Bible Question: In Hebrews 11:32, the "Hall of Faith," Barak is included. When I read Judges 4, the story of Barak and Deborah, it seems that Barak was not an example of faith at all - that it was Deborah who trusted God and went into battle, and that she was to receive the credit. So why is Barak cited in Hebrews 11 and not Deborah? Other women are noted there, eg Rahab. |
Bible Answer: greeneyedtweety I don't know maybe it is because he trusted a woman? :-) Just kidding ladies !!! Please no hate mail! I repent! Seriously he was the one leading the army admittedly on Deborah's word. The question is was he trusting Deborah or God and Hebrew 11:32 states he was trusting God. See excerpt from Unger's BAR´AK (“lightning”). The son of Abinoam of Kedesh, a city of refuge in the tribe of Naphtali (Judges 4:6). He was summoned by the prophetess Deborah to take the field against the army of the Canaanitish king, Jabin, commanded by Sisera, with a force of ten thousand men from the tribes of Naphtali and Zebulun. He was further instructed to proceed to Mt. Tabor, for Jehovah would draw Sisera and his host to meet him at the river Kishon and deliver him into his hand. Barak consented only on the condition that Deborah would go with him, which she readily promised. Sisera, being informed of Barak’s movements, proceeded against him with his whole army, including nine hundred chariots. At a signal given by the prophetess, the little army, seizing the opportunity of a providential storm, boldly rushed down the hill and utterly routed the host of the Canaanites. The victory was decisive: Harosheth-hagoyim was taken, Sisera murdered, and Jabin ruined (Judges 4), between 1195 and 1155 B.C. The victory was celebrated by a beautiful hymn of praise composed by Barak in conjunction with Deborah (Judges 5). Barak appears in the list of the faithful of the OT (Hebrews 11:32). BIBLIOGRAPHY: J. Kitto, Daily Bible Illustrations (1981), 1:457-63. New Unger’s Bible Dictionary EdB |
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