Pray God is blessing you all today! Well, only one lady answered the challenge questions...hmmm.
Today's lesson is going to be on Deborah the first woman in the bible to be a judge.
Read Judges 4 & 5
Judges 4:4
And Deborah a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time.
The footnotes in the study bible say this ~
Deborah and Barak led an Israelite coalition to victory over the militarily superior Canaanite forces of Sisera in the plain of Esdraelon. This was a strategic battle for control of central and northern Palestine, after 20 years' oppression by Jabin, king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor. Deborah and Barak's army consisted of only 10,000, while Sisera had a multitude of fighters and nine hundred iron chariots. But God fought for Israel and they routed the enemy. (vv. 14, 15, 23 & 24). Deborah performed legal and military duties in addition to being a prophetess (v 4). She was one of the only four Old Testament women identified as a porphetess, and was the only female judge. After Barak reufsed to go into battle without Deborah, she gave a prophecy that another woman, Jael, fulfilld (vv. 9, 21). The prose account is given in chapter 4 and the poetical version in chapter 5. Hebrews 11: 32 lists Barak among the faithful.
Deborah was a woman. GOD used her in a mighty way! He used her in prophecy and used her to judge, and defeat a army, she was on God's side and God fought for Israel!
Ladies, I'm telling you, God can use you!
You may feel unworthy but not matter what you've done, GOD LOVES YOU SO VERY MUCH! He sent His only son to die on a cross for your sins...John 3:13
TODAY'S CHALLENGE: READ ISAIAH 54
Be blessed & Be Encouraged ~God can use you~
Evang. Patti Smith
A bible study aimed at women, for women. Let's learn how to grow in God, to step up to who God has called us to be. We will talk about the women of the Bible, and discuss womanly things, and how God is in charge of it all!
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