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Themes in Judges 5

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Themes in Judges 5

Judges 5:1 (show verse)

Then Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam sang on that day, saying,

Deborah » General references to
Music » Songs » Hymns » Of victory
Singing » Songs » Of victory
Victory » Songs of
Women » Deborah » General references to

Judges 5:2 (show verse)

“That the leaders led in Israel,
That the people volunteered,
Bless the Lord!

Consecration » Examples of personal
The Surrendered life » Consecration » Examples of personal
religious Work » Serving men » Willingness, an essential element in

Judges 5:3 (show verse)

“Hear, O kings; give ear, O rulers!

I—to the Lord, I will sing,

I will sing praise to the Lord, the God of Israel.

No Themes for this verse.

Judges 5:4 (show verse)

“Lord, when You went out from Seir,
When You marched from the field of Edom,

The earth quaked, the heavens also dripped,

Even the clouds dripped water.

Clouds » Uses of » To give rain
Mercy » God's
Meteorology » Clouds

Judges 5:5 (show verse)

“The mountains quaked at the presence of the Lord,

This Sinai, at the presence of the Lord, the God of Israel.

Mountain » Melted
Mountains » God » Causes, to melt

Judges 5:6 (show verse)

“In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath,
In the days of Jael, the highways were deserted,
And travelers went by roundabout ways.

Highways » By-paths more secure in times of danger
Jael » Wife of heber, and the one who killed sisera
Shamgar » deliverer » Judge
Travelers » For security often left the highways
Travellers » Travellers

Judges 5:7 (show verse)

“The peasantry ceased, they ceased in Israel,
Until I, Deborah, arose,
Until I arose, a mother in Israel.

Deborah » The prophetess, a judge of israel
Labour » Women » Women's Work » fields of activity » Acting as judges

Judges 5:8 (show verse)

“New gods were chosen;
Then war was in the gates.
Not a shield or a spear was seen
Among forty thousand in Israel.

military Arms » Of conquered nations taken away to prevent rebellion
Gates » Of cities » Chief points of attack in war
Idolatry » Objects of, described as » New gods
Shields » Were scarce in israel in the days of deborah and barak
Spears » The israelites » Ill provided with, in the times of deborah and saul
War » Often sent as a punishment for sin

Judges 5:9 (show verse)

“My heart goes out to the commanders of Israel,
The volunteers among the people;
Bless the Lord!

No Themes for this verse.

Judges 5:10 (show verse)

“You who ride on white donkeys,
You who sit on rich carpets,
And you who travel on the road—sing!

Animals » Names of » Asses, beasts of burden
Ass (donkey) » Domesticated » Used for riding
Domestic Donkeys » Judges of israel rode on white
Courts of justice » Judges of » Sat on the judgment-seat while hearing causes
Courts of justice » Judges of » Rode often on white asses

“At the sound of those who divide flocks among the watering places,
There they shall recount the righteous deeds of the Lord,
The righteous deeds for His peasantry in Israel.
Then the people of the Lord went down to the gates.

Archery » In war
God, Righteousness Of » Exhibited in » His acts

Judges 5:12 (show verse)

“Awake, awake, Deborah;
Awake, awake, sing a song!
Arise, Barak, and take away your captives, O son of Abinoam.

Captivity » Figurative » captivity led captive,

Judges 5:13 (show verse)

“Then survivors came down to the nobles;
The people of the Lord came down to me as warriors.

No Themes for this verse.

Judges 5:14 (show verse)

“From Ephraim those whose root is in Amalek came down,
Following you, Benjamin, with your peoples;
From Machir commanders came down,
And from Zebulun those who wield the staff of office.

Amalekites, the » Part of their possessions taken by ephraim
Art » Primitive » Of the writer
Arts of the » Writer
Benjamin » Tribe of » Join deborah in the war against sisera
tribe of Benjamin » Assisted against sisera
The tribe of Ephraim » Assisted » Deborah and barak against sisera
Scribes » Families celebrated for furnishing » Zebulun
Scribes » Antiquity of
Tribe of zebulun » Praised for assisting deborah and barak in opposing sisera
Tribe of zebulun » Furnished scribes or writers to israel
Zebulun » Tribe of » Loyalty of, in resisting the enemies of israel » With barak against sisera

Judges 5:15 (show verse)

“And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah;
As was Issachar, so was Barak;
Into the valley they rushed at his heels;
Among the divisions of Reuben
There were great resolves of heart.

the Armies of israel » Composed of infantry
the Armies of israel » Refusing to join, stigmatized
Issachar » The tribe of issachar » Join deborah and barak in war against sisera
The tribe of issachar » Assisted deborah against sisera
Patriotism » Lacking in » The tribes of reuben, asher, and dan
The tribe of Reuben » Did not assist against sisera
Reubenites » Reproached by deborah
Valleys » Often the scenes of great contests

Judges 5:16 (show verse)

“Why did you sit among the sheepfolds,
To hear the piping for the flocks?
Among the divisions of Reuben
There were great searchings of heart.

the Armies of israel » Refusing to join, stigmatized
Chiding » Deborah
Deborah » Sings a paean of victory jg 5 » Rebukes the indifference of the tribes
Lukewarmness » Instances of » The reubenites, when deborah called on them to assist sisera
Patriotism » Lacking in » The tribes of reuben, asher, and dan
The tribe of Reuben » Did not assist against sisera
Reubenites » Reproached by deborah
Servant » Bond » Degrading influences of bondage exemplified by cowardice
Sheep » Bleating of, alluded to
Women » Sings a paean of victory jg 5 » Rebukes the indifference of the tribes

Judges 5:17 (show verse)

“Gilead remained across the Jordan;
And why did Dan stay in ships?
Asher sat at the seashore,
And remained by its landings.

the Armies of israel » Refusing to join, stigmatized
Asher » Tribe of: census of, by families » Upbraided by deborah
The tribe of Asher » Bordered on the sea
The tribe of Asher » Reproved for not aiding against sisera
Chiding » Deborah
Commerce » Of the jews » Commenced after their settlement in canaan
Dan » Tribe of » Commerce of
Dan » Tribe of » Deborah rebukes, for their cowardice
The tribe of Dan » A commercial people
The tribe of Dan » Reproved for not aiding against sisera
Deborah » Sings a paean of victory jg 5 » Rebukes the indifference of the tribes
Patriotism » Lacking in » The tribes of reuben, asher, and dan
Servant » Bond » Degrading influences of bondage exemplified by cowardice
Ships » Antiquity of, among the jews
Women » Sings a paean of victory jg 5 » Rebukes the indifference of the tribes

Judges 5:18 (show verse)

“Zebulun was a people who despised their lives even to death,
And Naphtali also, on the high places of the field.

Chiding » Deborah
Courage » Examples of » Caleb
Naphtali » Tribe of » Defeat sisera
The tribe of Naphtali » Praised for aiding against sisera
Patriotism » Instances of » The tribes of zebulun and naphtali
Servant » Bond » Degrading influences of bondage exemplified by cowardice
Zebulun » Tribe of » Loyalty of, in resisting the enemies of israel » With barak against sisera

Judges 5:19 (show verse)

“The kings came and fought;
Then fought the kings of Canaan

At Taanach near the waters of Megiddo;

They took no plunder in silver.

Chiding » Deborah
Megiddo » Valley of, deborah defeats sisera in
Patriotism » Instances of » The tribes of zebulun and naphtali
Taanach » The scene of barak's victory

Judges 5:20 (show verse)

“The stars fought from heaven,
From their courses they fought against Sisera.

Astronomy » Moon » Stars
Chiding » Deborah
Meteorology and celestial phenomena » Phenomena of » Stars in their courses fought against sisera
Patriotism » Instances of » The tribes of zebulun and naphtali
Sisera » Captain of a canaanite army, defeated by barak; killed by jael
Stars » Revolve in fixed orbits

Judges 5:21 (show verse)

“The torrent of Kishon swept them away,
The ancient torrent, the torrent Kishon.

O my soul, march on with strength.

Chiding » Deborah
Kishon » Sisera defeated at, and his army destroyed in
Rivers » Mentioned in scripture » Kishon
Rivers » Some of » Rapid
Rivers » Jordan » Kishon
Sisera » Captain of a canaanite army, defeated by barak; killed by jael

Judges 5:22 (show verse)

“Then the horses’ hoofs beat
From the dashing, the dashing of his valiant steeds.

Chiding » Deborah
Sisera » Captain of a canaanite army, defeated by barak; killed by jael

Judges 5:23 (show verse)

‘Curse Meroz,’ said the angel of the Lord,
‘Utterly curse its inhabitants;

Because they did not come to the help of the Lord,

To the help of the Lord against the warriors.’

Angels » Of wrath, execute the judgments of God
Chiding » Deborah
Curse » Denounced » Against meroz
Deborah » Sings a paean of victory jg 5 » Rebukes the indifference of the tribes
Duty » Masters' » Neglect of
Indifference » In service
Meroz » Deborah » Barak » Curse » Inhabitants » With song
Missionaries » An imperative duty
Neglect » Of duty
Patriotism » Lacking in » The inhabitants of meroz
Servant » Bond » Degrading influences of bondage exemplified by cowardice
Service » Half-hearted » Indifferent
Sisera » Captain of a canaanite army, defeated by barak; killed by jael
Women » Sings a paean of victory jg 5 » Rebukes the indifference of the tribes

And the land was undisturbed for forty years.

Church » Light » Reflected from believers
Enemies » Of God, their punishment
Forty » Years » Peace in israel
God » Enemies of » Their punishment
Light, spiritual » Reflected from believers
Righteous » Compared with » The sun
compared to Saints » The sun
Sisera » Captain of a canaanite army, defeated by barak; killed by jael
Spiritual » Light » Reflected from believers
Sun » Figurative
The sun » The power and brilliancy of its rising alluded to
The sun » Illustrative » (its power,) of the triumph of saints

Thematic Bible

Themes in Judges 5

Judges 5:1 (show verse)

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Judges 5:5 (show verse)

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