Friday, December 11, 2009

The Song of Deborah

Deborah was a prophetess. Her story starts with Barak who went on a mission to take Mount Tabor. On the way he almost gets caught but is rescued by Jael. When his persecutor, Sisera, tries to find Barak in her tent here's what happened:

Judges 5:25-26 He asked for water and she gave him milk, she brought him curds in a lordly bowl. She put her hand to the tent peg and her right hand to the workmen's mallet; she struck Sisera a blow, she crushed his head, she shattered and pierced his temple.

This is a direct excerpt from a song. It's no Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice but it paints quite a picture!

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