“ They fought from heaven; the stars in their coursesh fought against Sisera. ”
God fought on the side of Israel, and gave them the victory. Josephus relates that, just as the battle began, a violent tempest came on with a great downfall of rain; and a hailstorm, which, drivin...
The Battle of Megiddo. The waters of Megiddo were tributaries of the Kishon. Taanach and Megiddo (p. 30) were both towns on the left bank of the river. The battle-field of Megiddo long afterwards s...
fought. Figure of speech Prosopopoeia. App-6. Compare Joshua 10:11 .
They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera. They fought from heaven - The angels of God came to the assistance of Israel: and the stars in their orbits fought against S...
They fought from heaven— This would be rendered more properly, the stars fought from heaven: they fought from their orbits [their paths or courses ] against Sisera. See on ch. Judges 4:14-1...
They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera. The stars in their courses fought - a fearful tempest burst upon them, and threw them into disorder. The stars that...
Deborah's Triumph Song This song celebrates the victory of Judges 4 but from the point of view, not of a later annalist, but of a contemporary poet—very possibly (though see Judges 5:12 ) the p...
They fought from heaven. — The “they” is impersonal — the powers above. (Comp. Luke 12:20 , Greek, and for the fact, Judges 4:22 .) The stars in their courses. — This is probably a general ref...
DEBORAH'S SONG: A DIVINE VISION Judges 5:1-31 THE song of Deborah and Barak is twofold, the first portion, ending with the eleventh verse, a chant of rising hope and pious encouragement during...
the Stars in Their Courses Judges 5:12-23 This noble psalm contains memorable sentences. The “captivity” phrase in Judges 5:12 is quoted in Psalms 68:18 and Ephesians 4:8 ; and in the latt...
Here we have preserved for us the great song of Deborah, composed and sung in celebration of the victory. It is full of fire and passion and is a remarkable index to the character of the woman hersel...
If the Reader, after reading all these verses as they stand in their proper places, will attend to the several things contained in them, he wilt find that Deborah takes a view of the whole army both...
They fought from heaven ,.... Either the angels of heaven, afterwards called stars; or the heavens, the elements, fought for Israel, and against Sisera; a violent storm of rain and hail falling at t...
They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera. Ver. 20. They fought from heaven. ] Where the Lord of hosts hath his Magnleh cheloth, his upper forces, say the Rabbins...
They fought from heaven The prophetess, having in the foregoing verse mentioned who were the allies and helpers of Jabin, does here, in a very magnificent manner, represent who were the allies and...
THE SONG OF DEBORAH AND BARAK (vv.1-31) To celebrate God's great victory over Canaan, Deborah and Barak sang a remarkable song. Since Deborah's name is mentioned first, it seems likely that she...
12 Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam. 13 Then he made him that remaineth have dominion over the nobles amo...
Or, they from heaven , or the heavenly host fought , by thunder, and lightning, and hailstones, possibly mingled with fire. Compare Joshua 10:11 1 Samuel 7:10 . The stars ; which raised those...
Judges 5:20-21 a. “They fought from heaven, The stars in their courses fought against Sisera. The river Kishon swept them away, That ancient river, the river Kishon.” Earth and heaven com...
CHAPTER 5.— Judges 5:12-23 THE THANKSGIVING SONG.— Continued CRITICAL NOTES.— Judges 5:12 . Awake, awake, Deborah, etc.] Having adverted in the above paragraph to the high pitch of prosper...
Judges 5:4 . When thou wentest out of Seir. God came from Teman, in Seir; he covered the heavens with his glory, and the earth was full of his praise. Zechariah 3:3 . In like manner he now arose...
Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive. Magnificat I. First, then, a stirring up, of all our powers to praise God, according to the word...
EXPOSITION Judges 5:1 Then sang Deborah , etc. The ode which follows was doubtless the composition of Deborah the prophetess, and was sung by her (as the gender of the Hebrew verb indicate...
The Defeat and Death of Sisera
1 Samuel 7:10 ; Joshua 10:11 ; Judges 4:15 ; Psalms 77:17 ; Psalms 77:18
From heaven — Or, they from heaven, or the heavenly host fought, by thunder, and lightning, and hail — stones, possibly mingled with fire. The stars — Raising these storms by their influences, whic...