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Judges Chapter four. Deborah and Barak and the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. After Ehud died, and the Lord sold them into the hand of Jabin, king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor. The commander of his army was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth, Hagoim. Then the people of Israel cried out to the Lord for help, for he had 900 chariots of iron, and he oppressed the people of Israel cruelly. For 20 years now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, was judging Israel. At that time she used to sit under the palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, and the people of Israel came up to her for judgment. She sent and summoned Barak the son of Abinim from Kadesh Naphtali, and said to him, has not the Lord the God of Israel commanded you and go gather your men at Mount Tabor, taking 10,000 from the people of Naphtali and the people of Zebulun, and I will draw out Sisera, the general of Jabin's army, to meet you by the river Kashon with his chariots and his troops, and I will give him into your hand. Bayarak said to her, if you will go with me, I will go but if you will not go with me, I will not go. And she said, I will surely go with you. Nevertheless, the road on which you are going will not lead to your glory, for the Lord will sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. Then Deborah arose and went with Barak to Kadesh, and Barak called out Zebulun and Naphtali to Kadesh, and 10,000 men went up at his heels, and Deborah went up with him. Now Heber the canine, had separated from the Canites, the descendants of Hobab, the father in law of Moses, and had pitched his tent as far away as the oak in Zayananim, which is near Kadesh. When Sisera was told that Barak the son of Abinoam had gone up to Mount Tabor, Sisera called out all his chariots, 900 chariots of iron, and all the men who were up with him from Harsheth Hagoim to the river Kishon. And Deborah said to Barak, up for this is the day in which the Lord has given Sisera into your hand. Does not the Lord go out before you? So Barak went down from Mount Tabor with 10,000 men following him, and the Lord routed Sisera and all his chariots and all his army before Barak by the edge of the sword. And Sisera got down from his chariot and fled away on foot. And Barak pursued the chariots and the army to Harosheth, Hagoam. And all the army of Sisera fell by the edge of the sword. Not a man was left. But Sisera fled away on foot to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber, the canine. For there was peace between Jabin, the king of Hazor, and the house of Heber, the king Canite. And Jael came out to meet Sisera and said to him, turn aside, my lord. Turn aside to me. Do not be afraid. So he turned aside to her into the tent, and she covered him with a rug. And he said to her, please give me a little water to drink, for I am thirsty. So she opened a skin of milk and gave him a drink and covered him. And he said to her, stand at the opening of the tent. And if any man comes and asks you, is anyone here? Say no. But Jael, the wife of Heber, took a tent peg and took a hammer in her hand. And she went softly to him and drove the peg into his temple until it went down into the ground while he was laying fast asleep from weariness. So he died. And behold, as Barak was pursuing Sisera, Jael went out to meet him and said to him, come, and I will show you the man whom you are seeking. So he went into her tent, and there lay Sisera, dead with the tent peg in his temple. So on that day, God subdued Jabin, the king of Canaan, before the people of Israel. And the hand of the people of Israel pressed harder and harder against Jabin, the king of Canaan, until they destroyed Jabin, king of Canaan. Judges chapter 5. The song of Deborah and Barak Then sang Deborah and Barak, the son of Abinoam, on that day that the leaders took the lead in Israel, that the people offered themselves willingly. Bless the Lord. Hear, O kings. Give ear, O princes, to the Lord. I will sing. I will make melody to the Lord, the God of Israel. Lord, when you went out from Seir, when you marched from the region of Edom, the earth trembled and the heavens dropped. Yes, the clouds dropped water, the mountains quaked before the Lord. Even Sinai before the Lord, the God of Israel. In the days of Shamgar, son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were abandoned and travelers kept to the byways the villagers seized. In Israel they ceased to be. Until I arose. I, Deborah, arose as a mother in Israel. When new gods were chosen, then war was in. The gates was shield or spear to be seen among 40,000 in Israel. My heart goes out to the commanders of Israel who offer themselves willingly among the people. Bless the Lord. Tell of it, you who ride on white donkeys, who sit on rich carpets, and you who walk by the way to the sound of musicians at the watering places. There they repeat the righteous triumphs of the Lord, the righteous triumphs of his villagers in Israel. Then down to the gates march the people of the Lord. Awake. Awake, Deborah. Awake, Awake. Break out in song. Arise, Bayrak. Lead away your captives, O son of Abinoam. Then down marched the remnant of the noble. The people of the Lord marched down for me against the mighty. From Ephraim their root. They marched down into the valley, following you, Benjamin, with your kinsmen. From Makir marched down the commanders and from Zebulun, those who bear the lieutenant's staff. The princes of Issachar came with Deborah and Issachar, faithful to Barak, into the valley they rushed at his heels. Among the clans of Reuben they were great searchings of heart. Why did you sit still among the sheepfolds? To hear the whistling for the flocks. Among the clans of Reuben they were great searchings of heart. Gilead stayed beyond the Jordan and Dan. And why did he stay with the ships? Asher sat still at the coast of the sea, staying by his landings. Zebulun is a people who risked their lives to the death Naphtali too. On the heights of the field the kings came. They fought. They fought the kings of Canaan at Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo. They got no spoils of silver from heaven. The stars fought from their courses. They fought against Sisera. The torrent Kishon swept them away in the ancient torrent. The torrent Kishon, march on my soul with might. Then Lao beat the horses hoofs with the galloping, galloping of his steeds. The curse of Meroz, says the angel of the Lord curse its inhabitants thoroughly because they did not come to the help of the Lord. To the help of the Lord against the mighty. Most blessed of women be Jael, the wife of Heber, the Cainite of tent dwelling women most blessed. He asked for water and she gave him milk. She brought him curds and a noble's bowl. She set her hand to the tent peg and her right hand to the workman's mallet. She struck Sisera. She crushed his head. She shattered and pierced his temple. Between her feet he sank. He fell. He lay still between her feet he sank. He fell. Where he sank there he Fell dead. Out of the window she peered. The mother of Sisera wailed through the lattice. Why is this chariot so long in coming? Why tarry the hoofbeats of his chariots? Her wisest princesses answer. Indeed she answers herself. Have they not found and divided the spoil A womb or two for every man Spoil of dyed materials. For Sisera. Spoil of dyed materials. Embroidered. Two pieces of dyed work embroidered. For the neck. As spoil so may all your enemies perish, O Lord, but your friends be like the sun as he rises in his might. And the land had rest for 40 years. John 4:43, 54. After the two days he departed from Galilee, for Jesus himself had testified that a prophet had no honor in his own hometown. So when he came to Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him, having seen all that he had done in Jerusalem at the feast. For they too had gone to the feast. Jesus healed an official son. So he came again to Cana in Galilee, where he had made the water wine, and at Capernaum there was an official whose son was ill. When this man heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went to him and asked him to come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death. So Jesus said to him, unless you see signs and wonders, you will not believe. The official said to him, sir, come down before my child dies. And Jesus said to him, go, your son will live. The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him and went on his way. As he was going down, his servants met him and told him that his son was recovering. So he asked them the hour when he began to get better. And they said to him, yesterday, at the seventh hour the fever left him. The Father knew that was the hour when Jesus had said to him, your son will live. And he himself believed in all his household. This was now the second sign that Jesus did when he had come from Judea to galilee. John, chapter 5, verses 1 through 15. The healing at the pool on the Sabbath. After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is in Jerusalem, by the sheep gate, a pool and Aramaic called Bethsaida, which has five roofed colonnades. In these lay a multitude of invalids, blind, lame and paralyzed. One man was there who had been invalid for 38 years. When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had already been there a long time, he said to him, do you want to be healed? The sick man answered him, sir, I have no one to put me into the pool. When the water is stirred, up. And while I am going, another steps down before me. Jesus said to him, get up, take up your bed and walk. And at once the man was healed, and he took up his bed and walked. Now that day was the Sabbath. So the Jews said to the man who had been healed, it is the Sabbath, and it is not lawful for you to take up your bed. But he answered them, the man who healed me, that man said to me, take up your bed and walk. They asked him, who was this man who said to you, take up your bed and walk? Now the man who had been healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn as there was a crowd in the place. Afterward Jesus found him in the temple and said to him, see you are well. Sin no more, that nothing worse may happen to you. The man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had healed him. Psalm chapter 75. God will judge with equity we give thanks to you, O God. We give thanks, for your name is near we recount your wondrous deeds. At the set time that I appoint, I will judge with equity. When the earth totters and all its inhabitants, it is I who keep steady in pillars. Salah. I say to the boastful, do not boast. And to the wicked, do not lift up your horn do not lift up your horn on high, or speak with naughty neck. For not from the east or from the west, and not from the wilderness comes lifting up. But it is God who executes judgment, putting down one and lifting up another. For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup with foaming wine well mixed, and he pours out from it. And all the wicked of the earth shall drain it down to the dregs. But I will declare it forever. I will sing praises to the God of Jacob. All the horns of the wicked I will cut off, but the horns of the righteous shall be lifted up.
PROCLAIM x BIBLEin365 — DAY 126: Judges 4 & 5 | John 4:43–54 & John 5:1–15 | Psalm 75
Date: May 10, 2026 | Host: Erika Kirk with Pastoral Advisor James Kaddis
In this episode, Erika Kirk leads the BIBLEin365 family through powerful moments in Israel’s history (Judges 4 & 5), the ministry and miracles of Jesus (John 4:43–54 and 5:1–15), and an assuring Psalm about God’s righteous judgment (Psalm 75). The readings focus on how God uses unlikely people for His purposes, the importance of faith, and the promise that God will ultimately judge with equity.
The episode maintains a reverent, contemplative tone, focusing on the faithfulness of God and the response of His people. The scripture readings are clear and well-paced, designed to build, empower, and ignite hope in listeners.
This episode connects the historical faithfulness of God in Israel’s deliverance and restoration to the miraculous works and teachings of Jesus—culminating in a psalm of praise for His righteous judgment. Listeners are invited to reflect on the roles of faith, obedience, and God’s initiative, receiving hope for both personal transformation and future justice.