And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time.
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Interpretation
Deborah was a prophetess; one instructed in Divine knowledge by the inspiration of the Spirit of God. She judged Israel as God's mouth to them; correcting abuses, and redressing grievances.
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This thought runs through Judges 4:4-8.
Glossary
- Deborah Person
- A bee. (1. ) Rebekah’s nurse. She accompanied her mistress when she left her father’s house in Padan-aram to become the wife of Isaac ( Gen. 24:59 ).
- Lapidoth Person
- Torches. Deborah is called “the wife of Lapidoth” ( Judg. 4:4 ). Some have rendered the expression “a woman of a fiery spirit,” under the supposition that Lapidoth is not a proper name, a woman of a torch-like spirit.