In the period of the Judges, the Israelites once again turned away from the Lord God, and as a consequence came under the domination of the king of Canaan, whose military power was formidable because his army was commanded by Sissera, who had nine hundred iron chariots as the backbone of his army. For twenty years Sissera oppressed the Israelites harshly.
At this time Israel was led by Deborah, a Prophetess and Judge who settled disputes under a palm tree in the hill country of Ephraim. She held both religious and civic authority and people came to her for judgment and guidance, calling her “a mother of Israel.” In Judges 4:6 we learn how Deborah, an army commander named Barak and an unexpected ally freed Israel from military oppression.
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