The Deaf Devo from The Deaf Missions in Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States "Deborah's Tree" Bible Reading: Judges 4:1-7 for Friday, 17 February 2017Judges 4:1 But after Ehud had died, the people of Isra’el again did what was evil from Adonai’s perspective. 2 So Adonai handed them over to Yavin king of Kena‘an. He ruled from Hatzor; and the commander of his army was Sisra, who lived in Haroshet-HaGoyim. 3 The people of Isra’el cried out to Adonai, because he had 900 iron chariots, and for twenty years he cruelly oppressed the people of Isra’el.
4 Now D’vorah, a woman and a prophet, the wife of Lapidot, was judging Isra’el at that time. 5 She used to sit under D’vorah’s Palm between Ramah and Beit-El, in the hills of Efrayim; and the people of Isra’el would come to her for judgment. 6 She sent for Barak the son of Avino‘am, from Kedesh in Naftali, and said to him: “Adonai has given you this order: ‘Go, march to Mount Tavor, and take with you 10,000 men from the people of Naftali and Z’vulun. 7 I will cause Sisra, the commander of Yavin’s army, to encounter you at the Kishon River with his chariots and troops; and I will hand him over to you.’”
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Our Bible verses today tell us about a woman prophet named Deborah. She was also a judge over Israel. Deborah was probably a very wise woman.
Verse 5 says that Deborah sat under a palm tree. People came to her and asked her what they should do about certain things. God spoke to Deborah and helped her judge the people wisely.
King Jabin of Canaan defeated the Israelites and was very cruel to them. The Israelites asked God to help them. The rest of Judges, chapter 4, tells us that Deborah and a man named Barak gathered an army of 10,000 Israelites. With God's help, they defeated King Jabin's army.
God spoke to Deborah and helped her lead the army and judge the Israelites. Today God speaks to us through His Word, the Bible. When we read and study the Bible, we learn how to obey and follow God. What will you learn from God's Word today?[Carol Whitney]
"Great blessings belong to those who don't listen to evil advice. Instead, they love the Lord's teachings and think about them day and night."[Psalm 1:1a, 2]
PRAYER: Father, I want to learn from Your Word today. In Jesus' name. Amen.
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