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Themes in Judges 5

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Themes in Judges 5

Judges 5:1 (show verse)

Then sang Deborah with Barak, the son of Abinoam, 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)

Praise ye the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves.

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 ye kings. Give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto the LORD; I will praise the LORD God of Israel.

No Themes for this verse.

Judges 5:4 (show verse)

LORD, when thou didst go out of Seir, when thou didst march out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped; the clouds also dropped water.

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

Judges 5:5 (show verse)

The mountains melted from before the LORD, even that Sinai from before the LORD 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 ceased, and those that walked went astray through crooked paths.

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 inhabitants of the villages ceased; they had ceased in Israel until I Deborah arose, 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)

When they chose new gods, the war was at the gates. Was there a shield or spear to be 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 is toward the princes of Israel, those that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the LORD.

No Themes for this verse.

Judges 5:10 (show verse)

Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that preside in judgment, and walk by the way.

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

Because of the noise of archers, taken from among those that draw water, there they shall retell the righteousnesses of the LORD, even the righteousnesses of his villages in Israel. Now shall the people of the LORD go down to the gates.

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

Judges 5:12 (show verse)

Rise up, rise up, Deborah; rise up, rise up, sing a song. Stand up, Barak and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam.

Captivity » Figurative » captivity led captive,

Judges 5:13 (show verse)

Now he has made the remnant of the people to have dominion over the magnificent; the LORD made me have dominion over the mighty.

No Themes for this verse.

Judges 5:14 (show verse)

Out of Ephraim came his root against Amalek; after thee, came Benjamin, against thy peoples; out of Machir came down princes; and from Zebulun, those that handle the pen of the writer.

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)

Also princes of Issachar were with Deborah; and Issachar, like Barak, went on foot into the valley. From the divisions of Reuben, great are the thoughts of the 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 didst thou abide among the sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings of the flocks? From the divisions of Reuben great are the searchings of the 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 on the other side of the Jordan, and why did Dan remain next to the ships? Asher continued on the sea shore and remained in his breaches.

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 and Naphtali were a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death in 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 the kings of Canaan fought in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money.

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)

They fought from the heavens; the stars from their ways 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 river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. Tread down, O my soul, 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 were the hoofs of the horses broken by the means of the pransings, the pransings of their mighty ones.

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

Judges 5:23 (show verse)

Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the LORD, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof because they did not come to the help of the LORD, to the help of the LORD against the mighty.

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

Judges 5:24 (show verse)

Blessed above women shall Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, be; blessed shall she be above women in the tent.

Heber » Husband of jael
Jael » Wife of heber, and the one who killed sisera
Kenites, the » Sisera slain by jael one of
Sisera » Captain of a canaanite army, defeated by barak; killed by jael

Judges 5:25 (show verse)

He asked water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth cream in a lordly dish.

Milk » Used as food by the jews
Sisera » Captain of a canaanite army, defeated by barak; killed by jael

Judges 5:26 (show verse)

She put her hand to the stake, and her right hand to the workmen's hammer, and with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote off his head when she had pierced and stricken through his temples.

Head » Of enemies slain in war, often cut off
Sisera » Captain of a canaanite army, defeated by barak; killed by jael

Judges 5:27 (show verse)

At her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay down; at her feet he bowed, he fell; where he bowed, there he fell down dead.

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

Judges 5:28 (show verse)

The mother of Sisera looked out the window and cried through the lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming? Why do the wheels of his chariots tarry?

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

Judges 5:29 (show verse)

Her wise princesses answered her; and she even answered to herself,

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

Judges 5:30 (show verse)

Have they not found spoil and are dividing it? To each man a damsel or two; to Sisera a spoil of different colours, a spoil of different colours of needlework, of different colours of needlework on both sides, meet for the necks of those that take the spoil?

Arts and crafts » Names of various » Needlework
Embroidery » On the garments of sisera
Sisera » Captain of a canaanite army, defeated by barak; killed by jael

Judges 5:31 (show verse)

So let all thine enemies perish, O LORD, but let those that love thee be as the sun when he rises in all his might. And the land had rest 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