Judges 5:24
The most rewarded of women should be Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite! She should be the most rewarded of women who live in tents.
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Referenced Verses
- Judg 4:17 : 17 Now Sisera ran away on foot to the tent of Jael, wife of Heber the Kenite, for King Jabin of Hazor and the family of Heber the Kenite had made a peace treaty.
- Prov 31:31 : 31 Give her credit for what she has accomplished, and let her works praise her in the city gates.
- Luke 1:28 : 28 The angel came to her and said,“Greetings, favored one, the Lord is with you!”
- Luke 1:42 : 42 She exclaimed with a loud voice,“Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child in your womb!
- Gen 14:19 : 19 He blessed Abram, saying,“Blessed be Abram by the Most High God, Creator of heaven and earth.
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- Judg 4:17-248 verses79%
17 Now Sisera ran away on foot to the tent of Jael, wife of Heber the Kenite, for King Jabin of Hazor and the family of Heber the Kenite had made a peace treaty.
18 Jael came out to welcome Sisera. She said to him,“Stop and rest, my lord. Stop and rest with me. Don’t be afraid.” So Sisera stopped to rest in her tent, and she put a blanket over him.
19 He said to her,“Give me a little water to drink, because I’m thirsty.” She opened a goatskin container of milk and gave him some milk to drink. Then she covered him up again.
20 He said to her,“Stand watch at the entrance to the tent. If anyone comes along and asks you,‘Is there a man here?’ say,‘No.’”
21 Then Jael wife of Heber took a tent peg in one hand and a hammer in the other. She crept up on him, drove the tent peg through his temple into the ground while he was asleep from exhaustion, and he died.
22 Now Barak was chasing Sisera. Jael went out to welcome him. She said to him,“Come here and I will show you the man you are searching for.” He went with her into the tent, and there he saw Sisera sprawled out dead with the tent peg in his temple.
23 That day God humiliated King Jabin of Canaan before the Israelites.
24 Israel’s power continued to overwhelm King Jabin of Canaan until they did away with him.
- Judg 5:25-317 verses78%
25 He asked for water, and she gave him milk; in a bowl fit for a king, she served him curds.
26 Her left hand reached for the tent peg, her right hand for the workmen’s hammer. She“hammered” Sisera, she shattered his skull, she smashed his head, she drove the tent peg through his temple.
27 Between her feet he collapsed, he fell limp and was lifeless; between her feet he collapsed and fell, in the spot where he collapsed, there he fell– violently killed!
28 Through the window she looked; Sisera’s mother cried out through the lattice:‘Why is his chariot so slow to return? Why are the hoofbeats of his chariot-horses delayed?’
29 The wisest of her ladies answer; indeed she even thinks to herself,
30 ‘No doubt they are gathering and dividing the plunder– a girl or two for each man to rape! Sisera is grabbing up colorful cloth, he is grabbing up colorful embroidered cloth, two pieces of colorful embroidered cloth, for the neck of the plunderer!’
31 May all your enemies perish like this, O LORD! But may those who love you shine like the rising sun at its brightest!” And the land had rest for forty years.
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23 ‘Call judgment down on Meroz,’ says the LORD’s angel;‘Be sure to call judgment down on those who live there, because they did not come to help in the LORD’s battle, to help in the LORD’s battle against the warriors.’
- Judg 5:6-72 verses70%
6 In the days of Shamgar son of Anath, in the days of Jael caravans disappeared; travelers had to go on winding side roads.
7 Warriors were scarce, they were scarce in Israel, until you arose, Deborah, until you arose as a motherly protector in Israel.
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14 You will be blessed beyond all peoples; there will be no barrenness among you or your livestock.
- Judg 4:11-122 verses68%
11 Now Heber the Kenite had moved away from the Kenites, the descendants of Hobab, Moses’ father-in-law. He lived near the great tree in Zaanannim near Kedesh.
12 When Sisera heard that Barak son of Abinoam had gone up to Mount Tabor,
- Judg 4:4-74 verses68%
4 Now Deborah, a prophetess, wife of Lappidoth, was leading Israel at that time.
5 She would sit under the Date Palm Tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the Ephraimite hill country. The Israelites would come up to her to have their disputes settled.
6 She summoned Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali. She said to him,“Is it not true that the LORD God of Israel is commanding you? Go, march to Mount Tabor! Take with you ten thousand men from Naphtali and Zebulun!
7 I will bring Sisera, the general of Jabin’s army, to you at the Kishon River, along with his chariots and huge army. I will hand him over to you.”
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9 She said,“I will indeed go with you. But you will not gain fame on the expedition you are undertaking, for the LORD will turn Sisera over to a woman.” Deborah got up and went with Barak to Kedesh.
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5 ‘How beautiful are your tents, O Jacob, and your dwelling places, O Israel!
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9 He makes the barren woman of the family a happy mother of children. Praise the LORD!
- Prov 31:28-314 verses66%
28 Her children have risen and called her blessed; her husband also has praised her:
29 “Many daughters have done valiantly, but you have surpassed them all!”
30 Charm is deceitful and beauty is fleeting. A woman who fears the LORD– she makes herself praiseworthy.
31 Give her credit for what she has accomplished, and let her works praise her in the city gates.
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1 (4:14) But now slash yourself, daughter surrounded by soldiers! We are besieged! With a scepter they strike Israel’s ruler on the side of his face.
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2 The LORD turned them over to King Jabin of Canaan, who ruled in Hazor. The general of his army was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth Haggoyim.
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14 Deborah said to Barak,“Spring into action, for this is the day the LORD is handing Sisera over to you! Has the LORD not taken the lead?” So Barak went down from Mount Tabor with ten thousand men following him.
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1 Celebrating the Victory in Song On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this victory song:
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4 Yes indeed, the man who fears the LORD will be blessed in this way.
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32 Then David said to Abigail,“Praised be the LORD, the God of Israel, who has sent you this day to meet me!
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25 because of the God of your father, who will help you, because of the Sovereign God, who will bless you with blessings from the sky above, blessings from the deep that lies below, and blessings of the breasts and womb.
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9 They crouch and lie down like a lion, and as a lioness, who can stir him? Blessed is the one who blesses you, and cursed is the one who curses you!’”
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11 All the people who were at the gate and the elders replied,“We are witnesses. May the LORD make the woman who is entering your home like Rachel and Leah, both of whom built up the house of Israel! May you prosper in Ephrathah and become famous in Bethlehem.
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5 Your basket and your mixing bowl will be blessed.
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21 Then he looked on the Kenites and uttered this oracle:“Your dwelling place seems strong, and your nest is set on a rocky cliff.
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24 Manoah’s wife gave birth to a son and named him Samson. The child grew and the LORD empowered him.
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15 She answered,“Please give me a special present. Since you have given me land in the Negev, now give me springs of water.” So Caleb gave her both the upper and lower springs.
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27 Now let this present that your servant has brought to my lord be given to the servants who follow my lord.
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14 The village women said to Naomi,“May the LORD be praised because he has not left you without a guardian today! May he become famous in Israel!
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10 So the assembly sent 12,000 capable warriors against Jabesh Gilead. They commanded them,“Go and kill with your swords the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead, including the women and little children.