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Deborah the Judge and Jael the Just
By: Crystal Lutton | June 22, 2016
Christians who struggle to believe that God would intentionally appoint a woman to lead often argue that Deborah was chosen because no men stepped up to fill the role of judge. But the text does not support this.
Searching for Deborah: Why Did Barak Replace Deborah In Hebrews 11:32?
By: Debbie Fulthorp | March 16, 2016
"Why isn't Deborah mentioned as a hero of faith instead of Barak?" This question stumped me. As someone who loves research, I firmly resolved to settle this issue within a week's time.
The Boldness That Comes With Mutual Submission
By: Heather Caliri | December 2, 2015
I used to think that submission was passive. It's why, working at the campus bookstore at my university, I ignored the shelves of women's studies books, sure that picking up even one would mean not submitting to God's design for me.
Deborah and the Box of Womanhood
By: Emmaline Kempf | August 25, 2015
I have always admired Deborah. She is a woman, but she embodies both “traditionally” male and female characteristics. She just doesn’t fit into stereotypical boxes of masculinity and femininity. Further, Deborah’s relationship with Barak is a beautiful picture of biblical equality that I deeply appreciate—as well as both leaders’ relationships with their [...]
What About Deborah?
By: J. G. Brown | June 30, 2014
Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time. She used to sit under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim; and the sons of Israel came to her for judgment. (Judges 4:4–5, NASB)
Judging Deborah
By: Allison Quient | March 6, 2013
Many times the leadership of certain women in the Bible is deemphasized because they are in conflict with a pervading thought concerning what women can and cannot do. One notable woman who has needed some explanation from those who say women cannot lead is Judge Deborah.
Why Deborah Makes all the Difference
By: Nijay K. Gupta | January 11, 2012
Judges does not offer a command to promote women, but it only takes one example like Deborah to show that women are just as capable in leadership as men.
"Little Debbie" or Powerful Prophet?
By: Jenny Rae Armstrong | June 5, 2011
What the example of Deborah reveals about gender authority: As women have gained increased influence in society, and as Bible scholars offer a consistent egalitarian interpretation of Scripture, gender traditionalists have had to work harder and more creatively to justify the subordination of women within the church and family—even to themselves.
The Monstrous Regiment of Women
By: Canon Nigel B. Mitchell | March 5, 2000
It has taken some 3000 years since the time of Deborah, and over 400 years since John Knox, but in the latter part of this century most of us have realized this truth. If God raises up women as leaders, in the military, in secular politics, or in the Church, who are we to take up the [...]
The Song Of Deborah: Women Leaders In Judges 4 & 5
By: Arthur H. Lewis | October 31, 1994
The best example of a woman in leadership over Israel is Deborah, one of the judges, all of whom were responsible for keeping the Promised Land free of foreign domination. Judges 4 is the prose account of Israel’s victory over the Canaanites from Hazor. Judges 5 is the “Song of Deborah” which tells the same [...]