![]() But Deborah tricked them into driving these chariots onto marshy land where they were bogged down. The enemy had hundreds of iron-wheeled chariots that could crush the Israelites into the ground. ![]() God sent a rainstorm that made the Canaanite chariots sitting ducks for the Israelite slingmen – and Deborah was hailed as a national heroine.ġ Deborah, a judge of Israel, summoned Barakĭeborah was ‘just a woman’ but when war came she took up the reins of leadership – even though the Israelites were outnumbered and under-equipped. ![]() She badgered the Israelite general into joining battle with the Canaanites, even though the enemy had more soldiers and better equipment. Who was Deborah? A Bible heroine, a Judge of Israel – not a judge who passes sentence on criminals, but a leader and adviser in times of trouble. Heavy-wheeled chariots shown on the Standard of Ur, circa 2,500 BC ![]()
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