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Bible Book Club

Judges 4-5: Deborah and Jael, and the Pickle in the Middle

Bible Book Club

Susan Merrill & Heather Rubio

Exodus, Susan Merrill, Spirituality, Heather Rubio, Bible, Genesis, Christianity, Leviticus, Bible Book Club, Religion & Spirituality, Religion

4.8589 Ratings

🗓️ 25 September 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we dive into Deborah's story. Deborah has quite the story of victory and even has a song penned after her. Thank you for being a part of the club. Take a peek at the show notes below for Hayley's recap! Show Notes 12 Judges of Israel ChartBlog Contact Bible Book Club! Social: Instagram or Facebook Website: Bible Book Club Review Us: Apple Podcast or Spotify Join the Fun: DONATE or Buy merch This episode is part of our ongoing Bible Book Club series, starting with Ge...

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0:00.0

I'm Heather and I'm Susan.

0:01.7

Come along with us on an adventure in the book of judges.

0:05.7

Welcome to the club, the Bible Book Club.

0:12.8

When last we left you on the Bible Book Club, we were in the story of judges and it began with a gold standard.

0:19.7

Athneal, whom we first met back in Joshua, he was a man who won the competition for

0:25.5

Caleb's daughter by defeating the Canaanites.

0:27.6

He was the judge and he was from the tribe of Judah.

0:31.2

Then we learned the story of the second judge, Ehud, a comedy, a little bit of a comedy,

0:37.0

and Ehud was left-handed or perhaps handicapped, we're not sure which.

0:41.6

God used his unique disability for a victory in the assassination of Eglon, the king of Moab.

0:47.1

The last story we read was just two lines given to Shamgar, a minor judge.

0:53.0

He was not a warrior, but killed 600 Philscenes with a cattle prod.

0:58.2

Vicious.

0:59.1

Vicious.

1:00.2

Okay, here's the setup for Chapter 4.

1:02.8

This is the story of three heroes, Deborah, Barack, and Jail.

1:07.7

But only one of them is a judge.

1:10.0

Now, Deborah and Jail are women who, in their own way,

1:14.1

are waging war on the Canaanites. Deborah is the third major judge and the fourth in the list

1:21.1

of all the judges. Jail provides an unexpected twist at the end of the story. Both are women with unquestionable

1:29.9

conviction about God. So we have Deborah and Jail, and then we have this pickle in the middle.

1:35.7

The man in the middle, Barack, is the pickle in this story. His attitude is a little salty

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