Most of the stories in the Bible are about men. But there are some which are about women and what they did. Can you think of any? There was Ruth who married Boaz and gave birth to David’s grand-father. There was the girl who advised Naaman the leper to visit Elisha. There was Esther who saved her people from being wiped out by Haman. There was Mary, of course. And there’s this story about Deborah and Jael. Once again, God’s people sinned against him and did evil in his sight. In order to humble them, God allowed their enemies to overwhelm them. When they turned back to God, God was merciful and saved them by Jael’s hand. How surprising! That this mighty warrior Jabin should be beaten by a woman! Who would imagine it! And very few people imagined that Jesus was the Son of God and that by his death on the cross God was saving his people from their sins. Who could have guessed that this was the way God would save us. But that’s precisely what he did.
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