Judges 5:1 Meaning and Explanation
“Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying,”
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Read Full Chapter →On the day of victory, Deborah and Barak break into song together, opening the great hymn that fills this chapter.
What Does Judges 5:1 Mean?
The prose account of chapter 4 has ended; now the same deliverance is retold as poetry. The prophetess and the general lift their voices side by side, a leader and a soldier joined in one melody of thanks on the very day the battle was won.
Before they speak of armies or rivers, they sing. The instinct of the rescued heart is praise, and the first word of the redeemed is gratitude. Every triumph God grants is meant to rise back to Him as music, the deliverance returning to its Author as worship.
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What does Judges 5:1 mean?
On the day of victory, Deborah and Barak break into song together, opening the great hymn that fills this chapter.