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NASB | Judges 4:6 Now she sent and summoned Barak the son of Abinoam from Kedesh-naphtali, and said to him, "Behold, the LORD, the God of Israel, has commanded, 'Go and march to Mount Tabor, and take with you ten thousand men from the sons of Naphtali and from the sons of Zebulun. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Judges 4:6 Now she sent word and summoned Barak the son of Abinoam from Kedesh-naphtali, and said to him, "Behold, the LORD, the God of Israel, has commanded, 'Go and march to Mount Tabor, and take with you ten thousand men [of war] from the tribes of Naphtali and Zebulun. |
Bible Question: Does the fact that Deborah "summoned" Barak mean that she had authority over him? Is that a contradiction with Paul's teaching in 1 Timothy 2:11-12? ("I do not permit a woman to teach or hold authority over a man.") |
Bible Answer: We have to remember the context and who's authorizing whom. In this case, God appointed Deborah as one of the Judges over Israel and as such she had authority over all people in her judgeship, including Barak. Remember God has all authority and can do anything He chooses. Why else do you think He consistently confounds the thinking of mankind. He preferred the worship of the younger Able over Cain, the younger Jacob over his twin brother Esau and Joseph over his older brothers. In contrast, he allowed and encouraged the Jewish people to maintain the tradition of the larger birthright to the eldest son. He also allowed a gentile, named Ruth to become part of the lineage to His very own Son. He assigns one of His prophets to marry a prostitute just to show how much he hated Israel's infidelity. He almost destroyed the newly formed Israelite family just out of Eygptian slavery and apparently would have done so if it hadn't been for Moses' talking Him out of it. So our God did many things in seeming contradiction of His Words. But isn't that the nature of an all-powerful being, one who is jealous of our love toward Him, as His creation. Now, concerning men and women relationships in this dispensation, He has made it very clear through the Apostle Paul that the elders and deacons are to form the government of the Lord's church and of course our christian ladies should respect that. Also, these men, especially the elders should shepard the Lord's church in such a way that it garners respect from all christians following God's Will. If God chooses to change His guidance, I'm sure He will let us know with an authoritative confirmation just as He did in the OT. The big difference as contrasted here: God gets to make these kind of exceptions; we as His creation DON'T. We MUST follow God's Word. I hope this helps in your understanding and God bless. |
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