How Obedience Leads to Influence: Knowing God’s Voice, Daily Bible Study, Daily Devotional

Hearing Jesus: Daily Bible Study, Christian Affirmations, Hearing God, Prayer, Holy Spirit, Daily Devotional

Hearing Jesus: Daily Affirmations & Bible Study Podcast

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 22 September 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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How Obedience Leads to Influence: Knowing God’s Voice, Daily Bible Study, Daily Devotional In today’s episode, Rachael teaches on Deborah, as a companion to her new book, Knowing God’s Voice. Deborah was a prophet and judge in Israel, and Rachael highlights her leadership, faithfulness, and the spiritual and miliary victories she led. She also explores Deborah’s role in a patriarchal society and her connection with God. Deborah’s obedience and faith inspired others. This podcast devotional is a companion to Knowing God’s Voice, Grab Your Printed Copy Here! Show Information: ☆Have a question for Rachael? Ask it here: Ask Rachael a Question ☆Join Rachael for Bible Study Live in Rome this fall: BibleStudyLive.org ☆Join Rachael for Knowing Jesus Live this October: Knowing Jesus Live ☆Get Ad-Free Episodes, Bonus Content, and more here: ⁠ patreon.com/HearingJesus⁠ ☆To Learn More About Sponsoring a Child, check out Compassion International here: ➤ Sponsor a Child ☆Schedule Spiritual Direction or Life Coaching with Rachael here: One on One Session ☆If you would like to give to Hearing Jesus and financially support the podcast, you can do so here ! ➤ Give Here ☆Connect further with Rachael ! ☆Facebook ➤https://www.facebook.com/SheHears.org/ ☆Instagram ➤ https://www.instagram.com/rachael.d.groll/ ☆Website ➤ Hearing Jesus ☆Shop Christian Resources ➤ https://www.rachaelgroll.com/resources ☆Coaching/Spiritual Direction ➤ https://www.rachaelgroll.com/coaching Takeaways Deborah created a space for justice under the palm tree. Her leadership was rooted in faith and obedience to God. Deborah's name signifies diligence and organization. She was a trusted voice in a patriarchal society. Deborah's story began with quiet faithfulness, not battle. Her influence came from her connection with God. Deborah prophesied Sisera's defeat by a woman. She led with humility, not ambition. Deborah's leadership inspired a spiritual awakening. Her story emphasizes the power of quiet faithfulness. Chapters 00:00:00 Introduction to Deborah 00:00:00 Deborah's Leadership and Influence 00:00:00 The Battle and Prophecy 00:00:00 Deborah's Spiritual Impact 00:00:00 Lessons from Deborah's Story Bible, Bible Study, Devotions, Devotional, Daily Devotional, Prayer, Jesus, God, Holy Spirit, Spiritual Growth, hearing God’s voice, Hearing God, Hearing Jesus, Praying, Pray, God’s Word, Scriptures Hearing Jesus, Knowing God's Voice, Female Prophets, Bible Study, Spiritual Growth, Christian Podcast, Faith Journey, Obedience, God's Communication, Personal Reflections, prophecy, faith, surrender, spiritual gifts, women's ministry, Christian podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:03.4	Hey friends, I'm Rachel Grohl and I'm your host for the Hearing Jesus podcast where I help
1:08.5	you to know God and to make him known. What we're told about Deborah
1:13.0	is that she sat under a palm tree between the locations of Reima and Bethel in the hill country
1:20.0	of Ephraim. Now, that to you might mean nothing. It might sound like a small detail, but it's
1:25.3	actually really significant. This was a time
1:27.8	when there was no royal courts. There was no centralized government. So what Deborah did is she
1:33.3	created a space where people could still come to find justice. The people knew exactly where to find
1:40.3	her. She set up camp in a way that people could seek her out. And so that reference to the
1:45.9	palm of Debra, it became a symbol of godly leadership in the midst of chaos. Here's another thing.
1:54.8	And the reason why I'm so passionate about this is because I spent a long time researching Debra.
2:00.0	In fact, she was the first woman
2:01.4	that I wrote about for this book, and it's carried over from my research years back in seminary.
2:07.3	I wrote a paper about her, and it lit a fire for me to research about Deborah.
2:12.1	There's another nuance, again, with her name. Well, not necessarily her name, but the phrase that refers to her as
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