Judges 3-5
God can, and does, use anyone for His purposes. In this section we find Him using wicked leaders to teach the Israelites a lesson, and then He raises two women, Deborah and Jael, to lead His people to victory! Through Deborah's leadership the Israelites defeated their enemies and enjoyed peace for forty years. Jael proved that a woman can have possess enough courage to defeat God's enemies when she drives a tent peg through Sisera's temple. For those who choose to limit the role of our women in the church, this should speak volumes about God's will in the matter. Having said that, let me hasten to add that Deborah, being a virtuous woman, offered to be led by a man. It was the man, Barak, who asked her to lead. My point is that God made the natural order of things with man at the head. However, when we choose to place a woman in a leadership role, God will bless that decision, and He will be with her and the people she leads. Ultimately, in the final outcome, there will be no distinction between male and female.
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