JUDGES—NOTE ON Judges 4:6 Has not the LORD, the God of Israel, commanded you? A woman would not normally be a military leader in Israel, so Barak summoned the tribes of Israel and led the army (see vv. Judges 4:10, Judges 4:14, Judges 4:15, Judges 4:16, Judges 4:22). At least six tribes participated, the nearest thing in Judges 1:1 to an “all-Israelite” coalition.

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