{"id":535,"date":"2025-03-18T00:04:32","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T13:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebible.au\/?post_type=book_of_judges&#038;p=535"},"modified":"2025-05-22T08:38:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T21:38:24","slug":"4","status":"publish","type":"book_of_judges","link":"https:\/\/thebible.au\/?book_of_judges=4","title":{"rendered":"4 \u25ba"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Judges 4 - He led the charge against 900 iron chariots\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vfK50cMsHBk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Judges 4<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Judges 4 <\/strong>&#8211; General Barak, under judge Deborah, led a charge on foot, against 900 Canaanite Iron chariots. To any ordinary person, a suicide mission. But he&#8217;d just been given word by prophet &amp; Judge Deborah, that YHWH was already out before Israel, fighting against the Canaanites. An incredible ancient battle, fought about 3400 years ago. I preached this sermon at Allawah Community church in April 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Judges 4 - Deborah the greatest of the 12 Judges of Israel - By Paul Woodley\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cwr_JpO0tRk?list=PLQFf6dIucKbgD-T-EMwb34HIH8Ncp63hg\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Judges 4:1-8<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Judges 4:<\/strong> In this Judges series, today we&#8217;re introduced to the best of Israel&#8217;s Judges. Deborah, the only female judge. A truly remarkable woman of God &amp; a mighty prophet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Sydney based, verse by verse study of the Word of God<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Judges 4: Deborah Part 2 - Barak takes command, Jael nails it - By Paul Woodley\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MaU6W3IH52o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Judges 4:9-24<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Judges 4: Deborah Part 2 &#8211; Barak takes command, Jael nails it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Barak steps up once he knows God is fighting for Israel. He leads the charge against the enemy &amp; Sisera&#8217;s 900 chariots personally. God defeats the Canaanites by sending a gushing storm of waters down the river Kishon. Sisera flees on foot after abandoning his likely bogged chariot. He finds what he believes to be a safe tent in Jael&#8217;s home. Only to have Jael kill him with a tent peg. Jael, a women, claims the glory of killing the famed general, as predicted by Judge &amp; prophet Deborah. But Barak&#8217;s name is recorded in the Hebrews Heroes of the faith chapter. 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