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LESSON
6By REV. +. b. FITzWATER. ID. D..
Teacher OF English Bible Ia the Moody
Bible Institute OF ChIcagoJ
Copyright. 1890. Western Newspaper Unionl
LESSON FOR APRIL II
DEBORAH AND eARAK DELIVER
ISRAEL.

LESSON TExT-Judges 1851
GOLDEN TEXT-God Is our refuge and
strength, a very present help In trouble
Ps. 461.
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL Judges
4:l-S Heb. 1882, 49,
PRIMARY 1~PIC-A Brave Woman
Helping a General
JUNIOR ToPIc--A Story OF a Hero
and q Heroine
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
Fighting on Gods Side.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
THE Services of Women in National
leadership
The book Of Judges covers the pc
Rod from the conquest of Canaan and
death of Joshua to the judgeshp OF
Samuel. While Joshua and the eld-
ers Of his generation lived the people
In some measure remained faithful TO
God in obedience to his Word, but the
very next generation went into apos-
tasy. Their declension may be ac-
counted for as follows:
l. Failure to drive the Canaanites
from their midst
3 Their amalgamation with the Ca
naanites. Their close proximity to
the people had its leavening effect, for
they soon lntermarred with the heath
en- Tolerance with the enemy is close
" followed by union Herewith, and
quick disaster comes in the wake of
such union.
3. IdOlatry Intermarrlage with the,
heather was soon followed by the'
worship of the fieathen gods. Thus is
rael's power was gradually weakened,
so that instead of being conquerors
they became the conquered
In chapter 2:G-3 is given a synopsis
of the book of Judges;
1. The sin of the people wv. 6-13).
.. Gods judgment for their sin wv.
H. 49,.
3. Repentance of the people 800.
4. Gods deiverance at the hands of
lhe Judges wv. 1919,
A repeti ion of SIN. oppression by the
enemy, repentance on the part of the
people, and Gods deliverance, is the
story of the book CT Judges.
/. The Judgeship of Deborah a.:
4 -.
Her name means "Bee," suggesting
orderly instincts. AS suggested by an
other "She answered her name by her
industry, sagacity and great use to
the public" The period was marked
by awful oppression. The Israelites
were helpless. for the enemy had 900
chari0ts Of iron. Deborah was an
unique character. God raised her up
for such time rs this. Under palm
tree she held an open court for the
administration Of Justice.
II. Deborah Summons Barak a:
6-10).
Barak means "Nghtning." Deborah,
being q prophecies, was able to select
the man whose gifts would enable him
to rally the forces needed to gain the
victory over the formidable foe.
l. Deborah's call wv. 6, y. 1t was
Gods call through her She gave def
mite instruction as to the number of
men and the strategy to be employed.
assuring Barak that God would deliver
Sisera the captain of Jabin's army,
into his hand.
.. Barak's reply ". 81, Expression
Of unwillingneSS to go unless Deborah
would go with him should hardly be
considered as Cowardice or weakness,
rs il is well-recOgnized fact that the
presence of a woman, especially the
prophecies, would inspire courage on
the part of the warriors. However, he
should have believed Gods ability to
give the victory without the aid of
woman.
3. Barak's rebuke wv. Q, 10). De
borah yielded his request. but made it
plain 10 him that it would detract from
his honor as conqueror, ''for the
Lord shall sell Ssera into the hand
Of woman
III. The Defeat of Jabin's Army (vv.
11-lG)
SlSera, the captain, gathered
mighty army and went forth with full
assurance of victory, but he made a
sad mistake: he did not consider that
it was the Lords battle w. 49,. AT the
psychological moment Deborah gave
the signal TO charge, assuring Barak
that the Lord would give the victory
", 14). Through supernatural inter
position the enemy became panic
stricken (see 5 .20).
". sisera Killed by a Woman wv.
1920.
In his flight he took refuge in Jael's
tent. Under the guise of friendship,
she committed the most heinous muir
der. She fastened his head to the
ground by means of a tent pin.
v. Deborah and 5arak's Song of Vic
tory (chap. 81.
This was composed and sung in cell
ebration of the marvellous victory
which God had wrought.