Judges 4:4

"The children of Israel cried to the LORD, for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and he mightily oppressed the children of Israel for twenty years."

Key Reflection

The people of Israel cried out to the Lord due to the formidable military power of Sisera, who commanded nine hundred chariots equipped with iron—equipment that was highly advanced and intimidating for ancient armies. This oppression lasted for twenty years, a significant period that would have deeply impacted the lives of the Israelites, highlighting their desperate need for deliverance and divine intervention.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Deborah, a prophetess -Her name, meaning a bee, is the same as that of Rebekah’s nurse (marginal reference). The reason of her preeminence is added. She was “a woman, a prophetess,” like MiriamExodus 15:20; Huldah2 Kings 22:14, etc. InJudges 4:6,Judges 4:9,Judges 4:14, we have examples of her prophetic powers, and in Judg. 5 a noble specimen of prophetic song. Though the other Judges are not called prophets, yet they all seem to have had direct communications from God, either of knowledge or power, or both (compareJudges 3:10note).

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