Verse 9
9. Not be for thine honour The honour would go to Jehovah as the author, and to a woman as the instrument. No one, indeed, could say, “No thanks to Barak,” for he bravely led the hosts to battle; but how immensely greater his honour had he gone without the prophetess, trusting solely in the word and power of his God!
Sell Sisera into the hand of a woman The victory will be ascribed to Deborah rather than to Barak, and Sisera will fall by a woman’s hand, even by the hand of Jael, the wife of Heber. Judges 4:21. Thus Barak suffered loss of honour in that Deborah, in a general sense, and Jael more particularly, robbed him of this crown. This prophecy, that Sisera was to fall by a woman’s hand, was probably noised abroad, and reached the ears of Heber’s wife.
Went with Barak “For the sake of the great national cause she leaves her peaceful palm, and by her readiness to share in every danger evidences the truth of her announcements.” Cassel.
To Kedesh The house of Barak, and the rendezvous of the northern tribes. Judges 4:6.
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