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Judges 4:4-6a (ANIV)
4 Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was leading [1] Israel at that time. 5 She held court under the Palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, and the Israelites came to her to have their disputes decided. 6 She sent for Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali and said to him,… [“The Lord, the God of Israel, commands you: ‘Go, take with you ten thousand men of Naphtali and Zebulun and lead the way to Mount Tabor.]

DRAWING NOTES:

TIME OF DAY:
Unspecified in the Bible narrative. I have set this scene in the late mid morning.

LIGHTING NOTES:
The sun (high in the sky on the left) illuminates this scene, casting shadows to the right & below figures and objects.

CHARACTERS PRESENT:
The woman sitting down is Deborah, the wife of Lappidoth. The soldier standing, talking to her is Barak son of Abinoam.

RESEARCH/ADDITIONAL NOTES:
This is a relatively simple scene showing the prophetess Deborah talking to Barak.
The name Deborah “honeybee”; she was both a prophetess and a judge (i.e. she was leading Israel). Verse 5 tells us that she held court under the palm of Deborah, which means she was functioning as a judge in deciding disputes between people. her court was located about 8 or 10 miles (12.8-16 km) north of Jerusalem between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim. The only thing we know about Deborah’s husband was his name, Lappidoth, which means “torch”.

The name Barak means “lightning”.

Here is the scene without the figures in the foreground.

Background of Judges 04 – Deborah, Israel’s fourth judge – Scene 02 – Deborah and Barak

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Background of Judges 04 – Deborah, Israel’s fourth judge – Scene 02 – Deborah and Barak