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    Deborah was a prophetess, judge, and political leader who helped free Israel from oppression during a period of spiritual decline. She served as the only female judge of Israel, confronting wrongs and taking action to help others. Though married with talents and a great faith, Deborah possessed a powerful influence that all of Israel sought for counsel and judgment. Ibzan succeeded Jephthah as Israel's tenth judge, ruling for seven years and having thirty sons and thirty daughters through his multitude of wives, demonstrating his social importance.

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    Deborah was a prophetess, judge, and political leader who helped free Israel from oppression during a period of spiritual decline. She served as the only female judge of Israel, confronting wrongs and taking action to help others. Though married with talents and a great faith, Deborah possessed a powerful influence that all of Israel sought for counsel and judgment. Ibzan succeeded Jephthah as Israel's tenth judge, ruling for seven years and having thirty sons and thirty daughters through his multitude of wives, demonstrating his social importance.

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    Deborah was a prophetess, judge, and political leader who helped free Israel from oppression during a period of spiritual decline. She served as the only female judge of Israel, confronting wrongs and taking action to help others. Though married with talents and a great faith, Deborah possessed a powerful influence that all of Israel sought for counsel and judgment. Ibzan succeeded Jephthah as Israel's tenth judge, ruling for seven years and having thirty sons and thirty daughters through his multitude of wives, demonstrating his social importance.

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    Deborah was a prophetess, judge, and political leader who helped free Israel from oppression during a period of spiritual decline. She served as the only female judge of Israel, confronting wrongs and taking action to help others. Though married with talents and a great faith, Deborah possessed a powerful influence that all of Israel sought for counsel and judgment. Ibzan succeeded Jephthah as Israel's tenth judge, ruling for seven years and having thirty sons and thirty daughters through his multitude of wives, demonstrating his social importance.

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    DEBORAH

    Deborah is one of the heroic women of history. She was one of the most talented
    women of the Bible a wife, mother, prophetess, judge, poetess, singer, and political
    leader. Her life is a wonderful illustration of the power that womanhood has to influence
    society for good. The great influence that Deborah possessed is evident in the fact that
    all Israel came to her for counsel and judgment.
    The life of Deborah is recorded in Judges 4-5. Chapter 4 contains the prose narrative
    and chapter 5 contains the story in poetry. From these accounts we discover the
    following facts about Deborahs life:
    a. She was married (4:4). Lappidoth was her husband. Here is an interesting point to
    ponder. We would never know of Lappidoth if not for his wife! This is the case today.
    Many men are honored and respected only because their wives are holy.
    b. She possessed talents (4:4,5).
    c. She had a great faith (4:4,6,14; 5:13).
    d. She is the only woman Judge (4:4). Deborah is the only woman who served God as
    an official of the State government. Other women served as Queen but they had
    usurped the role.
    e. She was well respected (4:5). When she asked Barak, a general from Naphtali, to
    come to her (4:6,14), he did not hesitate.
    f. She confronted wrongs (4:5; 5:14b-17, 23).
    g. She took action to help others (4:9).
    h. She was a prophetess. Only two other women in the Old Testament share this
    honored designation (Miriam, Ex 15:20; Huldah, 2 Ki 22:14-20).

    3. Deborah lived in a period of Israels history that was tragic. Spirituality was at a low
    point. The standard of behavior was anarchy. During her time the nation was oppressed
    by Canaanite rulers (4:1-3). Oppressed is the same word used to describe Israeli
    bondage in Egypt (Ex 3:9). The oppression of Israel was directly associated with the
    spiritual decay that had corrupted that nation. Consider some of the causes for Israels
    spiritual decline:

    a. It had failed to give honor to God (Ps 33:12).


    b. It had failed to separate herself from evil associations (1 Co 15:33).
    c. It had failed to obey Gods rules for life (Jud 17:6; 21:25). It could not distinguish
    between right and wrong.

    IBZAN
    The name Ibzan was of Hebrew origin, which means splendid. In the Bible, this name
    was mentioned as one of the judges of Israel. A minor judge who succeeded Jephthah.
    Ibzan became Israels tenth judge. Although he was noted to have been originally from
    Bethlehem, it was not very clear if this town was the one from the Tribe of Zebulun or
    from the Tribe of Judah.
    Judge Ibzan served as Israels great judge for 7 years. There were accounts that he
    became a judge from 1081 to 1073 BC.
    He had thirty sons and thirty daughters whose marriages he arranged. His sixty children
    testified to his multitude of wives and his social importance. Jewish tradition identifies Ibzan
    as Boaz (Judges 12:8, 10) the great grandfather of David (Ref. Ruth 4:21-22).

    There was not much detail presented in the Bible about the life and character of Ibzan.

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