At that instant all other thoughts were absorbed in joy for the rescue which she ascribed to its true source. II. O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength. The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the lattice, Why is his chariot. In the denunciations pronounced on Egypt and Tyre and Babylon, we learn how great, in God's judgment, is the difference between a wealthy and a happy land. That zeal consists in a strict attention to His commands, an intense thirst for the advancement of His glory, a carelessness of obloquy or reproach or persecution, a forgetfulness of friend and relative, nay, hatred (so to say) of all that is naturally dear to us, when He says, "Follow me." Steve Marquedant | Judges. All Videos PDFs. II. But in no case are we to allow ourselves resentment or malice. III. If then in wrath God doomed a city to punishment, yet even in that doom there is mercy, for in the curse pronounced by Deborah there was a warning to the inhabitants of the city to return from their faithlessness. Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings of the flocks? Of what was Meroz guilty? Most of all He comes in the men (and woman) who judged Israel. C. Hook, Contemporary Pulpit, vol. Judges 5 Sermon Bible ... Reference: Jdg 5:2.—J. The Patriarchs and Lawgivers of the Old Testament. M. Neale, Sermons for the Church Year, vol. II. iii., p. 352; E. J. Hardy, Faint yet Pursuing, p. 85. The words still live. Jael was blessed among "women in the tent," women, that is, who led such a life as that of the wandering Arabs beyond the confines of Israel. If Deborah's blessing of Jael is uninspired, it is hard to claim inspiration reasonably for any part of her song; and if Deborah's song is not inspired, it is difficult to say what other portions of the Book of Judges are. (3) Let us notice that Deborah's language about Jael is relative language. J. H. Newman, Parochial and Plain Sermons, vol. "Sermon Bible Commentary". II. Of course it is absolutely sinful to have any private enemies. I hope it is a help and blessing to you in your ministry or personal study. (2) A sin of lukewarmness and carelessness. Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the LORD, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the LORD, to the help of the LORD against the mighty. II. The first source of the uselessness of good men is moral cowardice. (1) We cannot get over the difficulty by saying that Deborah's utterance about Jael is not inspired; that it is only a page of dark human passion occurring in a generally inspired poem. MINISTRY OF SERMONAUDIO. Deborah and Barak 2. There the tribes of Israel are exhibited, not as specimens of excellence, but as disorganised and barbarous; in strife with each other, and with the nations round about. The Paperback Bible. Her wise ladies answered her, yea, she returned answer to herself, So let all thine enemies perish, O LORD: but. iv., p. 133. The patriarchs were villagers; the great thoughts of the men who from time to time roused the nation, were born in villages, and the first notes of the Incarnation sounded over the plain in villagers' ears. Judges 5:24 Most blessed among women is Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, most blessed of tent-dwelling women. Men do not escape from their cowardice by having it proved to them that it is a foolish thing to be afraid. She speaks of him as the Lord's enemy. We read of their thoughts and desires in the Apocalypse (Revelation 14:7; Revelation 16:5-7; Revelation 18:5, 6), all which passages imply a deep and solemn acquiescence in God's judgments. Notice, first of all, that the sin for which Meroz is cursed is pure inaction. If you would like more resources including full text messages, preaching tips, and small church how-to's be sure to visit www.ronniebrown.net and sign up for our email news letter. Steve Marquedant | Judges. (3) Against the letting slip of opportunities. Judges 4; Judges 5; Hebrews 11 : … Read. 126, 153; Bishop Woodford, Occasional Sermons, p. 161; J. Percival, Some Helps for School Life, p. 124. viii., p. 289; Preacher's Monthly, vol. Deborah contrasts the poor heathen woman of the desert with the recreant sailors of Asher and Dan, and the herdsmen of Reuben, and the townsmen of Meroz. We must remember this: God calls these men out that they may act as His servants, as deliverers of their country, as benefactors to mankind. Sermons. iii., p. 173. Neither of them had any doubt that his life was justly forfeited. The Paperback Bible presents the Bible by the Book and is designed to be portable, readable, and truly personal with ample margins for notations. Read. vi., p. 65 (see also Penny Pulpit, No. God revealed Himself first to villages and villagers. vi., p. 42. The Conduct of Jael: A.F. "Curse ye Meroz." The main interest of this narrative lies with a woman. So soon as these men begin to act and speak for themselves, to use the strength or the wisdom which God has given them on their own behalf, to set themselves up as heroes or tyrants separate from their brethren, that moment they become witnesses for God by their rebellion as they had been by their obedience; making evident the truth of their assertion that He governs the world, since if these His servants governed it without Him, they would soon make a desert of it. I. Muir : Judges 5:24: Deborah's Praise of Jael: R. A. Watson, M. A. 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