Even Issachar ... - i. e. “and, as well as Issachar, Barak also with the tribes of Zebulun and Naphtali, rushed down on foot from Mount Tabor into the valley to attack the iron chariots of Sisera.”
For the divisions - Better: “among the brooks.” Reuben ought to have followed in this catalogue of patriots, but with that abruptness for which this poem is so conspicuous, Deborah adverts to his absence instead.
Verse Judges 5:15. _THE PRINCES OF ISSACHAR_] They were at hand and came willingly forth, at the call of Deborah, to this important war. _BARAK - WAS SENT ON FOOT_] I have no doubt that ברגלין, with...
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...
GLORY AND SHAME. Deborah and Barak are apostrophised. She is called to awake and utter a battle-song, such as will arouse a slumbering people like the sound of a trumpet; a _Men of Harlech_ or a _Mars...
AND. But. EVEN. Yea. HE WAS SENT, &C.. into the valley they rushed at his feet. FOR. among....
_the princes of Issachar were with Deborah_ This seems to be the meaning; if Deborah belonged to the tribe of Issachar we can understand why she accompanied it; contrast Judges 4:5 _n._Issachar is not...
AND THE PRINCES OF ISSACHAR— Mr. Green, transposing the concluding word of the last verse_, seper,_ to the beginning of this, reads, _The princes of Issachar were numbered with Deborah and Barak, when...
_The Song of Deborah and Barak Judges 5:1-31_ Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying, 2 Praise ye the Lord for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered...
_AND THE PRINCES OF ISSACHAR WERE WITH DEBORAH; EVEN ISSACHAR, AND ALSO BARAK: HE WAS SENT ON FOOT INTO THE VALLEY. FOR THE DIVISIONS OF REUBEN THERE WERE GREAT THOUGHTS OF HEART._ He was sent on foot...
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...
HE WAS SENT] RV 'into the valley they' (the men of Issachar) 'rushed forth at his feet.' REUBEN dwelt in N. Moab, E. of the Dead Sea; in the later history the tribe is never heard of, as, from this v....
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...
AND THE PRINCES OF ISSACHAR. — The ordinary reading of the Hebrew gives the meaning, “And _my_ princes in Issachar (came down to battle) with Deborah.” If this be the right reading, Deborah calls them...
וְ שָׂרַ֤י בְּ יִשָּׂשכָר֙ עִם ־דְּבֹרָ֔ה וְ
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...
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...
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...
And the princes of Issachar [were] with Deborah; even (l) Issachar, and also Barak: he was sent on foot into the valley. For the divisions of Reuben [there were] great (m) thoughts of heart. (l) Even...
Exposed. Hebrew, "he was sent on foot into the vale," to contend with the 900 chariots of Sisara. Issachar boldly followed him in battle. They came down with such fury and speed, as if they were falli...
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...
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...
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-...
AND THE PRINCES OF ISSACHAR WERE WITH DEBORAH,.... On Mount Tabor, whither they came to offer themselves to join in the war against Jabin; or to assist with their counsels, the men of this tribe being...
And the princes of Issachar [were] with Deborah; even Issachar, and also Barak: he was sent on foot into the valley. For the divisions of Reuben [there were] great thoughts of heart. Ver. 15. _For th...
_He was sent on foot_ Or, when he was sent, _with his foot, into the valley._ This is not an immaterial remark of the prophetess. It expresses that the tribe or people of Issachar, following the couns...
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...
THE GLORY AND POWER OF ISRAEL...
And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah, although they brought no troops, their presence proved their interest in the campaign; EVEN ISSACHAR, AND ALSO BARAK; HE WAS SENT ON FOOT INTO THE VALLEY...
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...
FOOT: _ Heb._ his feet FOR THE DIVISIONS: Or, in the divisions, etc. THOUGTHS: _ Heb._ impressions...
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...
WERE WITH DEBORAH, i.e. ready to assist her. EVEN ISSACHAR. Heb. _and Issachar_, i.e. the tribe or people of Issachar, following the counsel and example of their princes, and being now at their comman...
Judges 5:15 princes H8269 Issachar H3485 Deborah H1683 Issachar H3485 Barak H1301 Sent H7971 (H8795) valley H6010 comma
THE CALL TO ACTION AND THE RESPONSE (JUDGES 5:12). Judges 5:12 “Awake, awake, Deborah. Awake, awake, utter a song. Arise Barak, and lead your captivity captive, You son of Abinoam.” Accordingly...
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...
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...
_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...
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...
JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 5:13 Five of the tribes (plus the western part of Manasseh, here called MACHIR) are mentioned favorably because they responded to Deborah and Barak’s call to arms. Four tribes (a...
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...
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...
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...
1 Chronicles 12:32; 2 Corinthians 11:2; Acts 15:39; Acts 20:13;...
With Deborah — Ready to assist her. Issachar — Heb. and Issachar, that is, the tribe or people of Issachar, following the counsel and example of their princes. Barak — That is, they were as hearty and...