BIBLICAL DEBORAH AS A WOMAN OF MULTIPLE-VOCATIONS
By
Adedokun Nehemiah Adeseun,
BIBLE-BASED BAPTIST CHURCH,
Ilero Road, Iganna,
Iwajowa Local Government Area, Oyo State, Nigeria.
Who is this biblical Deborah?
Deborah in Hebrew pronunciation is Devorah or D’vorah. The meaning of the name “Deborah or Devorah or D’vorah” is “Bee”. What is bee? It’s a flying insects with poisonous sting and exceptional sweetness flood or syrup called “Honey”. Now, what does the scripture says about this Deborah?
The scripture says:- Now Deborah, a prophet, the wife of Lappidoth, was leading Israel at that time. She held court under the Palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, and the Israelites went up to her to have their disputes decided – Judges 4: 4 – 5 (NIV).
The Holy book of God describes the biblical Deborah (a woman who was the wife of Lappidoth) as a prophetess of the living God of heaven and earth whom God was called and established in Israel to lead the Israel (i. e. Deborah was a leader of Israelites) in her lifetime. She was the Justice and Judge in Israel on Israelites, her office (court) was situated under the Palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, and the people of the nation of Israel went up to her for their disputes decisions and settlement.
The Bible also talks of Deborah that Deborah acted under the authority of God, Deborah gave command that Barak (the Chief of Army-staff of the nation of Israel) should get ready to war against the enemies of Israel in which Barak requested for full support of Deborah by asking her to follow him to the war and Deborah without hesitation agreed to go for the victory of the Israelites over the war. The played-roles of Deborah in this war describes Deborah as a Supreme Commander-in-Chief of Army-staff of Israel of her lifetime (Judges 4: 6 – 14).
The brief life history of Deborah above identifies Deborah as:-
1. A Priest (or a female Prophet) of God of Israel.
2. The National leader of Israel of her time.
3. The Attorney General and Chief Justice (and Judge too) of Federation of Israel her time.
4. The Supreme Commander-in-Chief of Army-staff of Israel during her lifetime.
The explanation above presents Deborah as a poisonous-sting-woman and at the same time a honey-woman. Being a prophet, national leader, Justice and Judge of Deborah means honey taste from Deborah’s life to the nation of Israel. But that Deborah was Commander-in-Chief of Army-staff indicates poisonous sting to the enemies of the land of Israel.
All these above roles which Deborah played were four different offices’ practices (or vocations) as ministries of God for the growth, development and edification of the Civils (or Civilians i. e. Citizens) and for the perfection of the work of God in the nation of Israel which resulted at four ministries for Deborah here. She was able to held all these offices not under the leadership of human being but under the leadership of God and she was succeeded in the offices.
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