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Verse Judges 5:19. _THE KINGS CAME_ AND _FOUGHT_] It is conjectured
that Jabin and his confederates had invaded _Manasseh_, as both
Taanach and Megiddo were in that tribe: and that they were discomfit...
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The Canaanite hosts are now described, led to battle by their numerous
kings. (Compare Joshua 12:21.)
THEY TOOK NO GAIN OF MONEY - i. e. either they got no booty, as they
expected, or, they did not fi...
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CHAPTER 5
The Song of Deborah and Barak
_ 1. The praise of Jehovah (Judges 5:1)_
2. The condition of the people and their deliverance (Judges 5:6)
3. The celebration of the victory and the victors...
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THE BATTLE OF MEGIDDO. The waters of Megiddo were tributaries of the
Kishon. Taanach and Megiddo (p. 30) were both towns on the left bank
of the river. The battle-field of Megiddo long afterwards sugg...
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GAIN. plunder....
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The battle....
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_the kings of Canaan_ the chiefs of the principal Canaanite cities in
the Plain and neighbourhood; Sisera, if not their overlord, was their
leader. The _kings of Canaan_are mentioned in the Amarna let...
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THE KINGS CAME AND FOUGHT— Several kings of Canaan, most probably,
had united themselves with Jabin in this expedition. _Taanach_ and
_Megiddo_ were two cities belonging to the Manassites, Joshua 17:1...
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_The Song of Deborah and Barak Judges 5:1-31_
Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying,
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Praise ye the Lord for the avenging of Israel,
when the people willingly offered...
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DEBORAH'S TRIUMPH SONG
This song celebrates the victory of Judges 4 but from the point of
view, not of a later annalist, but of a contemporary poet—very
possibly (though see Judges 5:12) the prophetes...
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KINGS] the petty chiefs of districts and towns among the Canaanites.
TAANACH.. MEGIDDO] see on Judges 1:27.
20, 21. The very forces of nature were in alliance against Canaan.
Kishon, though second to...
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LIFE WITHOUT LAW
JUDGES
_PHILIP SMITH_
CHAPTER 5
V1 On that day Deborah and Barak, Abinoam’s son, sang this song.
V2 ‘Praise the *Lord because the leaders of *Israel led. The people
were glad to...
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THE KINGS. — Comp. Joshua 11:1. Jabin did not stand alone.
IN TAANACH. — See Judges 1:27. The word means “sandy soil.”
BY THE WATERS OF MEGIDDO. — The affluents of the Kishon, or the
swollen waves of...
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בָּ֤אוּ מְלָכִים֙ נִלְחָ֔מוּ אָ֤ז
נִלְחֲמוּ֙ מַלְכֵ֣י...
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DEBORAH'S SONG: A DIVINE VISION
Judges 5:1
THE song of Deborah and Barak is twofold, the first portion, ending
with the eleventh verse, a chant of rising hope and pious
encouragement during the time...
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THE STARS IN THEIR COURSES
Judges 5:12
This noble psalm contains memorable sentences. The “captivity”
phrase in Judges 5:12 is quoted in Psalms 68:18 and...
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Here we have preserved for us the great song of Deborah, composed and
sung in celebration of the victory. It is full of fire and passion and
is a remarkable index to the character of the woman herself...
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The kings came [and] fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in
Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of (p) money.
(p) They won nothing, but lost all....
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_Spoils. So far from it, they even lost their lives. (Menochius) ---
Hebrew, "they took no piece ( or gain) of money." If we understand
this of the Israelites, we nay say that they stopped not to plun...
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If the Reader, after reading all these verses as they stand in their
proper places, will attend to the several things contained in them, he
wilt find that Deborah takes a view of the whole army both f...
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The book of Joshua has shown the power of Jehovah in the conquests of
His people, and this too distinguished from the measure of their
practical taking possession of what was conquered. For as these a...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 3, 4, AND 5.
God, knowing what the people were, and what was their condition, had
left within the borders of their land that which put obedience to the
proof-...
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THE KINGS CAME,.... Who were with Sisera, as the Targum adds; unless
Deborah can be thought to refer to the battle, supposed to be fought
about the same place, between Joshua and the kings in confeder...
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The kings came [and] fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in
Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money.
Ver. 19. _The kings came and fought._] They could combine, but so
could n...
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_The kings came and fought_ There were divers petty kings in those
parts who were subject to Jabin. _Taanach_ and _Megiddo_ were two
eminent cities not far from mount Tabor, nor from the river Kishon....
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2 The Song of Deborah and Barak.
1 THEN sang Deborah, and Barak the son of Abinoam, on that day,
saying,
2 Praise ye the LORD, for the auenging of Israel, when the people
willingly offered themselue...
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THE DEFEAT AND DEATH OF SISERA...
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The kings came and fought, said figuratively of the leaders of Jabin's
army; THEN FOUGHT THE KINGS OF CANAAN IN TAANACH BY THE WATERS OF
MEGIDDO, for the two cities are barely three miles apart, and t...
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THE SONG OF DEBORAH AND BARAK
(vv.1-31)
To celebrate God's great victory over Canaan, Deborah and Barak sang a
remarkable song. Since Deborah's name is mentioned first, it seems
likely that she comp...
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12-23 Deborah called on her own soul to be in earnest. He that will
set the hearts of other men on fire with the love of Christ, must
himself burn with love. Praising God is a work we should awake to...
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THE KINGS; either confederate with him, or subject to him: for it is
known that there were divers petty kings in those parts; which also
ofttimes were subject to one greater and more potent king; and...
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Judges 5:19 kings H4428 came H935 (H8804) fought H3898 (H8738) kings
H4428 Canaan H3667 fought H3898 ...
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Judges 5:19
“The kings came and fought,
Then fought the kings of Canaan,
In Taanach by the waters of Megiddo.
They took no gain of wealth.”
Jabin's confederacy, led by the kings of Canaan under Si...
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CONTENTS: Song of Deborah and Barak.
CHARACTERS: God, Deborah, Barak, Jael, Sisera, Shamgar.
CONCLUSION: When we have received mercy from God, we should be speedy
in our returns of praise while the...
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Judges 5:4. _When thou wentest out of Seir._ God came from Teman, in
Seir; he covered the heavens with his glory, and the earth was full of
his praise. Zechariah 3:3. In like manner he now arose to sa...
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_Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and
lead thy captivity captive._
MAGNIFICAT
I. First, then, a stirring up, of all our powers to praise God,
according to the words o...
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JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 5:1 The victory song of Deborah and Barak
praises God for his triumph over the Canaanites on Israel’s behalf
(compare the Song of Solomon 1:1 of Moses and Miriam in...
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JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 5:19 The imagery suggests that the forces of
nature fought on God’s side (and the Canaanite deities, who
supposedly ruled over nature, were powerless to help against the true
God...
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CHAPTER 5.—_Judges 5:12_
THE THANKSGIVING SONG.—_Continued_
CRITICAL NOTES.— JUDGES 5:12. AWAKE, AWAKE, DEBORAH, etc.] Having
adverted in the above paragraph to the high pitch of prosperity, which
Is...
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EXPOSITION
JUDGES 5:1
THEN SANG DEBORAH, etc. The ode which follows was doubtless the
composition of Deborah the prophetess, and was sung by her (as the
gender of the Hebrew verb indicates), assisted...
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And then sang Deborah and Barak the song of Abinoam on that day,
saying [or Barak the son of Abinoam] (Judges 5:1)
So this is the song of Deborah and Barak,
[Hallelujah,] Praise ye the LORD for the a...
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1 Kings 4:12; Genesis 14:22; Genesis 4:16; Joshua 10:22; Joshua 11:1
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The kings — There were divers petty kings in those parts who were
subject to Jabin. Megiddo — Taanah and Megiddo were two eminent
cities, not far from mount Tabor, nor from the river Kishon. No gain
—...