Judges 5:2 Meaning and Explanation
“Praise ye the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The song begins by blessing the LORD both for the victory He gave and for the people who freely volunteered to fight.
What Does Judges 5:2 Mean?
This is the keynote of the whole poem. Two things move the singers to praise at once: that the LORD set His people free, and that the people themselves stepped forward without compulsion when the call came.
Notice how God's deliverance and human willingness stand together in a single line of praise. The victory is wholly the LORD's, yet it came through hearts that gladly offered themselves. Grace does not cancel the glad, willing surrender of those it saves; it awakens it.
Judges 5:2 in the Original Language
nadab (נָדַב), 'offered willingly' -- to give freely from the heart, the same root behind a freewill offering.
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What does Judges 5:2 mean?
The song begins by blessing the LORD both for the victory He gave and for the people who freely volunteered to fight.