a prophetess. Not therefore. "judge "in the strict sense of the title. Like Miriam, Exodus 15:20. Huldah, 2 Kings 22:14. Compare her prophecy in verses: Judges 4:7; Judges 4:9.
she. Some codices, with two early printed editions, read "and she". Note the two women connected with Barak, Deborah and Jael, verses: Judges 4:17-21. See note on Judges 4:17, and Compare Judges 5:7; Judges 5:11; Judges 5:24; Judges 5:30.
at that time. Yet Israel was "mightily oppressed", contrary to Judges 2:18. The words "she judged" state. fact: but do they imply. Divine appointment to the office? She was "a prophetess", but was she "a judge" in the proper sense of the word?