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\u201cLearning from People, How to Live with God\u201d.\u3000 \u5148\u9031\u306e\u65e5\u66dc\u65e5\u3001\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306f\u300c\u4eba\u304b\u3089\u5b66\u3076\u3001\u795e\u3068\u5171\u306b\u751f\u304d\u308b\u65b9\u6cd5\u300d\u3068\u3044\u3046\u30e1\u30c3\u30bb\u30fc\u30b8\u30fb\u30b7\u30ea\u30fc\u30ba\u3092\u518d\u958b\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Pastor Okura talked about Rahab, who by faith assisted two men of Israel sent out as spies by Joshua that came into the walled city of Jericho.\u3000 \u5927\u5009\u7267\u5e2b\u306f\u3001\u30e8\u30b7\u30e5\u30a2\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u30b9\u30d1\u30a4\u3068\u3057\u3066\u6d3e\u9063\u3055\u308c\u305f\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\u4e8c\u4eba\u306e\u7537\u304c\u57ce\u58c1\u306b\u56f2\u307e\u308c\u305f\u30a8\u30ea\u30b3\u306e\u753a\u306b\u5165\u308b\u306e\u3092\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u52a9\u3051\u305f\u30e9\u30cf\u30d6\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u8a9e\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>What took place as recorded in chapters 2 and 6 of the book of Joshua had to do with the first major conquest by the Israelites in the land of Canaan.\u3000 \u30e8\u30b7\u30e5\u30a2\u8a18\u306e\uff12\u7ae0\u3068\uff16\u7ae0\u306b\u8a18\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u308b\u51fa\u6765\u4e8b\u306f\u3001\u30ab\u30ca\u30f3\u306e\u5730\u306b\u304a\u3051\u308b\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u4eba\u306b\u3088\u308b\u6700\u521d\u306e\u5927\u898f\u6a21\u306a\u5f81\u670d\u306b\u95a2\u4fc2\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The big walls of the city of Jericho were destroyed by God and all its inhabitants were destroyed by the Israelites.\u3000 \u30a8\u30ea\u30b3\u306e\u753a\u306e\u5927\u304d\u306a\u57ce\u58c1\u306f\u795e\u69d8\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u7834\u58ca\u3055\u308c\u3001\u305d\u306e\u4f4f\u6c11\u306f\u3059\u3079\u3066\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u4eba\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u6ec5\u307c\u3055\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>However, as was promised to Rahab, she and her family within her house was spared because she kept her promise to the two spies and had tied to the window of her house the scarlet cord that was given to her. \u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u30e9\u30cf\u30d6\u306f\u4e8c\u4eba\u306e\u30b9\u30d1\u30a4\u3068\u306e\u7d04\u675f\u3092\u5b88\u308a\u3001\u6e21\u3055\u308c\u305f\u7dcb\u8272\u306e\u7d10\u3092\u5bb6\u306e\u7a93\u306b\u7d50\u3073\u3064\u3051\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3001\u30e9\u30cf\u30d6\u306b\u7d04\u675f\u3055\u308c\u305f\u3068\u304a\u308a\u3001\u5f7c\u5973\u3068\u305d\u306e\u5bb6\u306e\u5bb6\u65cf\u306f\u52a9\u304b\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Thereafter, the Israelites conquered many other cities and settled in the land of Canaan.\u305d\u306e\u5f8c\u3001\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u4eba\u306f\u4ed6\u306e\u591a\u304f\u306e\u90fd\u5e02\u3092\u5f81\u670d\u3057\u3001\u30ab\u30ca\u30f3\u306e\u5730\u306b\u5b9a\u4f4f\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>However, they did not completely take control of all the land that God had promised to them.\u3000 \u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u795e\u304c\u5f7c\u3089\u306b\u7d04\u675f\u3055\u308c\u305f\u5168\u3066\u306e\u571f\u5730\u3092\u5b8c\u5168\u306b\u652f\u914d\u3059\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306f\u3067\u304d\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Thus, Joshua led the Israelites into the Promised Land (the land of Canaan) but they could not take full possession of it during his lifetime.\u3000 \u3053\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u30e8\u30b7\u30e5\u30a2\u306f\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\u6c11\u3092\u7d04\u675f\u306e\u5730\uff08\u30ab\u30ca\u30f3\u306e\u5730\uff09\u306b\u5c0e\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u304c\u3001\u5f7c\u304c\u751f\u304d\u3066\u3044\u308b\u9593\u306b\u305d\u306e\u5730\u3092\u5b8c\u5168\u306b\u652f\u914d\u3059\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306f\u3067\u304d\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>As the time of Joshua\u2019s departure neared, the Israelites faced a dilemma.\u3000 \u30e8\u30b7\u30e5\u30a2\u306e\u65c5\u7acb\u3061\u306e\u6642\u304c\u8fd1\u3065\u304f\u306b\u3064\u308c\u3001\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\u6c11\u306f\u30b8\u30ec\u30f3\u30de\u306b\u76f4\u9762\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Unlike after the death of Moses, when Joshua was chosen by God to be the next leader, there was no leader in place to succeed Joshua.\u3000 \u30e8\u30b7\u30e5\u30a2\u304c\u795e\u69d8\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u6b21\u306e\u30ea\u30fc\u30c0\u30fc\u306b\u9078\u3070\u308c\u305f\u30e2\u30fc\u30bb\u306e\u6b7b\u5f8c\u3068\u306f\u7570\u306a\u308a\u3001\u30e8\u30b7\u30e5\u30a2\u306e\u5f8c\u3092\u7d99\u3050\u30ea\u30fc\u30c0\u30fc\u306f\u3044\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>So, after the death of Joshua, there was no clear God-ordained chosen leader for the Israelites.\u3000 \u3064\u307e\u308a\u3001\u30e8\u30b7\u30e5\u30a2\u306e\u6b7b\u5f8c\u3001\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u6c11\u65cf\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u795e\u306b\u9078\u3070\u308c\u305f\u660e\u78ba\u306a\u30ea\u30fc\u30c0\u30fc\u306f\u3044\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>This particular time period in the Bible is referred to as the time of the judges, which lasted about 340 years, and is recorded for us in the book of Judges.\u3000 \u8056\u66f8\u306e\u4e2d\u3067\u3053\u306e\u7279\u5225\u306a\u6642\u4ee3\u306f\u58eb\u5e2b\u8a18\u306e\u6642\u4ee3\u3068\u547c\u3070\u308c\u3001\u7d04\uff13\uff14\uff10\u5e74\u9593\u7d9a\u304d\u3001\u305d\u308c\u306f\u58eb\u5e2b\u8a18\u306b\u8a18\u9332\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>It was a very tumultuous time for the Israelites as they tried to establish themselves in the land of Canaan while maintaining their identity as the chosen people of God.\u3000 \u305d\u308c\u306f\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\u6c11\u306b\u3068\u3063\u3066\u3001\u795e\u69d8\u306b\u9078\u3070\u308c\u305f\u6c11\u3068\u3057\u3066\u306e\u30a2\u30a4\u30c7\u30f3\u30c6\u30a3\u30c6\u30a3\u3092\u4fdd\u3061\u3064\u3064\u3001\u30ab\u30ca\u30f3\u306e\u5730\u306b\u81ea\u5206\u9054\u3092\u5b9a\u7740\u3055\u305b\u3088\u3046\u3068\u3059\u308b\u975e\u5e38\u306b\u6fc0\u52d5\u306e\u6642\u4ee3\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>It was a time of testing their faith in God and obedience to Him, \u305d\u308c\u306f\u795e\u69d8\u306b\u5bfe\u3059\u308b\u5f7c\u3089\u306e\u4fe1\u4ef0\u3068\u670d\u5f93\u304c\u8a66\u3055\u308c\u308b\u6642\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>because the people who lived in the land of Canaan were terribly immoral and idolatrous, constantly tempting them to the same sins.\u3000\u306a\u305c\u306a\u3089\u3001\u30ab\u30ca\u30f3\u306e\u5730\u306b\u4f4f\u3093\u3067\u3044\u305f\u4eba\u3005\u306f\u3072\u3069\u304f\u4e0d\u9053\u5fb3\u3067\u5076\u50cf\u5d07\u62dd\u7684\u3067\u3001\u7d76\u3048\u305a\u540c\u3058\u7f6a\u306b\u8a98\u60d1\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u305f\u304b\u3089\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>As they were wondering how to proceed as a nation after the death of Joshua, they managed to do the right thing by turning to God and seeking His guidance.\u3000 \u30e8\u30b7\u30e5\u30a2\u306e\u6b7b\u5f8c\u3001\u56fd\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3069\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u9032\u3080\u3079\u304d\u304b\u60a9\u3093\u3067\u3044\u305f\u5f7c\u3089\u306f\u3001\u795e\u69d8\u306b\u7acb\u3061\u8fd4\u308a\u3001\u795e\u69d8\u306e\u5c0e\u304d\u3092\u6c42\u3081\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3067\u3001\u4f55\u3068\u304b\u6b63\u3057\u3044\u3053\u3068\u3092\u884c\u304a\u3046\u3068\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Judges 1:1\uff08\u58eb\u5e2b\u8a18\uff11\u7ae0\uff11\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p><strong>Now it came about after the death of Joshua that the sons of Israel\u00a0inquired of the\u00a0Lord, saying, \u201cWho shall go up first for us\u00a0against the Canaanites, to fight against them?\u201d \u30e8\u30b7\u30e5\u30a2\u304c\u6b7b\u3093\u3060\u5f8c\u3001\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\u4eba\u3005\u306f\u4e3b\u306b\u554f\u3046\u3066\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3001\u300c\u308f\u305f\u3057\u305f\u3061\u306e\u3046\u3061\u3001\u3060\u308c\u304c\u5148\u306b\u653b\u3081\u4e0a\u3063\u3066\u3001\u30ab\u30ca\u30f3\u3073\u3068\u3068\u6226\u3044\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u304b\u300d\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>God responded with a clear reply.\u3000 \u795e\u69d8\u306f\u660e\u78ba\u306a\u8fd4\u7b54\u3092\u3055\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Judges 1:2\uff08\u58eb\u5e2b\u8a18\uff11\u7ae0\uff12\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p><strong>The\u00a0Lord\u00a0said, \u201cJudah shall go up; behold, I have given the land into his hand.\u201d \u4e3b\u306f\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u305f\u3001\u300c\u30e6\u30c0\u304c\u4e0a\u308b\u3079\u304d\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u3053\u306e\u56fd\u3092\u5f7c\u306e\u624b\u306b\u308f\u305f\u3057\u305f\u300d\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I believe it was significant for Judah to be called forth by God at this point in the history of the young nation of Israel.\u3000 \u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u3068\u3044\u3046\u82e5\u3044\u56fd\u306e\u6b74\u53f2\u306e\u4e2d\u3067\u3001\u30e6\u30c0\u304c\u3053\u306e\u6642\u70b9\u3067\u795e\u69d8\u306b\u53ec\u3055\u308c\u305f\u3053\u3068\u306f\u91cd\u8981\u3060\u3063\u305f\u3068\u79c1\u306f\u4fe1\u3058\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Judah was to become a prominent tribe for all the Israelites, as it was to provide the future kings of the nation, as well as the promised Messiah.\u3000 \u30e6\u30c0\u306f\u5c06\u6765\u3001\u56fd\u306e\u738b\u3068\u7d04\u675f\u306e\u30e1\u30b7\u30a2\u3092\u3082\u305f\u3089\u3059\u90e8\u65cf\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3001\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u6c11\u65cf\u306e\u4e2d\u3067\u91cd\u8981\u306a\u90e8\u65cf\u3068\u306a\u308b\u306f\u305a\u3060\u3063\u305f\u304b\u3089\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>We see Judah taking the lead, and encouraging the tribe of his brother Simeon to join him in taking hold of the territory that God had allotted to them.\u3000 \u79c1\u9054\u306f\u3001\u30e6\u30c0\u304c\u5148\u982d\u306b\u7acb\u3061\u3001\u795e\u69d8\u304c\u5f7c\u3089\u306b\u5272\u308a\u5f53\u3066\u3089\u308c\u305f\u9818\u571f\u3092\u624b\u306b\u5165\u308c\u308b\u305f\u3081\u306b\u3001\u5f1f\u30b7\u30e1\u30aa\u30f3\u306e\u90e8\u65cf\u3092\u52b1\u307e\u3059\u306e\u3092\u898b\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Judges 1:3-4\uff08\u58eb\u5e2b\u8a18\uff11\u7ae0\uff13\u7bc0\u2014\uff14\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>3 <\/sup>Then Judah said to Simeon his brother, \u201cCome up with me into\u00a0the territory allotted me, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and\u00a0I in turn will go with you into\u00a0the territory allotted you.\u201d So Simeon went with him.\u00a0<sup>4\u00a0<\/sup>Judah went up, and\u00a0the\u00a0Lord\u00a0gave the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hands, and they\u00a0defeated ten thousand men at Bezek. <sup>3<\/sup>\u30e6\u30c0\u306f\u305d\u306e\u5144\u5f1f\u30b7\u30e1\u30aa\u30f3\u306b\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3001\u300c\u308f\u305f\u3057\u3068\u4e00\u7dd2\u306b\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306b\u5272\u308a\u5f53\u3066\u3089\u308c\u305f\u9818\u5730\u3078\u4e0a\u3063\u3066\u884c\u3063\u3066\u3001\u30ab\u30ca\u30f3\u3073\u3068\u3068\u6226\u3063\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002\u305d\u3046\u3059\u308c\u3070\u308f\u305f\u3057\u3082\u3042\u306a\u305f\u3068\u4e00\u7dd2\u306b\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306b\u5272\u308a\u5f53\u3066\u3089\u308c\u305f\u9818\u5730\u3078\u884c\u304d\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u300d\u3002\u305d\u3053\u3067\u30b7\u30e1\u30aa\u30f3\u306f\u5f7c\u3068\u4e00\u7dd2\u306b\u884c\u3063\u305f\u3002<sup>4<\/sup>\u30e6\u30c0\u304c\u4e0a\u3063\u3066\u884c\u304f\u3068\u3001\u4e3b\u306f\u5f7c\u3089\u306e\u624b\u306b\u30ab\u30ca\u30f3\u3073\u3068\u3068\u30da\u30ea\u30b8\u3073\u3068\u3068\u3092\u308f\u305f\u3055\u308c\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3001\u5f7c\u3089\u306f\u30d9\u30bc\u30af\u3067\u4e00\u4e07\u4eba\u3092\u6483\u3061\u7834\u308a\u3001<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Eventually, Judah captured Jerusalem, but at that time they set the city on fire, so it was not considered a primary city for them yet.\u3000 \u6700\u7d42\u7684\u306b\u30e6\u30c0\u306f\u30a8\u30eb\u30b5\u30ec\u30e0\u3092\u5360\u9818\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u304c\u3001\u305d\u306e\u6642\u306f\u30a8\u30eb\u30b5\u30ec\u30e0\u306b\u706b\u3092\u653e\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3001\u307e\u3060\u305d\u308c\u306f\u4e3b\u8981\u306a\u90fd\u5e02\u3068\u306f\u307f\u306a\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, the other Israelite tribes did not follow suit in capturing the territories that God had allotted to each of them.\u3000 \u60b2\u3057\u3044\u3053\u3068\u306b\u3001\u4ed6\u306e\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u8af8\u90e8\u65cf\u306f\u3001\u795e\u69d8\u304c\u305d\u308c\u305e\u308c\u306b\u5272\u308a\u5f53\u3066\u3089\u308c\u305f\u9818\u571f\u3092\u5360\u9818\u3059\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306b\u8ffd\u968f\u3057\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The consequences of not doing so are highlighted by God\u2019s rebuking of Israel (Judges 2:1-5).\u3000 \u305d\u3046\u3057\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u7d50\u679c\u306f\u3001\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u306b\u5bfe\u3059\u308b\u795e\u306e\u53f1\u8cac\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u6d6e\u304d\u5f6b\u308a\u306b\u3055\u308c\u307e\u3059\uff08\u58eb\u5e2b\u8a18\uff12\u7ae0\uff11\u7bc0\u2212\uff15\u7bc0\uff09\u3002<\/p>\n<p>In Judges 2:6-15, we find a sad commentary on what became of the people of Israel after Joshua\u2019s death.\u3000 \u58eb\u5e2b\u8a18\uff12\u7ae0\uff16\u7bc0\u2212\uff11\uff15\u7bc0\u306b\u306f\u3001\u30e8\u30b7\u30e5\u30a2\u306e\u6b7b\u5f8c\u3001\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\u6c11\u304c\u3069\u3046\u306a\u3063\u305f\u304b\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u306e\u60b2\u3057\u3044\u89e3\u8aac\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The spiritual decline of the Israelites became evident, especially after those who knew Joshua and God\u2019s commandments had passed away.\u3000 \u7279\u306b\u30e8\u30b7\u30e5\u30a2\u3068\u795e\u69d8\u306e\u6212\u3081\u3092\u77e5\u3063\u3066\u3044\u305f\u4eba\u3005\u304c\u4ea1\u304f\u306a\u3063\u305f\u5f8c\u3001\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u4eba\u306e\u970a\u7684\u306a\u8870\u9000\u304c\u660e\u3089\u304b\u306b\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Judges 2:10\uff08\u58eb\u5e2b\u8a18\uff12\u7ae0\uff11\uff10\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p><strong>All that generation also were gathered to their fathers; and there arose another generation after them who\u00a0did not know the\u00a0Lord, nor yet the work which He had done for Israel. \u305d\u3057\u3066\u305d\u306e\u6642\u4ee3\u306e\u8005\u3082\u307e\u305f\u3053\u3068\u3054\u3068\u304f\u305d\u306e\u5148\u7956\u305f\u3061\u306e\u3082\u3068\u306b\u3042\u3064\u3081\u3089\u308c\u305f\u3002\u305d\u306e\u5f8c\u307b\u304b\u306e\u6642\u4ee3\u304c\u8d77\u3063\u305f\u304c\u3001\u3053\u308c\u306f\u4e3b\u3092\u77e5\u3089\u305a\u3001\u307e\u305f\u4e3b\u304c\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u884c\u308f\u308c\u305f\u308f\u3056\u3092\u3082\u77e5\u3089\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sadly, the Israelites at that time did not know the Lord, nor the work which He had done for them.\u3000 \u60b2\u3057\u3044\u3053\u3068\u306b\u3001\u5f53\u6642\u306e\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u4eba\u306f\u4e3b\u3092\u77e5\u3089\u305a\u3001\u4e3b\u304c\u81ea\u5206\u9054\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u6210\u3057\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3063\u305f\u5fa1\u696d\u3082\u77e5\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>In other words, they forgot their history as a people chosen by God.\u3000 \u3064\u307e\u308a\u3001\u795e\u69d8\u306b\u9078\u3070\u308c\u305f\u6c11\u3068\u3057\u3066\u306e\u6b74\u53f2\u3092\u5fd8\u308c\u3066\u3057\u307e\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>In other words, the people stopped reciting the commandments that God had given to them as well as the festivals that they were to celebrate annually in remembrance of God\u2019s goodness and promises to them.\u3000\u3064\u307e\u308a\u3001\u795e\u69d8\u304c\u5f7c\u3089\u306b\u4e0e\u3048\u305f\u6212\u3081\u3084\u3001\u795e\u69d8\u306e\u3044\u3064\u304f\u3057\u307f\u3068\u7d04\u675f\u3092\u601d\u3044\u8d77\u3053\u3059\u305f\u3081\u306b\u6bce\u5e74\u795d\u3046\u3079\u304d\u796d\u308a\u3092\u601d\u3044\u8d77\u3053\u3059\u3053\u3068\u3092\u3084\u3081\u3066\u3057\u307e\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The result was a people who forsook the Lord, the God of their fathers.\u3000 \u305d\u306e\u7d50\u679c\u3001\u6c11\u306f\u5f7c\u3089\u306e\u5148\u7956\u306e\u795e\u3067\u3042\u308b\u4e3b\u3092\u6368\u3066\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>And they followed other gods from among the Canaanites.\u3000 \u305d\u3057\u3066\u3001\u30ab\u30ca\u30f3\u4eba\u306e\u4e2d\u304b\u3089\u51fa\u3066\u304d\u305f\u4ed6\u306e\u795e\u3005\u306b\u5f93\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>God\u2019s anger burned against Israel, and He gave them into the hands of their enemies.\u3000 \u795e\u69d8\u306f\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u306b\u5bfe\u3057\u3066\u6012\u308a\u3092\u71c3\u3084\u3057\u3001\u5f7c\u3089\u3092\u6575\u306e\u624b\u306b\u6e21\u3055\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Yet, God did not abandon them.\u3000 \u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u795e\u69d8\u306f\u5f7c\u3089\u3092\u898b\u6368\u3066\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>He still provided hope and guidance for them out of His mercy and faithfulness to them based on the covenant that He had made with their fathers.\u3000 \u5f7c\u3089\u306e\u5148\u7956\u9054\u3068\u7d50\u3070\u308c\u305f\u5951\u7d04\u306b\u57fa\u3065\u304f\u6190\u308c\u307f\u3068\u771f\u5b9f\u3055\u304b\u3089\u3001\u5f7c\u3089\u306b\u5e0c\u671b\u3068\u5c0e\u304d\u3092\u4e0e\u3048\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Judges 2:16-23\uff08\u58eb\u5e2b\u8a18\uff12\u7ae0\uff11\uff16\u7bc0\u2014\uff12\uff13\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>16\u00a0<\/sup>Then the\u00a0Lord\u00a0raised up judges\u00a0who delivered them from the hands of those who plundered them.\u00a0<sup>17\u00a0<\/sup>Yet they did not listen to their judges, for they played the harlot after other gods and bowed themselves down to them. They turned aside quickly from the way\u00a0in which their fathers had walked in obeying the commandments of the\u00a0Lord; they did not do as\u00a0<em>their fathers<\/em>.\u00a0<sup>18\u00a0<\/sup>When the\u00a0Lord\u00a0raised up judges for them,\u00a0the\u00a0Lord\u00a0was with the judge and delivered them from the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; for the\u00a0Lord\u00a0was\u00a0moved to pity by their groaning because of those who oppressed and afflicted them.\u00a0<sup>19\u00a0<\/sup>But it came about when the judge died, that they would turn back and act more corruptly than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them and bow down to them; they did not abandon their practices or their stubborn ways.\u00a0<sup>20\u00a0<\/sup>So the anger of the\u00a0Lord\u00a0burned<\/strong> <strong>against Israel, and He said, \u201cBecause this nation has transgressed My covenant which I commanded their fathers and has not listened to My voice,\u00a0<sup>21\u00a0<\/sup>I also will no longer drive out before them any of the nations which Joshua left when he died,\u00a0<sup>22\u00a0<\/sup>in order to\u00a0test Israel by them, whether they will keep the way of the\u00a0Lord\u00a0to walk in it as their fathers\u00a0did, or not.\u201d\u00a0<sup>23\u00a0<\/sup>So the\u00a0Lord\u00a0allowed those nations to remain, not driving them out quickly; and He did not give them into the hand of Joshua. <sup>16<\/sup>\u305d\u306e\u6642\u3001\u4e3b\u306f\u3055\u3070\u304d\u3065\u304b\u3055\u3092\u8d77\u3057\u3066\u3001\u5f7c\u3089\u3092\u304b\u3059\u3081\u596a\u3046\u8005\u306e\u624b\u304b\u3089\u6551\u3044\u51fa\u3055\u308c\u305f\u3002<sup>17<\/sup>\u3057\u304b\u3057\u5f7c\u3089\u306f\u305d\u306e\u3055\u3070\u304d\u3065\u304b\u3055\u306b\u3082\u5f93\u308f\u305a\u3001\u304b\u3048\u3063\u3066\u307b\u304b\u306e\u795e\u3005\u3092\u6155\u3063\u3066\u305d\u308c\u3068\u59e6\u6deb\u3092\u884c\u3044\u3001\u305d\u308c\u306b\u3072\u3056\u307e\u305a\u304d\u3001\u5148\u7956\u305f\u3061\u304c\u4e3b\u306e\u547d\u4ee4\u306b\u5f93\u3063\u3066\u6b69\u3093\u3060\u9053\u3092\u3001\u3044\u3061\u306f\u3084\u304f\u96e2\u308c\u53bb\u3063\u3066\u3001\u305d\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u306f\u884c\u308f\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3002<sup>18<\/sup>\u4e3b\u304c\u5f7c\u3089\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u3055\u3070\u304d\u3065\u304b\u3055\u3092\u8d77\u3055\u308c\u305f\u3068\u304d\u3001\u305d\u306e\u3055\u3070\u304d\u3065\u304b\u3055\u306e\u5728\u4e16\u4e2d\u3001\u4e3b\u306f\u3055\u3070\u304d\u3065\u304b\u3055\u3068\u5171\u306b\u304a\u3089\u308c\u3066\u3001\u5f7c\u3089\u3092\u6575\u306e\u624b\u304b\u3089\u6551\u3044\u51fa\u3055\u308c\u305f\u3002\u3053\u308c\u306f\u5f7c\u3089\u304c\u81ea\u5206\u3092\u3057\u3048\u305f\u3052\u60a9\u307e\u3057\u305f\u8005\u306e\u3086\u3048\u306b\u3001\u3046\u3081\u304d\u60b2\u3057\u3093\u3060\u306e\u3067\u3001\u4e3b\u304c\u5f7c\u3089\u3092\u3042\u308f\u308c\u307e\u308c\u305f\u304b\u3089\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002<sup>19<\/sup>\u3057\u304b\u3057\u3055\u3070\u304d\u3065\u304b\u3055\u304c\u6b7b\u306c\u3068\u3001\u5f7c\u3089\u306f\u305d\u3080\u3044\u3066\u3001\u5148\u7956\u305f\u3061\u306b\u307e\u3055\u3063\u3066\u60aa\u3092\u884c\u3044\u3001\u307b\u304b\u306e\u795e\u3005\u306b\u5f93\u3063\u3066\u305d\u308c\u306b\u4ed5\u3048\u3001\u305d\u308c\u306b\u3072\u3056\u307e\u305a\u3044\u3066\u305d\u306e\u304a\u3053\u306a\u3044\u3092\u3084\u3081\u305a\u3001\u304b\u305f\u304f\u306a\u306a\u9053\u3092\u96e2\u308c\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3002<sup>20<\/sup>\u305d\u308c\u3067\u4e3b\u306f\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u306b\u5bfe\u3057\u6fc0\u3057\u304f\u6012\u3063\u3066\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u305f\u3001\u300c\u3053\u306e\u6c11\u306f\u308f\u305f\u3057\u304c\u304b\u3064\u3066\u5148\u7956\u305f\u3061\u306b\u547d\u3058\u305f\u5951\u7d04\u3092\u72af\u3057\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306e\u547d\u4ee4\u306b\u5f93\u308f\u306a\u3044\u3086\u3048\u3001<sup>21<\/sup>\u308f\u305f\u3057\u3082\u307e\u305f\u30e8\u30b7\u30e5\u30a2\u304c\u6b7b\u3093\u3060\u3068\u304d\u306b\u6b8b\u3057\u3066\u304a\u3044\u305f\u56fd\u6c11\u3092\u3001\u3053\u306e\u5f8c\u3001\u5f7c\u3089\u306e\u524d\u304b\u3089\u8ffd\u3044\u6255\u308f\u306a\u3044\u3067\u3042\u308d\u3046\u3002<sup>22<\/sup>\u3053\u308c\u306f\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u304c\u3001\u5148\u7956\u305f\u3061\u306e\u5b88\u3063\u305f\u3088\u3046\u306b\u4e3b\u306e\u9053\u3092\u5b88\u3063\u3066\u305d\u308c\u306b\u6b69\u3080\u304b\u3069\u3046\u304b\u3092\u308f\u305f\u3057\u304c\u8a66\u307f\u308b\u305f\u3081\u3067\u3042\u308b\u300d\u3002<sup>23<\/sup>\u305d\u308c\u3086\u3048\u4e3b\u306f\u3053\u308c\u3089\u306e\u56fd\u6c11\u3092\u6025\u3044\u3067\u8ffd\u3044\u6255\u308f\u305a\u306b\u6b8b\u3057\u3066\u304a\u3044\u3066\u3001\u30e8\u30b7\u30e5\u30a2\u306e\u624b\u306b\u308f\u305f\u3055\u308c\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In these verses are given the basic outline of the time of the judges.\u3000 \u3053\u306e\u7b87\u6240\u306b\u306f\u3001\u58eb\u5e2b\u305f\u3061\u306e\u6642\u4ee3\u306e\u57fa\u672c\u7684\u306a\u6982\u8981\u304c\u8a18\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>There was no standing \u201coffice\u201d of national leadership for Israel, such as a king, president, or prime minister, at that time.\u3000 \u5f53\u6642\u3001\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u306b\u306f\u738b\u3001\u5927\u7d71\u9818\u3001\u9996\u76f8\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306a\u56fd\u5bb6\u6307\u5c0e\u8005\u306e\u300c\u5f79\u8077\u300d\u306f\u5b58\u5728\u3057\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>God called forth a leader for Israel at the necessary and appropriate times.\u3000 \u795e\u69d8\u306f\u5fc5\u8981\u304b\u3064\u9069\u5207\u306a\u6642\u306b\u3001\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u30ea\u30fc\u30c0\u30fc\u3092\u53ec\u3055\u308c\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Such leaders would rise up (be called by God), do their job, and then disappear.\u3000 \u305d\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306a\u30ea\u30fc\u30c0\u30fc\u9054\u306f\uff08\u795e\u69d8\u306b\u53ec\u3055\u308c\u3066\uff09\u7acb\u3061\u4e0a\u304c\u308a\u3001\u305d\u306e\u306f\u305f\u3089\u304d\u3092\u3057\u3001\u305d\u3057\u3066\u3044\u306a\u304f\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>They were specially gifted by God to lead the people, and were recognized and respected for their gifting.\u3000 \u5f7c\u3089\u306f\u3001\u6c11\u3092\u5c0e\u304f\u305f\u3081\u306b\u795e\u69d8\u304b\u3089\u7279\u5225\u306a\u624d\u80fd\u3092\u53d7\u3051\u305f\u8005\u3067\u3042\u308a\u3001\u305d\u306e\u624d\u80fd\u304c\u8a8d\u3081\u3089\u308c\u3001\u5c0a\u656c\u3055\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The term judge (the Hebrew word <em>shaphat<\/em>) used in the book of Judges, \u58eb\u5e2b\u8a18\u3067\u4f7f\u308f\u308c\u3066\u3044\u308b\u58eb\u5e2b\uff08\u30d8\u30d6\u30e9\u30a4\u8a9e\u306e\u30b7\u30e3\u30d5\u30a1\u30c8\uff09\u3068\u3044\u3046\u8a00\u8449\u306f\u3001<\/p>\n<p>doesn\u2019t mean someone who sits in a court and decides legal issues but has more the idea of a heroic leader.\u3000\u6cd5\u5ef7\u306b\u5ea7\u3063\u3066\u6cd5\u7684\u306a\u554f\u984c\u3092\u5224\u65ad\u3059\u308b\u4eba\u3068\u3044\u3046\u610f\u5473\u3067\u306f\u306a\u304f\u3001\u82f1\u96c4\u7684\u306a\u30ea\u30fc\u30c0\u30fc\u3068\u3044\u3046\u610f\u5473\u5408\u3044\u304c\u5f37\u3044\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>They basically were called by God and endowed with special giftings in order to put things right, and to rule accordingly. \u5f7c\u3089\u306f\u57fa\u672c\u7684\u306b\u795e\u69d8\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u53ec\u3055\u308c\u3001\u7269\u4e8b\u3092\u6b63\u3057\u3001\u305d\u308c\u306b\u5f93\u3063\u3066\u7d71\u6cbb\u3059\u308b\u305f\u3081\u306b\u7279\u5225\u306a\u8cdc\u7269\u304c\u6388\u3051\u3089\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The people followed God and were blessed under the leadership of those who God raised up for them. \u6c11\u306f\u795e\u69d8\u306b\u5f93\u3044\u3001\u795e\u69d8\u304c\u5f7c\u3089\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u8d77\u3053\u3055\u308c\u305f\u4eba\u3005\u306e\u6307\u5c0e\u306e\u4e0b\u3067\u795d\u798f\u3092\u53d7\u3051\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>However, once the leader (judge) of that particular time died, the people went back to their immoral and idolatrous ways and found themselves in distress. \u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u305d\u306e\u6642\u4ee3\u306e\u30ea\u30fc\u30c0\u30fc\uff08\u58eb\u5e2b\uff09\u304c\u4ea1\u304f\u306a\u308b\u3068\u3001\u6c11\u306f\u4e0d\u9053\u5fb3\u3067\u5076\u50cf\u5d07\u62dd\u7684\u306a\u3084\u308a\u65b9\u306b\u623b\u308a\u3001\u82e6\u5883\u306b\u9665\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Then, they would cry out to God, and God would once again raise up a judge to lead His people. \u305d\u3057\u3066\u3001\u5f7c\u3089\u306f\u795e\u69d8\u306b\u53eb\u3073\u3001\u795e\u69d8\u306f\u518d\u3073\u6c11\u3092\u5c0e\u304f\u88c1\u304d\u53f8\u3092\u8d77\u3053\u3055\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Following this pattern, we see how after the sons of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, \u3053\u306e\u30d1\u30bf\u30fc\u30f3\u306b\u5f93\u3046\u3068\u3001\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\u5b50\u3089\u304c\u4e3b\u306e\u76ee\u306b\u60aa\u3068\u3055\u308c\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u884c\u3044\u3001<\/p>\n<p>and forgot the Lord their God and served the Baals and Asheroth, \u5f7c\u3089\u306e\u795e\u3067\u3042\u308b\u4e3b\u3092\u5fd8\u308c\u3066\u30d0\u30a2\u30eb\u3068\u30a2\u30b7\u30a7\u30ed\u30c8\u306b\u4ed5\u3048\u305f\u5f8c\u3001<\/p>\n<p>that God sold them into the hands of Cushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia for eight years (Judges 3:5-8).\u795e\u69d8\u306f\u5f7c\u3089\u30928\u5e74\u9593\u30e1\u30bd\u30dd\u30bf\u30df\u30a2\u306e\u738b\u3001\u30af\u30b7\u30e3\u30f3\uff1d\u30ea\u30b7\u30e3\u30bf\u30a4\u30e0\u306e\u624b\u306b\u58f2\u308a\u6e21\u3055\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\uff08\u58eb\u5e2b\u8a18\uff13\u7ae0\uff15\u7bc0\u2212\uff18\u7bc0\uff09\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Then, when the Israelites cried to the Lord, He raised up the first judge, Othniel the son of Kenaz, \u305d\u306e\u5f8c\u3001\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\u6c11\u304c\u4e3b\u306b\u53eb\u3076\u3068\u3001\u4e3b\u306f\u6700\u521d\u306e\u88c1\u304d\u53f8\u3001\u30b1\u30ca\u30ba\u306e\u5b50\u30aa\u30c6\u30cb\u30a8\u30eb\u3092\u8d77\u3053\u3057\u3001<\/p>\n<p>to deliver them from Cushan-rishathaim, and give them forty years of peace until Othniel died (Judges 3:9-11).\u30af\u30b7\u30e3\u30f3\uff1d\u30ea\u30b7\u30e3\u30bf\u30a4\u30e0\u306e\u624b\u304b\u3089\u5f7c\u3089\u3092\u6551\u3044\u51fa\u3057\u3001\u30aa\u30c6\u30cb\u30a8\u30eb\u304c\u6b7b\u306c\u307e\u3067\u306e\uff14\uff10\u5e74\u9593\u306e\u5e73\u548c\u3092\u4e0e\u3048\u3089\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\uff08\u58eb\u5e2b\u8a18\uff13\u7ae0\uff19\u7bc0\u2212\uff11\uff11\u7bc0\uff09\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Then, the Israelites once again did evil in the sight of the Lord, so God gave them into the hands of Eglon the king of Moab to serve him for eighteen years (Judges 3:12-14). \u305d\u3057\u3066\u795e\u69d8\u306f\u3001\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u4eba\u3092\u30e2\u30a2\u30d6\u306e\u738b\u30a8\u30b0\u30ed\u30f3\u306e\u624b\u306b\u6e21\u3057\u3001\uff11\uff18\u5e74\u9593\u4ed5\u3048\u3055\u305b\u307e\u3057\u305f\uff08\u58eb\u5e2b\u8a18\uff13\u7ae0\uff11\uff12\u7bc0\u2212\uff11\uff14\u7bc0\uff09\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Yet again, when the Israelites cried to the Lord, He raised up Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a left-handed man, \u3057\u304b\u3057\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u4eba\u304c\u518d\u3073\u4e3b\u306b\u53eb\u3076\u3068\u3001\u4e3b\u306f\u5de6\u5229\u304d\u306e\u30d9\u30cb\u30e4\u30df\u30f3\u4eba\u30b2\u30e9\u306e\u5b50\u30a8\u30db\u30c7\u3092\u8d77\u3053\u3057\u3001<\/p>\n<p>to defeat Eglon and deliver them from the Moabites, and give them peace for eighty years (Judges 3:15-30).\u30a8\u30b0\u30ed\u30f3\u3092\u5012\u3057\u3066\u30e2\u30a2\u30d6\u4eba\u304b\u3089\u6551\u3044\u51fa\u3057\u3001\uff18\uff10\u5e74\u306e\u5e73\u548c\u304c\u4e0e\u3048\u3089\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\uff08\u58eb\u5e2b\u8a18\uff13\u7ae0\uff11\uff15\u7bc0\u2212\uff13\uff10\u7bc0\uff09\u3002<\/p>\n<p>After Ehud came Shamgar the son of Anath, who was used by God to save Israel from the Philistines (Judges 3:31). \u30a8\u30db\u30c7\u306e\u5f8c\u306b\u306f\u3001\u30da\u30ea\u30b7\u30c6\u4eba\u304b\u3089\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u3092\u6551\u3046\u305f\u3081\u306b\u795e\u306b\u7528\u3044\u3089\u308c\u305f\u30a2\u30ca\u30c6\u306e\u5b50\u30b7\u30e3\u30e0\u30ac\u30eb\u304c\u3042\u3089\u308f\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\uff08\u58eb\u5e2b\u8a18\uff13\u7ae0\uff13\uff11\u7bc0\uff09\u3002<\/p>\n<p>However, old bad habits are not easily reformed. \u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u53e4\u3044\u60aa\u7fd2\u306f\u7c21\u5358\u306b\u306f\u6539\u307e\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>So again, the Israelites did evil in the sight of the Lord, after Ehud died (Judges 4:1). \u305d\u3053\u3067\u3001\u30a8\u30db\u30c7\u304c\u6b7b\u3093\u3060\u5f8c\u3001\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u4eba\u306f\u518d\u3073\u4e3b\u306e\u76ee\u306e\u524d\u306b\u60aa\u3092\u884c\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\uff08\u58eb\u5e2b\u8a18\uff14\u7ae0\uff11\u7bc0\uff09\u3002<\/p>\n<p>This time, the Lord sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan. \u3053\u306e\u6642\u3001\u4e3b\u306f\u5f7c\u3089\u3092\u30ab\u30ca\u30f3\u306e\u30e4\u30d3\u30f3\u738b\u306e\u624b\u306b\u58f2\u308a\u6e21\u3055\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The commander of Jabin\u2019s army was Sisera who oppressed the Israelites for twenty years (Judges 4:2-3). \u30e4\u30d3\u30f3\u306e\u8ecd\u306e\u6307\u63ee\u5b98\u306f\u30b7\u30bb\u30e9\u3067\u3001\u5f7c\u306f\uff12\uff10\u5e74\u9593\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\u6c11\u3092\u8650\u3052\u307e\u3057\u305f\uff08\u58eb\u5e2b\u8a18\uff14\u7ae0\uff12\u7bc0\u2212\uff13\u7bc0\uff09\u3002<\/p>\n<p>When the sons of Israel cried out to the Lord, He raised up a woman named Deborah to deliver His people from the Canaanites. \u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\u5b50\u3089\u304c\u4e3b\u306b\u53eb\u3073\u6c42\u3081\u308b\u3068\u3001\u4e3b\u306f\u30ab\u30ca\u30f3\u4eba\u304b\u3089\u6c11\u3092\u6551\u3044\u51fa\u3059\u305f\u3081\u306b\u30c7\u30dc\u30e9\u3068\u3044\u3046\u5973\u6027\u3092\u8d77\u3053\u3055\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Here is what the Bible says regarding Deborah. \u30c7\u30dc\u30e9\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u8056\u66f8\u306f\u3053\u3046\u8a9e\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Judges 4:4-5\uff08\u58eb\u5e2b\u8a18\uff14\u7ae0\uff14\u7bc0\u2014\uff15\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<sup>4\u00a0<\/sup>Now Deborah, a\u00a0prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time.\u00a0<sup>5\u00a0<\/sup>She used to\u00a0sit under the\u00a0palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim; and the sons of Israel came up to her for judgment. <sup>4<\/sup>\u305d\u306e\u3053\u308d\u30e9\u30d4\u30c9\u30c6\u306e\u59bb\u3001\u5973\u9810\u8a00\u8005\u30c7\u30dc\u30e9\u304c\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u3092\u3055\u3070\u3044\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3002<sup>5<\/sup>\u5f7c\u5973\u306f\u30a8\u30d5\u30e9\u30a4\u30e0\u306e\u5c71\u5730\u306e\u30e9\u30de\u3068\u30d9\u30c6\u30eb\u306e\u9593\u306b\u3042\u308b\u30c7\u30dc\u30e9\u306e\u3057\u3085\u308d\u306e\u6728\u306e\u4e0b\u306b\u5ea7\u3057\u3001\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\u4eba\u3005\u306f\u5f7c\u5973\u306e\u3082\u3068\u306b\u4e0a\u3063\u3066\u304d\u3066\u3001\u3055\u3070\u304d\u3092\u3046\u3051\u305f\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We see here that Deborah was a prophetess, a messenger of God. \u3053\u3053\u304b\u3089\u30c7\u30dc\u30e9\u306f\u9810\u8a00\u8005\u3067\u3042\u308a\u3001\u795e\u306e\u4f7f\u3044\u3067\u3042\u3063\u305f\u3053\u3068\u304c\u5206\u304b\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The Bible tells us of several other prophetesses: \u8056\u66f8\u306b\u306f\u3001\u4ed6\u306b\u3082\u4f55\u4eba\u304b\u306e\u9810\u8a00\u8005\u304c\u8a18\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\uff1a<\/p>\n<p>Miriam (Exodus 15:20), Huldah (2 Kings 22:14), Anna (Luke 2:36), and Philip\u2019s four daughters (Acts 21:8-9). \u30df\u30ea\u30a2\u30e0\uff08\u51fa\u30a8\u30b8\u30d7\u30c8\u8a18\uff11\uff15\u7ae0\uff12\uff10\u7bc0\uff09\u3001\u30d5\u30eb\u30c0\uff08\u5217\u738b\u8a18\u4e0b\uff12\uff12\u7ae0\uff11\uff14\u7bc0\uff09\u3001\u30a2\u30f3\u30ca\uff08\u30eb\u30ab\uff12\u7ae0\uff13\uff16\u7bc0\uff09\u3001\u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u306e\uff14\u4eba\u306e\u5a18\u305f\u3061\uff08\u4f7f\u5f92\u884c\u4f1d\uff12\uff11\u7ae0\uff18\u7bc0\u2212\uff19\u7bc0\uff09\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Some people may be surprised by the fact that God raised up a woman to be a judge. \u795e\u69d8\u304c\u5973\u6027\u3092\u88c1\u304d\u53f8\u306b\u3057\u305f\u3053\u3068\u306b\u9a5a\u304f\u4eba\u3082\u3044\u308b\u304b\u3082\u3057\u308c\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The fact of the matter is Deborah was called and gifted by God to deliver the Israelites from the oppressive hands of Jabin king of Canaan and Sisera the commander of Jabin\u2019s army. \u4e8b\u5b9f\u3001\u30c7\u30dc\u30e9\u306f\u30ab\u30ca\u30f3\u306e\u30e4\u30d3\u30f3\u738b\u3068\u30e4\u30d3\u30f3\u8ecd\u306e\u53f8\u4ee4\u5b98\u30b7\u30bb\u30e9\u306e\u5727\u5236\u7684\u306a\u624b\u304b\u3089\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\u6c11\u3092\u6551\u3044\u51fa\u3059\u305f\u3081\u306b\u3001\u795e\u304b\u3089\u53ec\u3055\u308c\u3001\u8cdc\u308f\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Please take note of the fact that Deborah was already a judge at this point. \u30c7\u30dc\u30e9\u306f\u3053\u306e\u6642\u70b9\u3067\u3001\u65e2\u306b\u88c1\u304d\u53f8\u3067\u3042\u3063\u305f\u3053\u3068\u306b\u7559\u610f\u3057\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3060\u304d\u305f\u3044\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes in reading this passage of Scripture, people make the wrong assumption that Deborah was allowed leadership because unspecified men failed to take the position. \u3000\u3000\u3053\u306e\u8056\u53e5\u3092\u8aad\u3093\u3067\u3044\u308b\u3068\u3001\u4e0d\u7279\u5b9a\u591a\u6570\u306e\u4eba\u304c\u305d\u306e\u5730\u4f4d\u306b\u5c31\u3051\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u304b\u3089\u30c7\u30dc\u30e9\u304c\u30ea\u30fc\u30c0\u30fc\u306b\u306a\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3060\u3068\u3001\u9593\u9055\u3063\u305f\u601d\u3044\u8fbc\u307f\u3092\u3059\u308b\u4eba\u304c\u6642\u3005\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>That is not true.\u00a0 Deborah was already raised up (called by God) and gifted to be both a prophetess and judge of Israel before God proclaimed His plan to deliver Israel from their oppression.\u305d\u308c\u306f\u771f\u5b9f\u3067\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093 \u30c7\u30dc\u30e9\u306f\u795e\u69d8\u304c\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u3092\u5727\u653f\u304b\u3089\u89e3\u653e\u3059\u308b\u8a08\u753b\u3092\u5ba3\u8a00\u3055\u308c\u308b\u524d\u306b\u3001\u3059\u3067\u306b\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\u9810\u8a00\u8005\u3067\u3042\u308a\u3001\u88c1\u304d\u53f8\u3068\u3057\u3066\u80b2\u3066\u3089\u308c\uff08\u795e\u306b\u53ec\u3055\u308c\uff09\u3001\u624d\u80fd\u3092\u6388\u304b\u3063\u3066\u3044\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The fact that the sons of Israel came up to her for judgment is proof that the people recognized and respected her God-given authority. \u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\u5b50\u3089\u304c\u88c1\u304d\u3092\u6c42\u3081\u3066\u5f7c\u5973\u306b\u8fd1\u3065\u3044\u305f\u306e\u306f\u3001\u4eba\u3005\u304c\u795e\u304b\u3089\u4e0e\u3048\u3089\u308c\u305f\u5f7c\u5973\u306e\u6a29\u5a01\u3092\u8a8d\u3081\u3001\u5c0a\u656c\u3057\u3066\u3044\u305f\u8a3c\u62e0\u306a\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Next, we see how God planned to deliver the Israelites from the hands of Jabin and Sisera. \u6b21\u306b\u3001\u795e\u69d8\u304c\u3069\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u30e4\u30d3\u30f3\u3068\u30b7\u30bb\u30e9\u306e\u624b\u304b\u3089\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\u6c11\u3092\u6551\u3044\u51fa\u305d\u3046\u3068\u8a08\u753b\u3055\u308c\u305f\u304b\u3092\u898b\u3066\u307f\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Judges 4:6-7\uff08\u58eb\u5e2b\u8a18\uff14\u7ae0\uff16\u7bc0\u2014\uff17\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>6\u00a0<\/sup>Now she sent and summoned\u00a0Barak the son of Abinoam from Kedesh-naphtali, and said to him, \u201cBehold, the\u00a0Lord, the God of Israel, has commanded, \u2018Go and march to Mount Tabor, and take with you ten thousand men from the sons of Naphtali and from the sons of Zebulun.\u00a0<sup>7\u00a0<\/sup>I will draw out to you Sisera, the commander of Jabin\u2019s army, with his chariots and his many troops to the river Kishon, and\u00a0I will give him into your hand.\u2019\u201d <sup>6<\/sup>\u30c7\u30dc\u30e9\u306f\u4eba\u3092\u3064\u304b\u308f\u3057\u3066\u3001\u30ca\u30d5\u30bf\u30ea\u306e\u30b1\u30c7\u30b7\u304b\u3089\u30a2\u30d3\u30ce\u30a2\u30e0\u306e\u5b50\u30d0\u30e9\u30af\u3092\u62db\u3044\u3066\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3001\u300c\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\u795e\u3001\u4e3b\u306f\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306b\u3001\u3053\u3046\u547d\u3058\u3089\u308c\u308b\u3067\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u304b\u3001\u300e\u30ca\u30d5\u30bf\u30ea\u306e\u90e8\u65cf\u3068\u30bc\u30d6\u30eb\u30f3\u306e\u90e8\u65cf\u304b\u3089\u4e00\u4e07\u4eba\u3092\u7387\u3044\u3001\u884c\u3063\u3066\u3001\u30bf\u30dc\u30eb\u5c71\u306b\u9663\u3092\u3057\u3051\u3002<sup>7<\/sup>\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u30e4\u30d3\u30f3\u306e\u8ecd\u52e2\u306e\u9577\u30b7\u30bb\u30e9\u3068\u305d\u306e\u6226\u8eca\u3068\u8ecd\u968a\u3068\u3092\u30ad\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u5ddd\u306b\u5f15\u304d\u5bc4\u305b\u3066\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306b\u51fa\u3042\u308f\u305b\u3001\u5f7c\u3092\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u624b\u306b\u308f\u305f\u3059\u3067\u3042\u308d\u3046\u300f\u300d\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here we see that Deborah summoned for Barak to come to her, so she could deliver a message from God to him.\u3000 \u3053\u3053\u3067\u3001\u30c7\u30dc\u30e9\u306f\u30d0\u30e9\u30af\u306b\u795e\u304b\u3089\u306e\u30e1\u30c3\u30bb\u30fc\u30b8\u3092\u4f1d\u3048\u308b\u305f\u3081\u306b\u3001\u30d0\u30e9\u30af\u3092\u547c\u3073\u5bc4\u305b\u305f\u3053\u3068\u304c\u5206\u304b\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Barak must have been a warrior or a general of the Israelite army.\u3000 \u30d0\u30e9\u30af\u306f\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u8ecd\u306e\u6226\u58eb\u3001\u3082\u3057\u304f\u306f\u5c06\u8ecd\u3060\u3063\u305f\u306b\u9055\u3044\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, he is given marching orders from God to go to battle against Sisera.\u3000 \u3068\u306b\u304b\u304f\u3001\u5f7c\u306f\u30b7\u30bb\u30e9\u3068\u306e\u6226\u3044\u306b\u51fa\u9663\u3059\u308b\u3088\u3046\u3001\u795e\u69d8\u304b\u3089\u547d\u4ee4\u3092\u53d7\u3051\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>God was very specific in His instructions to Barak.\u00a0 It was a command from God.\u3000 \u30d0\u30e9\u30af\u306b\u5bfe\u3059\u308b\u795e\u69d8\u306e\u6307\u793a\u306f\u975e\u5e38\u306b\u5177\u4f53\u7684\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002 \u305d\u308c\u306f\u795e\u69d8\u304b\u3089\u306e\u547d\u4ee4\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>And ultimately, God had promised Barak, \u201cI will give him (Sisera) into your hand.\u201d\u3000 \u305d\u3057\u3066\u6700\u7d42\u7684\u306b\u3001\u795e\u69d8\u306f\u30d0\u30e9\u30af\u306b \u300c\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u5f7c\uff08\u30b7\u30bb\u30e9\uff09\u3092\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u624b\u306b\u6e21\u3059\u300d\u3068\u7d04\u675f\u3055\u308c\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>So, just like what God promised to Joshua and the Israelites as they went to capture the city of Jericho, God promised sure victory to Barak.\u3000 \u3064\u307e\u308a\u3001\u30a8\u30ea\u30b3\u306e\u753a\u3092\u5360\u9818\u3057\u3088\u3046\u3068\u3057\u305f\u30e8\u30b7\u30e5\u30a2\u3068\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\u6c11\u306b\u795e\u304c\u7d04\u675f\u3055\u308c\u305f\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u795e\u69d8\u306f\u30d0\u30e9\u30af\u306b\u78ba\u5b9f\u306a\u52dd\u5229\u3092\u7d04\u675f\u3055\u308c\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>If Barak had said, \u201cYes, my Lord!\u201d and went to battle, he would have been hailed a hero.\u3000 \u3082\u3057\u30d0\u30e9\u30af\u304c\u300c\u306f\u3044\u3001\u308f\u304c\u4e3b\u3088\uff01\u300d\u3068\u8a00\u3063\u3066\u6226\u3044\u306b\u8d74\u3044\u305f\u306a\u3089\u3001\u5f7c\u306f\u82f1\u96c4\u3068\u79f0\u3048\u3089\u308c\u305f\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002<\/p>\n<p>However, that is not what happened.\u3000 \u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u305d\u3046\u306f\u306a\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Listen to Barak\u2019s response to God\u2019s command given to him through Deborah.\u3000 \u30c7\u30dc\u30e9\u3092\u901a\u3057\u3066\u4e0e\u3048\u3089\u308c\u305f\u795e\u306e\u547d\u4ee4\u306b\u5bfe\u3059\u308b\u30d0\u30e9\u30af\u306e\u53cd\u5fdc\u3092\u805e\u3044\u3066\u307f\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Judges 4:8\uff08\u58eb\u5e2b\u8a18\uff14\u7ae0\uff18\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p><strong>Then Barak said to her, \u201cIf you will go with me, then I will go; but if you will not go with me, I will not go.\u201d \u30d0\u30e9\u30af\u306f\u5f7c\u5973\u306b\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3001\u300c\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u3082\u3057\u4e00\u7dd2\u306b\u884c\u3063\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u308c\u3070\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u884c\u304d\u307e\u3059\u3002\u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u4e00\u7dd2\u306b\u884c\u3063\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3089\u306a\u3044\u306a\u3089\u3070\u3001\u884c\u304d\u307e\u305b\u3093\u300d\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is an interesting response by a warrior who has been assured victory in battle by God Himself.\u3000\u3053\u308c\u306f \u795e\u69d8\u3054\u81ea\u8eab\u304b\u3089\u6226\u3044\u306e\u52dd\u5229\u3092\u7d04\u675f\u3055\u308c\u305f\u6226\u58eb\u306e\u8208\u5473\u6df1\u3044\u53cd\u5fdc\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>In one way, you can say that Deborah was highly respected and trusted by Barak.\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000 \u3042\u308b\u610f\u5473\u3001\u30c7\u30dc\u30e9\u306f\u30d0\u30e9\u30af\u304b\u3089\u975e\u5e38\u306b\u5c0a\u656c\u3055\u308c\u3001\u4fe1\u983c\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3068\u3082\u8a00\u3048\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>However, the fact that Barak demanded Deborah to accompany him to the battlefield seems to suggest that \u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u30d0\u30e9\u30af\u304c\u30c7\u30dc\u30e9\u306b\u6226\u5834\u3078\u306e\u540c\u884c\u3092\u8981\u6c42\u3057\u305f\u3068\u3044\u3046\u4e8b\u5b9f\u306f\u3001<\/p>\n<p>he trusted more in Deborah\u2019s relationship with God than in his own relationship with God.\u3000 \u30d0\u30e9\u30af\u304c\u81ea\u5206\u3068\u795e\u69d8\u3068\u306e\u95a2\u4fc2\u3088\u308a\u3082\u3001\u30c7\u30dc\u30e9\u3068\u795e\u69d8\u3068\u306e\u95a2\u4fc2\u3092\u4fe1\u983c\u3057\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3053\u3068\u3092\u793a\u5506\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b\u601d\u308f\u308c\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>We then see Deborah\u2019s response to Barak\u2019s refusal to go without being accompanied by her.\u3000 \u305d\u3057\u3066\u30d0\u30e9\u30af\u304c\u540c\u4f34\u8005\u306a\u3057\u3067\u884c\u304f\u3053\u3068\u3092\u62d2\u5426\u3057\u305f\u3053\u3068\u306b\u5bfe\u3059\u308b\u30c7\u30dc\u30e9\u306e\u53cd\u5fdc\u3092\u898b\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Judges 4:9\uff08\u58eb\u5e2b\u8a18\uff14\u7ae0\uff19\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p><strong>She said, \u201cI will surely go with you; nevertheless, the honor shall not be yours on the journey that you are about to take,\u00a0for the\u00a0Lord\u00a0will sell Sisera into the hands of a woman.\u201d \u30c7\u30dc\u30e9\u306f\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3001\u300c\u5fc5\u305a\u3042\u306a\u305f\u3068\u4e00\u7dd2\u306b\u884c\u304d\u307e\u3059\u3002\u3057\u304b\u3057\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306f\u4eca\u884c\u304f\u9053\u3067\u306f\u8a89\u3092\u5f97\u306a\u3044\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002\u4e3b\u306f\u30b7\u30bb\u30e9\u3092\u5973\u306e\u624b\u306b\u308f\u305f\u3055\u308c\u308b\u304b\u3089\u3067\u3059\u300d\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So, we see that Barak got what he wished.\u3000 \u3064\u307e\u308a\u3001\u30d0\u30e9\u30af\u306f\u671b\u307f\u3092\u304b\u306a\u3048\u305f\u3068\u3044\u3046\u3053\u3068\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, we see that victory is still assured, but the honor given in bringing about the victory will be given to someone other than Barak.\u3000 \u540c\u6642\u306b\u52dd\u5229\u306f\u307e\u3060\u78ba\u5b9f\u3067\u3042\u308b\u304c\u3001\u52dd\u5229\u3092\u3082\u305f\u3089\u3057\u305f\u6804\u8a89\u306f\u30d0\u30e9\u30af\u4ee5\u5916\u306e\u8005\u306b\u4e0e\u3048\u3089\u308c\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3082\u5206\u304b\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>In fact, the Lord will sell Sisera into the hands of a woman.\u3000 \u5b9f\u969b\u3001\u4e3b\u306f\u30b7\u30bb\u30e9\u3092\u5973\u306e\u624b\u306b\u58f2\u308a\u6e21\u3055\u308c\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>In other words, the honor of defeating Sisera will be given to a woman.\u3000 \u3064\u307e\u308a\u3001\u30b7\u30bb\u30e9\u3092\u5012\u3059\u6804\u8a89\u306f\u5973\u6027\u306b\u4e0e\u3048\u3089\u308c\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>To be honest, I don\u2019t think Barak was bothered by this new development.\u3000 \u6b63\u76f4\u306a\u3068\u3053\u308d\u3001\u30d0\u30e9\u30af\u306f\u3053\u306e\u65b0\u5c55\u958b\u3092\u6c17\u306b\u3057\u3066\u3044\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3068\u601d\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Barak\u2019s real issue was a lack of courage to step out in faith in response to God\u2019s call for him.\u3000 \u30d0\u30e9\u30af\u306e\u672c\u5f53\u306e\u554f\u984c\u306f\u3001\u795e\u306e\u547c\u3073\u304b\u3051\u306b\u5fdc\u3058\u3066\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306b\u8e0f\u307f\u51fa\u3059\u52c7\u6c17\u306e\u6b20\u5982\u3060\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>He could now step out on the journey into battle with the help of the courage of the faith of two women, Deborah and another woman mentioned by God.\u3000 \u5f7c\u306f\u4eca\u3001\u30c7\u30dc\u30e9\u3068\u3082\u3046\u4e00\u4eba\u306e\u5973\u6027\u3068\u3044\u3046\u4e8c\u4eba\u306e\u5973\u6027\u306e\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306e\u52c7\u6c17\u306e\u52a9\u3051\u3092\u501f\u308a\u3066\u3001\u6226\u3044\u306e\u65c5\u306b\u51fa\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Thus, we see what transpires next.\u3000 \u3053\u3046\u3057\u3066\u3001\u6b21\u306e\u5c55\u958b\u304c\u898b\u3048\u3066\u304d\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Judges 4:9-16\uff08\u58eb\u5e2b\u8a18\uff14\u7ae0\uff19\u7bc0\u2014\uff11\uff16\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p><strong>Then Deborah arose and went with Barak to Kedesh.\u00a0<sup>10\u00a0<\/sup>Barak called\u00a0Zebulun and Naphtali together to Kedesh, and ten thousand men went up\u00a0with him; Deborah also went up with him. <sup>11\u00a0<\/sup>Now Heber\u00a0the Kenite had separated himself from the Kenites, from the sons of Hobab the father-in-law of Moses, and had pitched his tent as far away as the\u00a0oak in\u00a0Zaanannim, which is near Kedesh. <sup>12\u00a0<\/sup>Then they told Sisera that Barak the son of Abinoam had gone up to Mount Tabor.\u00a0<sup>13\u00a0<\/sup>Sisera called together all his chariots,\u00a0nine hundred iron chariots, and all the people who\u00a0<em>were<\/em>\u00a0with him, from\u00a0Harosheth-hagoyim to the river Kishon.\u00a0<sup>14\u00a0<\/sup>Deborah said to Barak, \u201cArise! For this is the day in which the\u00a0Lord\u00a0has given Sisera into your hands; behold, the Lord has gone out before you.\u201d So Barak went down from Mount Tabor with ten thousand men following him.\u00a0<sup>15\u00a0<\/sup>The\u00a0Lord\u00a0routed Sisera and all\u00a0<em>his<\/em>\u00a0chariots and all\u00a0<em>his<\/em>\u00a0army with the edge of<\/strong> <strong>the sword before Barak; and Sisera alighted from\u00a0<em>his<\/em>\u00a0chariot and fled away on foot.\u00a0<sup>16\u00a0<\/sup>But Barak pursued the chariots and the army as far as Harosheth-hagoyim, and all the army of Sisera fell by the edge of the sword;\u00a0not even one was left. <sup>10<\/sup>\u30d0\u30e9\u30af\u306f\u30bc\u30d6\u30eb\u30f3\u3068\u30ca\u30d5\u30bf\u30ea\u3092\u30b1\u30c7\u30b7\u306b\u547c\u3073\u96c6\u3081\u3001\u4e00\u4e07\u4eba\u3092\u5f93\u3048\u3066\u4e0a\u3063\u305f\u3002\u30c7\u30dc\u30e9\u3082\u5f7c\u3068\u5171\u306b\u4e0a\u3063\u305f\u3002<sup>11<\/sup>\u6642\u306b\u30b1\u30cb\u3073\u3068\u30d8\u30d9\u30eb\u306f\u30e2\u30fc\u30bb\u306e\u3057\u3085\u3046\u3068\u30db\u30d0\u30d6\u306e\u5b50\u5b6b\u3067\u3042\u308b\u30b1\u30cb\u3073\u3068\u304b\u3089\u5206\u308c\u3066\u3001\u30b1\u30c7\u30b7\u306b\u8fd1\u3044\u30b6\u30a2\u30ca\u30a4\u30e0\u306e\u304b\u3057\u306e\u6728\u307e\u3067\u3082\u9060\u304f\u884c\u3063\u3066\u5929\u5e55\u3092\u5f35\u3063\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3002<sup>12<\/sup>\u30a2\u30d3\u30ce\u30a2\u30e0\u306e\u5b50\u30d0\u30e9\u30af\u304c\u30bf\u30dc\u30eb\u5c71\u306b\u4e0a\u3063\u305f\u3068\u3001\u4eba\u3005\u304c\u30b7\u30bb\u30e9\u306b\u544a\u3052\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3001<sup>13<\/sup>\u30b7\u30bb\u30e9\u306f\u81ea\u5206\u306e\u6226\u8eca\u306e\u5168\u90e8\u3059\u306a\u308f\u3061\u9244\u306e\u6226\u8eca\u4e5d\u767e\u4e21\u3068\u3001\u81ea\u5206\u3068\u5171\u306b\u304a\u308b\u3059\u3079\u3066\u306e\u6c11\u3092\u30cf\u30ed\u30bb\u30c6\u30fb\u30b4\u30a4\u30e0\u304b\u3089\u30ad\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u5ddd\u306b\u547c\u3073\u96c6\u3081\u305f\u3002<sup>14<\/sup>\u30c7\u30dc\u30e9\u306f\u30d0\u30e9\u30af\u306b\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3001\u300c\u3055\u3042\u3001\u7acb\u3061\u3042\u304c\u308a\u306a\u3055\u3044\u3002\u304d\u3087\u3046\u306f\u4e3b\u304c\u30b7\u30bb\u30e9\u3092\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u624b\u306b\u308f\u305f\u3055\u308c\u308b\u65e5\u3067\u3059\u3002\u4e3b\u306f\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306b\u5148\u7acb\u3063\u3066\u51fa\u3089\u308c\u308b\u3067\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u304b\u300d\u3002\u305d\u3053\u3067\u30d0\u30e9\u30af\u306f\u4e00\u4e07\u4eba\u3092\u5f93\u3048\u3066\u30bf\u30dc\u30eb\u5c71\u304b\u3089\u4e0b\u3063\u305f\u3002<sup>15<\/sup>\u4e3b\u306f\u3064\u308b\u304e\u3092\u3082\u3063\u3066\u30b7\u30bb\u30e9\u3068\u3059\u3079\u3066\u306e\u6226\u8eca\u304a\u3088\u3073\u8ecd\u52e2\u3092\u3053\u3068\u3054\u3068\u304f\u30d0\u30e9\u30af\u306e\u524d\u306b\u6483\u3061\u6557\u3089\u308c\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3001\u30b7\u30bb\u30e9\u306f\u6226\u8eca\u304b\u3089\u98db\u3073\u304a\u308a\u3001\u5f92\u6b69\u3067\u9003\u3052\u53bb\u3063\u305f\u3002<sup>16<\/sup>\u30d0\u30e9\u30af\u306f\u6226\u8eca\u3068\u8ecd\u52e2\u3068\u3092\u8ffd\u6483\u3057\u3066\u30cf\u30ed\u30bb\u30c6\u30fb\u30b4\u30a4\u30e0\u307e\u3067\u884c\u3063\u305f\u3002\u30b7\u30bb\u30e9\u306e\u8ecd\u52e2\u306f\u3053\u3068\u3054\u3068\u304f\u3064\u308b\u304e\u306b\u305f\u304a\u308c\u3066\u3001\u6b8b\u3063\u305f\u3082\u306e\u306f\u3072\u3068\u308a\u3082\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We see Barak now doing as God had commanded him to do.\u3000 \u30d0\u30e9\u30af\u306f\u795e\u304c\u547d\u3058\u305f\u3068\u304a\u308a\u306b\u884c\u52d5\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>He went up to Mount Tabor.\u3000 \u5f7c\u306f\u30bf\u30dc\u30eb\u5c71\u306b\u767b\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>He took with him ten thousand men from the sons of Zebulun and Naphtali.\u3000 \u5f7c\u306f\u30bc\u30d6\u30eb\u30f3\u3068\u30ca\u30d5\u30bf\u30ea\u306e\u5b50\u3089\u304b\u3089\u4e00\u4e07\u306e\u5175\u3092\u9023\u308c\u3066\u884c\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>God on His part drew out Sisera with his chariots and his many troops to the river Kishon.\u3000 \u795e\u69d8\u306f\u6226\u8eca\u3068\u591a\u304f\u306e\u5175\u3092\u5f15\u304d\u9023\u308c\u3066\u3001\u30b7\u30bb\u30e9\u3092\u30ad\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u5ddd\u307e\u3067\u8ffd\u3044\u51fa\u3055\u308c\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>God was giving Barak and his troops victory over Sisera and all his army.\u3000 \u795e\u69d8\u306f\u30d0\u30e9\u30af\u3068\u305d\u306e\u8ecd\u52e2\u306b\u3001\u30b7\u30bb\u30e9\u3068\u305d\u306e\u5168\u8ecd\u306b\u5bfe\u3059\u308b\u52dd\u5229\u3092\u304a\u4e0e\u3048\u306b\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>However, the final blow, that is the defeat of Sisera was now going to be given into the hands of a woman.\u3000 \u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u6700\u5f8c\u306e\u4e00\u6483\u3001\u3059\u306a\u308f\u3061\u30b7\u30bb\u30e9\u306e\u6557\u5317\u306f\u3001\u4e00\u4eba\u306e\u5973\u6027\u306e\u624b\u306b\u59d4\u306d\u3089\u308c\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306b\u306a\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Here is what is recorded for us in regard to the final conclusion of this battle.\u3000 \u3053\u306e\u6226\u3044\u306e\u6700\u7d42\u7684\u306a\u7d50\u672b\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u3001\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u8a18\u9332\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Judges 4:17-24\uff08\u58eb\u5e2b\u8a18\uff14\u7ae0\uff11\uff17\u7bc0\u2014\uff12\uff14\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>17\u00a0<\/sup>Now Sisera fled away on foot to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite, for\u00a0<em>there was<\/em>\u00a0peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.\u00a0<sup>18\u00a0<\/sup>Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said to him, \u201cTurn aside, my master, turn aside to me! Do not be afraid.\u201d And he turned aside to her into the tent, and she covered him with a\u00a0rug.\u00a0<sup>19\u00a0<\/sup>He said to her, \u201cPlease give me a little water to drink, for I am thirsty.\u201d So she opened a\u00a0bottle of milk and gave him a drink; then she covered him.\u00a0<sup>20\u00a0<\/sup>He said to her, \u201cStand in the doorway of the tent, and it shall be if anyone comes and inquires of you, and says, \u2018Is there anyone here?\u2019 that you shall say, \u2018No.\u2019\u201d\u00a0<sup>21\u00a0<\/sup>But Jael, Heber\u2019s wife,\u00a0took a tent peg and\u00a0seized a hammer in her hand, and went secretly to him and drove the peg into his temple, and it went through into the ground; for he was sound asleep and exhausted. So he died.\u00a0<sup>22\u00a0<\/sup>And behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him and said to him, \u201cCome, and I will show you the man whom you are seeking.\u201d And he entered\u00a0with her, and behold Sisera was lying dead with<\/strong> <strong>the tent peg in his temple. <sup>23\u00a0<\/sup>So\u00a0God subdued on that day Jabin the king of Canaan before the sons of Israel.\u00a0<sup>24\u00a0<\/sup>The hand of the sons of Israel pressed heavier and heavier upon Jabin the king of Canaan, until they had\u00a0destroyed Jabin the king of Canaan. <sup>17<\/sup>\u3057\u304b\u3057\u30b7\u30bb\u30e9\u306f\u5f92\u6b69\u3067\u9003\u3052\u53bb\u3063\u3066\u3001\u30b1\u30cb\u3073\u3068\u30d8\u30d9\u30eb\u306e\u59bb\u30e4\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\u5929\u5e55\u306b\u884c\u3063\u305f\u3002\u30cf\u30be\u30eb\u306e\u738b\u30e4\u30d3\u30f3\u3068\u30b1\u30cb\u3073\u3068\u30d8\u30d9\u30eb\u306e\u5bb6\u3068\u306f\u4e92\u306b\u3080\u3064\u307e\u3058\u304b\u3063\u305f\u304b\u3089\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002<sup>18<\/sup>\u30e4\u30a8\u30eb\u306f\u51fa\u3066\u304d\u3066\u30b7\u30bb\u30e9\u3092\u8fce\u3048\u3001\u5f7c\u306b\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3001\u300c\u304a\u306f\u3044\u308a\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002\u4e3b\u3088\u3001\u3069\u3046\u305e\u3046\u3061\u3078\u304a\u306f\u3044\u308a\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002\u6050\u308c\u308b\u306b\u306f\u304a\u3088\u3073\u307e\u305b\u3093\u300d\u3002\u30b7\u30bb\u30e9\u304c\u5929\u5e55\u306b\u306f\u3044\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3001\u30e4\u30a8\u30eb\u306f\u6bdb\u5e03\u3092\u3082\u3063\u3066\u5f7c\u3092\u304a\u304a\u3063\u305f\u3002<sup>19<\/sup>\u30b7\u30bb\u30e9\u306f\u30e4\u30a8\u30eb\u306b\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3001\u300c\u3069\u3046\u305e\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306b\u6c34\u3092\u5c11\u3057\u98f2\u307e\u305b\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002\u306e\u3069\u304c\u304b\u308f\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u304b\u3089\u300d\u3002\u30e4\u30a8\u30eb\u306f\u4e73\u306e\u76ae\u888b\u3092\u958b\u3044\u3066\u5f7c\u306b\u98f2\u307e\u305b\u3001\u307e\u305f\u5f7c\u3092\u304a\u304a\u3063\u305f\u3002<sup>20<\/sup>\u30b7\u30bb\u30e9\u306f\u307e\u305f\u30e4\u30a8\u30eb\u306b\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3001\u300c\u5929\u5e55\u306e\u5165\u53e3\u306b\u7acb\u3063\u3066\u3044\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002\u3082\u3057\u4eba\u304c\u304d\u3066\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306b\u300e\u3060\u308c\u304b\u3001\u3053\u3053\u306b\u304a\u308a\u307e\u3059\u304b\u300f\u3068\u554f\u3046\u306a\u3089\u3070\u300e\u304a\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u300f\u3068\u7b54\u3048\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u300d\u3002<sup>21<\/sup>\u3057\u304b\u3057\u5f7c\u304c\u75b2\u308c\u3066\u719f\u7761\u3057\u305f\u3068\u304d\u3001\u30d8\u30d9\u30eb\u306e\u59bb\u30e4\u30a8\u30eb\u306f\u5929\u5e55\u306e\u304f\u304e\u3092\u53d6\u308a\u3001\u624b\u306b\u69cc\u3092\u643a\u3048\u3066\u5f7c\u306b\u5fcd\u3073\u5bc4\u308a\u3001\u3053\u3081\u304b\u307f\u306b\u304f\u304e\u3092\u6253\u3061\u8fbc\u3093\u3067\u5730\u306b\u523a\u3057\u901a\u3057\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3001\u5f7c\u306f\u606f\u7d76\u3048\u3066\u6b7b\u3093\u3060\u3002<sup>22<\/sup>\u30d0\u30e9\u30af\u304c\u30b7\u30bb\u30e9\u3092\u8ffd\u3063\u3066\u304d\u305f\u3068\u304d\u3001\u30e4\u30a8\u30eb\u306f\u5f7c\u3092\u51fa\u8fce\u3048\u3066\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3001\u300c\u304a\u3044\u3067\u306a\u3055\u3044\u3002\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u6c42\u3081\u3066\u3044\u308b\u4eba\u3092\u304a\u898b\u305b\u3057\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u300d\u3002\u5f7c\u304c\u30e4\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\u5929\u5e55\u306b\u306f\u3044\u3063\u3066\u898b\u308b\u3068\u3001\u30b7\u30bb\u30e9\u306f\u3053\u3081\u304b\u307f\u306b\u304f\u304e\u3092\u6253\u305f\u308c\u3066\u5012\u308c\u3066\u6b7b\u3093\u3067\u3044\u305f\u3002<sup>23<\/sup>\u3053\u3046\u3057\u3066\u305d\u306e\u65e5\u3001\u795e\u306f\u30ab\u30ca\u30f3\u306e\u738b\u30e4\u30d3\u30f3\u3092\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\u4eba\u3005\u306e\u524d\u306b\u6483\u3061\u6557\u3089\u308c\u305f\u3002<sup>24<\/sup>\u305d\u3057\u3066\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\u4eba\u3005\u306e\u624b\u306f\u307e\u3059\u307e\u3059\u30ab\u30ca\u30f3\u3073\u3068\u306e\u738b\u30e4\u30d3\u30f3\u306e\u4e0a\u306b\u91cd\u304f\u306a\u3063\u3066\u3001\u3064\u3044\u306b\u30ab\u30ca\u30f3\u306e\u738b\u30e4\u30d3\u30f3\u3092\u6ec5\u307c\u3059\u306b\u81f3\u3063\u305f\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So, we see the fulfillment of what was prophesied by Deborah.\u3000 \u3064\u307e\u308a\u3001\u30c7\u30dc\u30e9\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u9810\u8a00\u3055\u308c\u305f\u3053\u3068\u304c\u6210\u5c31\u3057\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Sisera was defeated by a woman, specifically Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite.\u3000 \u30b7\u30bb\u30e9\u306f\u5973\u6027\u3001\u7279\u306b\u30b1\u30cb\u4eba\u30d8\u30d9\u30eb\u306e\u59bb\u30e4\u30a8\u30eb\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u5012\u3055\u308c\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>It is recorded for us that Jael drove the tent-peg into Sisera\u2019s temple.\u3000 \u30e4\u30a8\u30eb\u304c\u5929\u5e55\u306e\u91d8\u3092\u30b7\u30bb\u30e9\u306e\u3053\u3081\u304b\u307f\u306b\u6253\u3061\u8fbc\u3093\u3060\u3053\u3068\u304c\u8a18\u9332\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The gory detail of this matter supports the idea that this was an eye-witness account.\u3000 \u305d\u306e\u60b2\u60e8\u306a\u8a73\u7d30\u306f\u3001\u3053\u308c\u304c\u76ee\u6483\u8a3c\u8a00\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u88cf\u4ed8\u3051\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>It was customarily the job of women to set up the tents, so Jael knew how to handle a tent-peg and to strike it hard into the ground.\u3000 \u5929\u5e55\u3092\u5f35\u308b\u306e\u306f\u5973\u6027\u306e\u4ed5\u4e8b\u3060\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3001\u30e4\u30a8\u30eb\u306f\u5929\u5e55\u91d8\u306e\u6271\u3044\u65b9\u3092\u77e5\u3063\u3066\u304a\u308a\u3001\u5730\u9762\u306b\u5f37\u304f\u6253\u3061\u8fbc\u3080\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>However, let us not dwell on the gory details of Sisera\u2019s ending but focus on how God brought about deliverance to His people, the Israelites.\u3000 \u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u79c1\u9054\u306f\u30b7\u30bb\u30e9\u306e\u60b2\u60e8\u306a\u7d50\u672b\u306e\u8a73\u7d30\u306b\u3053\u3060\u308f\u308b\u306e\u3067\u306f\u306a\u304f\u3001\u795e\u69d8\u304c\u3069\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3057\u3066\u3054\u81ea\u8eab\u306e\u6c11\u3001\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\u6c11\u306b\u89e3\u653e\u3092\u3082\u305f\u3089\u3057\u305f\u304b\u306b\u7126\u70b9\u3092\u5f53\u3066\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002<\/p>\n<p>We can see that Deborah was uniquely called and wonderfully used by God, both as a prophetess and a judge of Israel.\u3000 \u79c1\u9054\u306f\u30c7\u30dc\u30e9\u304c\u9810\u8a00\u8005\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3001\u307e\u305f\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\u88c1\u304d\u4eba\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3001\u795e\u69d8\u306b\u53ec\u3055\u308c\u3001\u3059\u3070\u3089\u3057\u304f\u7528\u3044\u3089\u308c\u305f\u3053\u3068\u3092\u77e5\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>We can see God\u2019s calling of Barak to lead the Israelite army into battle, promising sure victory.\u3000 \u79c1\u9054\u306f\u795e\u69d8\u304c\u30d0\u30e9\u30af\u3092\u53ec\u3057\u3001\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u8ecd\u3092\u7387\u3044\u3066\u6226\u3044\u306b\u8d74\u304b\u305b\u3001\u78ba\u5b9f\u306a\u52dd\u5229\u3092\u7d04\u675f\u3055\u308c\u305f\u306e\u3092\u898b\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>We can see God\u2019s fulfillment of His promise in spite of Barak\u2019s initial reluctance and lack of courage to answer God\u2019s call and step out in faith.\u3000 \u30d0\u30e9\u30af\u306f\u5f53\u521d\u3001\u795e\u69d8\u306e\u547c\u3073\u304b\u3051\u306b\u5fdc\u3058\u3088\u3046\u3068\u305b\u305a\u3001\u52c7\u6c17\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3067\u3057\u305f\u304c\u3001\u795e\u69d8\u306f\u7d04\u675f\u3092\u679c\u305f\u3055\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>We see Barak following God\u2019s commands and specific instructions once he moved out, accompanied by Deborah into the battlefield.\u3000 \u30d0\u30e9\u30af\u304c\u795e\u69d8\u306e\u547d\u4ee4\u3068\u5177\u4f53\u7684\u306a\u6307\u793a\u306b\u5f93\u3044\u3001\u30c7\u30dc\u30e9\u306b\u4f34\u308f\u308c\u3066\u6226\u5834\u306b\u51fa\u3066\u884c\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3092\u898b\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Most importantly, we see the courageous women who responded to God\u2019s call to stand up in the face of adversity to bring about deliverance for Israel.\u3000 \u6700\u3082\u91cd\u8981\u306a\u306e\u306f\u3001\u795e\u69d8\u306e\u547c\u3073\u304b\u3051\u306b\u5fdc\u3048\u3001\u9006\u5883\u306b\u7acb\u3061\u5411\u304b\u3044\u3001\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u306b\u89e3\u653e\u3092\u3082\u305f\u3089\u3057\u305f\u52c7\u6c17\u3042\u308b\u5973\u6027\u9054\u306e\u59ff\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>I like J.R.R. Tolkien\u2019s \u201cThe Lord of the Rings,\u201d and I cannot help but think that Tolkien had this biblical passage in mind when he wrote his story.\u3000 \u79c1\u306fJ.R.R.\u30c8\u30fc\u30eb\u30ad\u30f3\u306e\u300e\u6307\u8f2a\u7269\u8a9e\u300f\u304c\u597d\u304d\u306a\u306e\u3067\u3059\u304c\u3001\u30c8\u30fc\u30eb\u30ad\u30f3\u306f\u3053\u306e\u8056\u66f8\u306e\u4e00\u7bc0\u3092\u5ff5\u982d\u306b\u7f6e\u3044\u3066\u7269\u8a9e\u3092\u66f8\u3044\u305f\u306e\u3067\u306f\u306a\u3044\u304b\u3068\u601d\u3048\u3066\u306a\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>I am thinking particularly within that story when \u00c9owyn, fulfilling a prophecy that said that no man can kill the Witch-king of Angmar, declared, \u201cI am no man!\u201d, and thus defeated the enemy with the thrust of her sword.\u3000\u7279\u306b\u305d\u306e\u7269\u8a9e\u306e\u4e2d\u3067\u3001\u30a2\u30f3\u30b0\u30de\u30fc\u30eb\u306e\u9b54\u738b\u3092\u6bba\u305b\u308b\u8005\u306f\u3044\u306a\u3044\u3068\u3044\u3046\u4e88\u8a00\u3092\u6210\u5c31\u3057\u305f\u30a8\u30aa\u30a6\u30a3\u30f3\u304c\u3001\u300c\u79c1\u306f\u7537\u3067\u306f\u306a\u3044\uff01\u300d\u3068\u5ba3\u8a00\u3057\u3001\u5f7c\u5973\u306e\u5263\u306e\u4e00\u7a81\u304d\u3067\u6575\u3092\u5012\u3057\u305f\u5834\u9762\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u8003\u3048\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Here too, through Deborah, deliverance was declared by God to come by way of a woman.\u3000 \u3053\u3053\u3067\u3082\u3001\u30c7\u30dc\u30e9\u3092\u901a\u3057\u3066\u3001\u5973\u6027\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u6551\u3044\u304c\u3082\u305f\u3089\u3055\u308c\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304c\u795e\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u5ba3\u8a00\u3055\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Yet, it is interesting that in Hebrews 11, Barak and not Deborah is mentioned as one of the heroes of faith along with Rahab and others.\u3000 \u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u30d8\u30d6\u30eb\u4eba\u3078\u306e\u624b\u7d19\uff11\uff11\u7ae0\u3067\u306f\u3001\u30c7\u30dc\u30e9\u3067\u306f\u306a\u304f\u30d0\u30e9\u30af\u304c\u3001\u30e9\u30cf\u30d6\u3089\u3068\u3068\u3082\u306b\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306e\u82f1\u96c4\u306e\u4e00\u4eba\u3068\u3057\u3066\u6319\u3052\u3089\u308c\u3066\u3044\u308b\u306e\u306f\u8208\u5473\u6df1\u3044\u3053\u3068\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Hebrews 11:30-34\uff08\u3078\u30d6\u30eb\u4eba\u3078\u306e\u624b\u7d19\uff11\uff11\u7ae0\uff13\uff10\u7bc0\u2014\uff13\uff14\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>30\u00a0<\/sup>By faith\u00a0the walls of Jericho fell down\u00a0after they had been encircled for seven days.\u00a0<sup>31\u00a0<\/sup>By faith Rahab the harlot did not perish along with those who were disobedient, after she had welcomed the spies\u00a0in peace. <sup>32\u00a0<\/sup>And what more shall I say? For time will fail me if I tell of Gideon, Barak,\u00a0Samson,\u00a0Jephthah, of\u00a0David and\u00a0Samuel and the prophets,\u00a0<sup>33\u00a0<\/sup>who by faith conquered kingdoms, performed <em>acts of<\/em>\u00a0righteousness,\u00a0obtained promises,\u00a0shut the mouths of lions, <sup>34\u00a0<\/sup>quenched the power of fire,\u00a0escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong,\u00a0became mighty in war,\u00a0put foreign armies to flight. <sup>30<\/sup>\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u3001\u30a8\u30ea\u30b3\u306e\u57ce\u58c1\u306f\u3001\u4e03\u65e5\u306b\u308f\u305f\u3063\u3066\u307e\u308f\u3063\u305f\u305f\u3081\u306b\u3001\u304f\u305a\u308c\u304a\u3061\u305f\u3002<sup>31<\/sup>\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u3001\u904a\u5973\u30e9\u30cf\u30d6\u306f\u3001\u63a2\u308a\u306b\u304d\u305f\u8005\u305f\u3061\u3092\u304a\u3060\u3084\u304b\u306b\u8fce\u3048\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3001\u4e0d\u5f93\u9806\u306a\u8005\u3069\u3082\u3068\u4e00\u7dd2\u306b\u6ec5\u3073\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306f\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3002<sup>32<\/sup>\u3053\u306e\u307b\u304b\u3001\u4f55\u3092\u8a00\u304a\u3046\u304b\u3002\u3082\u3057\u30ae\u30c7\u30aa\u30f3\u3001\u30d0\u30e9\u30af\u3001\u30b5\u30e0\u30bd\u30f3\u3001\u30a8\u30d5\u30bf\u3001\u30c0\u30d3\u30c7\u3001\u30b5\u30e0\u30a8\u30eb\u53ca\u3073\u9810\u8a00\u8005\u305f\u3061\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u8a9e\u308a\u51fa\u3059\u306a\u3089\u3001\u6642\u9593\u304c\u8db3\u308a\u306a\u3044\u3067\u3042\u308d\u3046\u3002<sup>33<\/sup>\u5f7c\u3089\u306f\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u3001\u56fd\u3005\u3092\u5f81\u670d\u3057\u3001\u7fa9\u3092\u884c\u3044\u3001\u7d04\u675f\u306e\u3082\u306e\u3092\u53d7\u3051\u3001\u3057\u3057\u306e\u53e3\u3092\u3075\u3055\u304e\u3001<sup>34<\/sup>\u706b\u306e\u52e2\u3044\u3092\u6d88\u3057\u3001\u3064\u308b\u304e\u306e\u5203\u3092\u306e\u304c\u308c\u3001\u5f31\u3044\u3082\u306e\u306f\u5f37\u304f\u3055\u308c\u3001\u6226\u3044\u306e\u52c7\u8005\u3068\u306a\u308a\u3001\u4ed6\u56fd\u306e\u8ecd\u3092\u9000\u304b\u305b\u305f\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In seeing Barak\u2019s inclusion here in the so-called \u201cHall of Faith\u201d found in Hebrews 11, I am led to believe \u00a0\u30d0\u30e9\u30af\u304c\u30d8\u30d6\u30eb\u4eba\u3078\u306e\u624b\u7d19\uff11\uff11\u7ae0\u306e\u3044\u308f\u3086\u308b\u300c\u4fe1\u4ef0\u5217\u4f1d\u300d\u306b\u542b\u307e\u308c\u3066\u3044\u308b\u306e\u3092\u898b\u308b\u306b\u3064\u3051\u3001\u79c1\u306f\u3001\u3053\u308c\u3089\u306e\u4eba\u3005\u304c\u305d\u306e\u4fe1\u4ef0\u3092\u79f0\u8cdb\u3055\u308c\u305f\u306e\u306f\u3001<\/p>\n<p>that these people were not commended for their faith just in a specific event, but because of their faith over their lifetime.\u3000\u7279\u5b9a\u306e\u51fa\u6765\u4e8b\u306b\u9650\u3063\u305f\u3053\u3068\u3067\u306f\u306a\u304f\u3001\u751f\u6daf\u3092\u901a\u3058\u305f\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306e\u304a\u304b\u3052\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3068\u8003\u3048\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps, Barak\u2019s weak faith in God was made strong, that is became mighty in war as he saw God bring about the victory over Jabin king of Canaan and Sisera.\u3000 \u304a\u305d\u3089\u304f\u3001\u30d0\u30e9\u30af\u306e\u795e\u69d8\u3078\u306e\u5f31\u3044\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306f\u5f37\u304f\u3055\u308c\u3001\u795e\u69d8\u304c\u30ab\u30ca\u30f3\u306e\u30e4\u30d3\u30f3\u738b\u3068\u30b7\u30bb\u30e9\u306b\u52dd\u5229\u3092\u3082\u305f\u3089\u3059\u306e\u3092\u898b\u3066\u3001\u6226\u3044\u306b\u5f37\u304f\u306a\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002<\/p>\n<p>One thing is for certain, both Deborah and Barak went together into battle because of their faith in God.\u3000 \u4e00\u3064\u78ba\u304b\u306a\u3053\u3068\u306f\u3001\u30c7\u30dc\u30e9\u3068\u30d0\u30e9\u30af\u304c\u5171\u306b\u6226\u3044\u306b\u8d74\u3044\u305f\u306e\u306f\u3001\u795e\u69d8\u3078\u306e\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306e\u3086\u3048\u3067\u3042\u3063\u305f\u3068\u3044\u3046\u3053\u3068\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Although Deborah was called to be a judge of Israel, she was not called to lead the Israelite army to victory.\u3000 \u30c7\u30dc\u30e9\u306f\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\u88c1\u304d\u4eba\u3068\u3057\u3066\u53ec\u3055\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u304c\u3001\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u8ecd\u3092\u52dd\u5229\u306b\u5c0e\u304f\u305f\u3081\u306b\u53ec\u3055\u308c\u305f\u306e\u3067\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>God called Barak to lead the army to victory, but he was not called to be a judge of Israel.\u3000 \u795e\u69d8\u306f\u30d0\u30e9\u30af\u3092\u3001\u8ecd\u3092\u52dd\u5229\u306b\u5c0e\u304f\u305f\u3081\u306b\u53ec\u3055\u308c\u305f\u304c\u3001\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\u88c1\u304d\u4eba\u3068\u3057\u3066\u53ec\u3055\u308c\u305f\u306e\u3067\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>So, together, they celebrate God\u2019s victory with a song which is found in Judges 5.\u3000 \u305d\u3053\u3067\u5f7c\u3089\u306f\u5171\u306b\u3001\u58eb\u5e2b\u8a18\uff15\u7ae0\u306b\u3042\u308b\u6b4c\u3067\u795e\u306e\u52dd\u5229\u3092\u795d\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Because of time, we will not look at the song this morning, but I encourage you to go home and read it on your own.\u3000 \u6642\u9593\u306e\u95a2\u4fc2\u3067\u3001\u4eca\u671d\u306f\u3053\u306e\u6b4c\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u306f\u89e6\u308c\u306a\u3044\u304c\u3001\u5bb6\u306b\u5e30\u3063\u3066\u5404\u81ea\u3067\u8aad\u3093\u3067\u307f\u3066\u307b\u3057\u3044\u3068\u601d\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Most importantly, the chapter ends with the following statement:\u3000 \u6700\u3082\u91cd\u8981\u306a\u306e\u306f\u3001\u3053\u306e\u7ae0\u304c\u6b21\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306a\u6587\u7ae0\u3067\u7d42\u308f\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3067\u3059\uff1a<\/p>\n<p>Judges 5:31\uff08\u58eb\u5e2b\u8a18\uff15\u7ae0\uff13\uff11\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThus let all Your enemies perish, O\u00a0Lord; but let those who love Him be like the rising of the sun in its might.\u201d And the land was undisturbed for forty years. \u300c\u4e3b\u3088\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u6575\u306f\u307f\u306a\u3053\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u6ec5\u3073\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u3092\u611b\u3059\u308b\u8005\u3092\u592a\u967d\u306e\u52e2\u3044\u3088\u304f\u4e0a\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3057\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u300d\u3002\u3053\u3046\u3057\u3066\u5f8c\u3001\u56fd\u306f\u56db\u5341\u5e74\u306e\u3042\u3044\u3060\u592a\u5e73\u3067\u3042\u3063\u305f\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes, after God\u2019s deliverance of Israel from Jabin king of Canaan and Sisera the army general, they enjoyed forty years of peace.\u3000 \u305d\u3046\u3001\u795e\u69d8\u304c\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u3092\u30ab\u30ca\u30f3\u306e\u30e4\u30d3\u30f3\u738b\u3068\u8ecd\u5c06\u30b7\u30bb\u30e9\u304b\u3089\u89e3\u653e\u3057\u305f\u5f8c\u3001\u5f7c\u3089\u306f\uff14\uff10\u5e74\u9593\u306e\u5e73\u548c\u3092\u4eab\u53d7\u3057\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, as you read through the book of Judges, the years of peace are followed by years of oppression, and the cyclical pattern continues on.\u3000 \u3057\u304b\u3057\u60b2\u3057\u3044\u3053\u3068\u306b\u3001\u58eb\u5e2b\u8a18\u3092\u8aad\u307f\u9032\u3081\u308b\u3068\u3001\u5e73\u548c\u306a\u5e74\u6708\u306e\u5f8c\u306b\u306f\u5727\u653f\u306e\u5e74\u6708\u304c\u8a2a\u308c\u3001\u305d\u306e\u7e70\u308a\u8fd4\u3057\u306a\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>However, there is something that we must take to heart in all of this.\u3000 \u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u3053\u306e\u4e2d\u3067\u79c1\u9054\u304c\u5fc3\u306b\u7559\u3081\u306a\u3051\u308c\u3070\u306a\u3089\u306a\u3044\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>God continues to be faithful and He keeps His promises.\u3000\u795e\u306f\u771f\u5b9f\u3067\u3042\u308a\u7d9a\u3051\u3001\u7d04\u675f\u3092\u5b88\u3089\u308c\u308b\u304a\u65b9\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, whatever circumstances that we may find ourselves in, whether it is a time of peace or a time of oppression, we can turn to God in faith.\u3000 \u3057\u305f\u304c\u3063\u3066\u3001\u79c1\u9054\u304c\u3069\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306a\u72b6\u6cc1\u306b\u7f6e\u304b\u308c\u3088\u3046\u3068\u3082\u3001\u305d\u308c\u304c\u5e73\u548c\u306a\u6642\u3067\u3042\u308d\u3046\u3068\u3001\u6291\u5727\u306e\u6642\u3067\u3042\u308d\u3046\u3068\u3001\u79c1\u9054\u306f\u4fe1\u4ef0\u3092\u3082\u3063\u3066\u795e\u69d8\u306b\u7acb\u3061\u8fd4\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Faith in God is not defined just by special events in our lives.\u3000\u795e\u69d8\u3078\u306e\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306f\u3001\u4eba\u751f\u306b\u304a\u3051\u308b\u7279\u5225\u306a\u51fa\u6765\u4e8b\u3060\u3051\u3067\u5b9a\u7fa9\u3055\u308c\u308b\u3082\u306e\u3067\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Faith in God is seen in how we live from day to day and throughout our lifetime.\u3000\u795e\u69d8\u3078\u306e\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306f\u3001\u79c1\u9054\u304c\u65e5\u3005\u3001\u305d\u3057\u3066\u751f\u6daf\u3092\u901a\u3057\u3066\u3069\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u751f\u304d\u308b\u304b\u306b\u73fe\u308c\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>God has called each of us to serve Him and others with the giftings that He has given to us.\u3000\u795e\u69d8\u306f\u79c1\u9054\u4e00\u4eba\u3072\u3068\u308a\u3092\u3001\u795e\u69d8\u304c\u79c1\u9054\u306b\u4e0e\u3048\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3063\u305f\u8cdc\u7269\u3092\u3082\u3063\u3066\u3001\u795e\u69d8\u3068\u4ed6\u306e\u4eba\u3005\u306b\u4ed5\u3048\u308b\u3088\u3046\u53ec\u3057\u3066\u304a\u3089\u308c\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>At times, we may feel reluctant to step out in faith to do what God has called us to do.\u3000 \u6642\u306b\u79c1\u9054\u306f\u3001\u795e\u69d8\u306b\u53ec\u3055\u308c\u305f\u3053\u3068\u3092\u884c\u3046\u305f\u3081\u306b\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306b\u8e0f\u307f\u51fa\u3059\u3053\u3068\u306b\u62b5\u6297\u3092\u611f\u3058\u308b\u304b\u3082\u3057\u308c\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>At such times, ask a brother or sister to accompany you in order to be able to step out in faith, just like Barak did in asking Deborah to accompany him.\u3000 \u305d\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306a\u6642\u306b\u306f\u3001\u30d0\u30e9\u30af\u304c\u30c7\u30dc\u30e9\u306b\u540c\u884c\u3092\u6c42\u3081\u305f\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306b\u8e0f\u307f\u51fa\u3059\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u5144\u5f1f\u59c9\u59b9\u306b\u540c\u884c\u3092\u6c42\u3081\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Personally, I don\u2019t always feel strong and courageous in fulfilling my calling as a pastor.\u3000 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