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The prophetess God sends to the Israelites to save them from the Canaanite king's rule.
Deborah
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What does Deborah mean in Hebrew?
It means "bee", in Hebrew.
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Why did the Israelites cry to God for help?
Because King Jabin (King of Canaan) was very cruel, and he treated the Israelites harshly for 20 years.
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Who led the Israelites until they conquered the land of Canaan?
Joshua
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Who led the Israelites into the promised land?
Joshua
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This person hammers a tent peg through Sisera's skull.
Jael
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What was Barak's first reaction when God called him to fight?
Barak was reluctant to fight.
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What is name of the leader of the Canaanite city of Hazor who conquered the disobedient people of Israel (formerly known as Canaan) and enslaved them for 20 years?
King Jabin
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Was Canaan the Promised Land?
Yes. It is the land God promised to give to Abraham and his descendants.
Canaan was a fertile region, described in the Bible as “a land flowing with milk and honey”
Canaan was eventually called Israel
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What caused God to send help to the Israelites?
The people (Israelites) cried out to God for help
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This person was unwilling to go into battle without the guidance of Deborah
Barak
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Because Barak was unwilling to go to war without Deborah, what was the consequence?
Deborah told Barak that he will not get the credit for the victory, instead God will hand over Sisera, commander of Jabin's army, to a woman
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What was Deborah's job?
A prophetess, a judge, and a wife.
She was the 4th Judge, and only female judge whom the Lord spoke through to the Jewish people after the death of Joshua
She is the only woman who was both prophet and judge.
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Barak's reluctance to fight showed he lacked what?
FAITH
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King Jabin's army was far superior to Barak's army, yet Barak and his army won the battle. Why?
Because he obeyed the Lord and attacked
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Who dominated the Israelites with an army that contains nine hundred iron chariots
Jabin, King of Hazor
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How many troops were in Barack's army?
10,000 troops
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Who was the Commander of Israelite military?
Barak
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What is a prophetess?
A female prophet. A woman called by God to be His spokeswoman. The faithful prophet or prophetess was one who, regardless of whether or not he or she was listened to, spoke everything God said to speak.
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After Joshua died what did some of the Israelites do? Why?
Some of them returned to worshipping Baal and the gods of the Canaanites (false gods, Idols).
Because they had no leader.
"When leaders lead, others will follow."
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Who was the commander of Jabin's army?
Sisera
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How many iron chariots did Sisera own?
900
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What was Sisera doing when he was killed?
Sleeping
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Why was Deborah called a Judge?
She provided the people with guidance in biblical law and literally judging them and settling their disputes as Moses did in his times. (She often sat under a certain palm tree near Bethel, people came there to ask her help in settling problems).
She also delivered divine messages to the people as the prophets of Israel were used to do, which also involved predicting the future. (She told Barak that the Lord had ordered him to take soldiers and fight against Jabin's army. She also told him what would happen when he asked her to go with him).
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The Cycle of Sin in the Question Prompt area shows the stages of what was happening in Canaan (Israel). This cycle repeated seven times and it began under Joshua's leadership.
The Israelites, who had been nomadic for over 40 years, had to learn how to farm the very fertile land Canaan. At the same time, they did NOT obey God’s Will because they did NOT entirely drive the Canaanites out of the land. Just as God had forewarned through Joshua, these Canaanites quickly became a trap to Israel. The Canaanites were experienced farmers, and the Israelites soon began to look to them to find the answers to their problems. The Israelites intermingled and intermarried with the Canaanites. They even began adopting their pagan religious practices to gain prosperity in the land.