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The David Alliance [email protected] Garth Heckman BAD MAMA JAMMA PRINCESS WARRIOR FOR JESUS The Life of Deborah - she is a prophetess. She is serving as a prophetess, leader, and wise counselor during a tumultuous era. My sister Cheri - was like Deborah Can a woman be a prophet, leader, counselor, warrior? 1 Cor. 11:5 women prophetesses - cover your head… just a sign of submission. Its not a Moral issue, its a heart issue. This is how they showed the principal of showing they were under the submission of their husband and the leaders in the church… but was what that meant in their day. What is the line of authority in scripture: Children submit to your parents - husband wife A woman must be under the submission of a husband or a the authority in the church. But a man must be under the authority of God. A woman says: I don’t want to be under a mans authority… NOW YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT A MAN THINKS… I don’t want to be under Gods authority. The issue is not wether or not a woman can have gifting, power, spiritual authority, purpose, meaning, calling… But it must be under the guidelines of authority of the home or church. WHY? A few reasons: Has to do with Gods ordained order 1 Cor. 11:3 Gods order of creation 1 Cor. 11:8,9 It honors the presence of watching angels 1 Cor. 11:10 It is in line with the nature of the fall 1 Tim. 2:14 *Women might say: that’s just not fair - there are a lot of things that are not fair. But they are Godly. - Well pastor this is easy for you to preach because you are not a woman. ***let me let you in on a little secret: it would be very easy for a man (and many do) to just let the wives run the house. It is hard for a man to ask his wife to submit. He has to be like Christ He has to hear the voice of God He has to lead And even then… many women will not submit to him. So the man just checks out… you live your life, I’ll live mine. I will just not talk and follow orders… I still get to watch football, hunt, go out with the boys. THOUGHT…. You know when God created Eve as a helpmate: That meant, that Eve was the secret weapon to Adam being all that he could be. BUT SHE HAD TO BE UNDER HIS AUTHORITY. Ladies you have the same power, gifting, importance, leadership, insight… NAME IT. But if you do not learn how to submit to a mans authority you will never create the environment or atmosphere where things become all they can be in your family, faith and finances. A wife who submits to a GODLY husband in all areas creates an environment where a man can run for miles through brick wall after brick wall…. HER SUBMISSION TO HIS AUTHORITY creates an atmosphere of blessing! But when she is not submissive - she is like a dripping faucet. It slowly sucks the life out of a man. MEN YOU NEED TO BE TUNED INTO GOD, SEEK HIM, KNOW HIM, SERVE HIM - but women you need to recognize it in your man and honor it and submit to him. My bow: Matthews V3 - but without the string…. There is a lie out there… that says If I am not in charge I am inferior, I am not important or equal in authority…. TOTAL LIE: BECAUSE JESUS DID THIS. Judges 4 and 5 is a story of a Bad Mother… Literally! Deborah is one of the most prominent figures in the Book of Judges (chapters 4 and 5). She serving as a prophetess, leader, and wise counselor and a little snarky during a tumultuous era… but submissive to her superiors and to God READ Judges 4 Barak is a military leader from the tribe of Naphtali, the son of Abinoam from Kedesh. He appears in Judges 4 as the man Deborah summons to deliver Israel from Canaanite oppression. The setup: Israel had been oppressed for twenty years by Jabin, a Canaanite king, whose army commander, Sisera, had 900 iron chariots. Deborah, a prophetess who was judging Israel at the time, sent for Barak and told him God commanded him to gather 10,000 men from Naphtali and Zebulun at Mount Tabor. God promised to draw Sisera and his chariots to the Kishon River and give Israel victory. His hesitation: Barak said he would go only if Deborah went with him. She agreed but told him the honor of the victory would not be his, because the Lord would hand Sisera over to a woman. Some readers see this as a lack of faith, while others see it as a reasonable wish to have God’s prophet beside him. Either way, it sets up the ending. The battle: When Barak led his men down from Mount Tabor, the Lord threw Sisera’s army into panic, and Barak pursued the chariots, so that the whole force fell by the sword. Sisera abandoned his chariot and fled on foot. The twist: Sisera took refuge in the tent of Jael, wife of Heber the Kenite, and she killed him in his sleep with a tent peg. When Barak arrived in pursuit, Jael showed him the dead commander, fulfilling Deborah’s prophecy. Deb calls Barak to go to war against Jaban and his 900 chariots of steel - tanks! On the flat - suicide. Jaban’s general is Sisera God sends a flood - the chariots are useless… Barak kills all the soldiers Sisera flees on foot to Jaels tent Key Milestones & Role Judge under the Palm Tree: Before leading military action, Deborah sat beneath the "Palm of Deborah" between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, where Israelites came to her to resolve disputes (Judges 4:45). Sit Under the Palm: Faithfulness in Daily Duty (Judges 4:45 Deborah didn't begin her story on the battlefield; she began by serving faithfully where she was placed listening, counseling, and judging under the palm tree. Application: Great callings often start with quiet consistency in daily tasks. Are we faithful in the smaller assignments God has currently given us? A Mother in Israel: In her song of victory, she describes herself as "a mother in Israel" (Judges 5:7) a title reflecting her protective, nurturing leadership over a broken and oppressed nation. Prophetic Call to Action: After 20 years of harsh oppression under Jabin, the Canaanite king of Hazor, and his military commander Sisera (who commanded 900 iron chariots), Deborah summoned Barak (Judges 4:26). She relayed God's command for him to lead 10,000 men to Mount Tabor. Deborah spoke as a prophetess, delivering God's specific instruction to Barak. She didn't seek personal glory, nor did she shrink from going to the battle lines when needed.