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A commentary upon the whole book of Judges Preached first and delivered in sundry…A commentary vpon the vvhole booke of Iudges Preached first and deliuered in sundrie…
A commentary upon the whole book of Judges Preached first and delivered in sundry lectures; since collected, and diligently perused, and now published. For the benefit generally of all such as desire to grow in faith and repentance, and especially of them, who would more clearly understand and make use of the worthy examples of the saints, recorded in divine history. Penned by Richard Rogers preacher of Gods word at Wethersfield in Essex.A commentary vpon the vvhole booke of Iudges Preached first and deliuered in sundrie lectures; since collected, and diligently perused, and now published. For the benefit generally of all such as desire to grow in faith and repentance, and especially of them, who would more cleerely vnderstand and make vse of the worthie examples of the saints, recorded in diuine history. Penned by Richard Rogers preacher of Gods word at Wethersfield in Essex.
London: printed by Felix Kyngston for Thomas Man, 1615
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Vers. 6. Then she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedesh of Naphtali, and said unto him, Hath not the Lord God of Israel commanded, saying, Go and draw toward Mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali, and of the children of Zebulon? Vers. 7. And I will draw unto thee, to the river Kishon, Sisera the Captain of Jabin's army, with his chariots and his multitude, and will deliver them into thine hand. Vers. 8. And Barak said unto her, If thou wilt go with me, I will go, but if thou wilt not go with me, I will not go. Vers. 9. Then she answered, I will surely go with thee, but this journey that thou takest, shall not be for thine honour: for the Lord shall sell Sisera into the hands of a woman. And Debora arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.
Vers. 6. Then she sent and called Barak the sonne of Abinoam out of Kedesh of Naphtali, and said vnto him, Hath not the Lord God of Israel commanded, saying, Goe and draw toward Mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali, and of the children of Zebulon? Vers. 7. And I will draw vnto thee, to the riuer Kishon, Sisera the Captaine of Iabins armie, with his charets and his multitude, and will deliuer them into thine hand. Vers. 8. And Barak said vnto her, If thou wilt goe with me, I will goe, but if thou wilt not goe with me, I will not goe. Vers. 9. Then she answered, I will surely goe with thee, but this iourney that thou takest, shall not be for thine honour: for the Lord shall sell Sisera into the hands of a woman. And Debora arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.
Now we have heard the description of Debora, and what she was: it followeth 1how she went to work in this great business of the Lord against Jabin. She therefore as God commanded, sent to Barak, as he is here described in the text, the son of Abinoam, that he should go and furnish himself with ten thousand men, and assured him, that God would give him victory over Sisera, the Captain of Jabin's army, and over all his multitude. Barak at first feared, but after believed, and went forward to the work: and seeing he was afraid through unbelief, therefore he refused to go without her; for the which she found fault with him, and told him God would punish it, so that he should not have that honour, which otherwise he should have had. And after that, Barak and Debora went to Kedesh together. Thus much for the meaning of these four verses. Now of both these Debora and Barak in order. First of the message in the sixth and seventh verses: then of that which followed upon it, in the other two following.