Judges 4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 4:5

And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah ,.... Her dwelling house was under a palm tree, or rather she sat under one, in the open air, when the people came to her with their cases, and it was called from hence after her name; though some, as Abarbinel observes, think it was so called, because Deborah, the nurse of Rebekah, was buried here, and which was near Bethel, one of the places next mentioned, see Genesis 35:8 , between Ramah and Bethel in Mount Ephraim ; which places were in... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 4:6

And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedeshnaphtali ,.... So called to distinguish it from other places of the same name, this being in the tribe of Naphtali, and a city of refuge, Joshua 20:7 ; of which tribe and place Barak was, but who he and his father Abinoam were we have no other account; it seems clear from hence that he was not the husband of Deborah, as the Jews say, or they would have lived together; though, according to Ben Gersom, she lived separate from him,... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 4:7

And I will draw unto thee ,.... Which are the words of the Lord by Deborah, as are the preceding, signifying, that by the secret and powerful influence of his providence he would so order things, and the circumstances of them; and so powerfully operate on the mind and heart of the Canaanitish general as to engage him to come to the river Kishon, Sisera the captain of Jabin's army, with his chariots, and his multitude ; called the ancient river, the river Kishon, Judges 5:21 . According... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 4:8

And Barak said unto her ,.... To Deborah, after she had delivered the words of the Lord unto him: if thou wilt go with me, then I will go ; which showed faith hi the word of the Lord, for which he is commended, and a readiness to do the will of God, and courage to engage in such a work with a powerful adversary, and is therefore reckoned among the heroes for faith, Hebrews 11:32 , but if thou wilt not go with me, then I will not go ; which though it might discover some weakness... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 4:9

And she said, I will surely go with thee , She made no hesitation about it, but agreed at once to go with him for his encouragement; perceiving some degree of weakness in him, and yet an hearty and sincere inclination to engage in the work proposed, and that this might be no hinderance, she readily assents to it: adding: notwithstanding the journey thou takest ; the way or course he steered, the methods he took in insisting on it that she should go with him: shall not be for thine... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 4:10

And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh ,.... This he did either by the sound of a trumpet, as Ehud did, or by sending messengers to them to collect ten thousand men from among them, which they accordingly did, and came to him in Kedesh: and he went up with ten thousand men at his feet ; they following him up to Mount Tabor cheerfully and readily, being all footmen; for the Israelites had no cavalry, and yet got the victory over Sisera's army, which, according to Josephus F7 ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 4:11

Now Heber the Kenite ,.... A descendant of Kain, a principal man among the Midianites; the Targum calls him the Salmaean: which was of the children of Hobab the father in law of Moses ; who came along with the children of Israel through the wilderness into the land of Canaan, and first settled about Jericho, and then removed into the wilderness of Judah, Judges 1:16 , had severed himself from the Kenites ; which dwelt in the said wilderness; to whom he belonged when this... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 4:12

And they showed Sisera ,.... Either some of the Canaanites that dwelt near Tabor, or some spies that Sisera had out; though some think the Kenites told him, who were at peace with Jabin, Judges 4:17 ; yet whether out of good will or ill will cannot be said: however, so it was ordered by the providence of God, that by some means or another Sisera should be informed that Barak the son of Abinoam was gone up to Mount Tabor ; and no doubt at the same time he was told the number of men that... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 4:13

And Sisera gathered together all his chariots ,.... Or "therefore" he gathered them together, which might lie some in one place, and some in another, for the better quartering of the men that belonged to them: even nine hundred chariots of iron ; and which, as before observed, are magnified by Josephus, and made to be three thousand: and all the people that were with him ; his soldiers, Jabin's army, of which he was captain, and are called a multitude, Judges 4:7 ; and which,... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 4:14

And Deborah said unto Barak, up ,.... Not go up higher for they were upon the top of a mountain; but rise, bestir thyself, prepare for battle, put the army in rank and file, and march and meet the enemy without delay: for this is the day in which the Lord hath delivered Sisera into thine hand ; by a spirit of prophecy she knew this was the precise day, the exact time in which it was the will of God this deliverance should be wrought; and she speaks of it as if it was past, because of... read more

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