Tent stake to the temple? Man, that's harsh. I'm not sure I could do that under the most extreme situation.
I feel like every chapter in Judges is the same story.
Israelites turning away from God,
God handing them into some armies hands,
and then raising up a hero,
who triumphantly beats a massive army with a inferior force.
The difference here is that the hero is a woman. That must have been a HUGE deal in that culture!
To be crushed by an inferior army, commanded by a woman was probably deflating, to say the least.
We've talked a lot about the need for faith...that God will show up when needed, or called upon.
And the need to be aware of the evil around us and the influence that it can have.
Those themes definitely run threw this chapter, likewise.
definitely a repeating story line, I'm thinking he wants us to remember it.
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