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Think Like Deborah
(Hebrews 11: 1-3). In time, they received
what they hoped for.
Up to this point in time, the Israelites lived
in constant fear of the Canaanites, having
to endure continued oppression under their
hands. The Canaanite armies ravaged their
lands, captured their women and stole their
possessions. At any moment, they could be
ambushed, robbed, and forced to flee for
their lives.
The situation had become desperate. It
demanded action. But who was there to step
up to the fight? If something wasn’t done, it
would only be a matter of time before the
enemy would strike again. Truth be told, the
trouble did not come without warning. The
people had turned to serving false gods, the
reward for which was trouble and affliction
by foreign armies. “Again the Israelites did
evil in the eyes of the Lord, now that Ehud
was dead. So the Lord sold them into the
hands of Jabin, King of Canaan” (Judges
4:1-2).
During Moses’ time when the Israelites
were freed from Egyptian slavery, God
gave the law that said, “Thou shalt have no
other God before me” (Exodus 20:3). If they
disobeyed, they would pay a heavy price.
They had disobeyed by taking part in idol
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