A Leading Lady

by Ben

I read Judges 4-5.

Yea! We have a woman leader in Israel! Deborah!

It's interesting to me: a few days ago, someone asked me if a woman would have had much authority in the time of Jesus, and yet, I look to these chapters in the Old Testament and one particular woman was written about as a prophet and a judge. "The People of Israel went to her in matters of justice" (C4. v5).

I don't know why this stands out to me so much. I guess I've grown up with the sense of a patriachal religion. Sure, there were a few lead females, but nothing to write home about. Yet...here, tucked within the pages of Judges is a lead female that not only does some great things, but gets a song written about her (all of Chapter 5). Whoa. Here's to you Mrs. Robinson. Excuse me...Mrs. Lappidoth. Way to go!