely all that Deborah had spoken came to pass. She met many obstacles along her journey but did not retreat, for she had the very word of God concerning her victory! We, too, have that same opportunity to fall back and retreat when the journey becomes difficult. We second guess if we may have heard the Lord incorrectly. It is so important to get in our prayer closets and hear from God. To be led by the Spirit in all things. Then we will have confidence to keep moving forward, knowing that the Lord has gone before us and has paved the way for our victory!
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