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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="CENTER">“<b>TWO
ARE BETTER THAN ONE” MINISTRIES</b></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="CENTER"><b>Jim
& Marie Watt</b></p>
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<a href="http://www.2rbetter.org/" target="_blank">www.2rbetter.org</a></b></p><p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="CENTER">August 28, 2012</p><p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="CENTER">
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</p><p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="CENTER"> <font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><b>MAY
3 - JUDGES 4-5 - DEBORAH, BARAK AND CANAANITES</b></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="LEFT"><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><b>1.
4:1-2a (4:1-3) JABIN OF CANAAN: INSTRUMENT OF FOURTH SERVITUDE.
<font size="3">“And the people of Israel did what was evil in the
sight of the LORD after Ehud died. </font><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1">2
</font><font size="3">And the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin
king of Canaan” (ESV). </font></b><font size="3"><span style="font-weight:normal">Shamgar
must have been a co-judge with Ehud. After 80 years of rest through
Ehud, then Israel sinned, was judged and repented. The cycle seems
unending. Without You, we’d do the same, Father. </span></font><b><font size="3"><i>Hallowed
be your :name.</i></font></b></font></p>
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<font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><b>2. 4:4-5b (4:4-5) DEBORAH:
PROPHETESS AND JUDGE. <font size="3">“Now Deborah (Bee, Eloquent), a
prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time. </font><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1">5
</font><font size="3">And the people of Israel came up to her for
judgment.” </font></b><span style="font-weight:normal">And in
Your mercy Father, You had Deborah judge Your people even in the days
of their apostasy! Later on, Samuel judged in the same area. </span><b><i>Your
:kingdom come.</i></b></font></p>
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<font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><b>3. 4:6a, 7 (4:6-9) DEBORAH
SENDS FOR BARAK. <font size="3">“She sent and summoned Barak the son
of Abinoam from Kedesh-naphtali and said to him, ‘Has not the LORD,
the God of Israel, commanded you? </font><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1">7
</font><font size="3">And I will draw out Sisera, the general of
Jabin’s army, to mee</font><font size="3">t </font><font size="3">you
by the rive</font><font size="3">r </font><font size="3">Kishon with his
chariots and his troops, and I will give him into your hand.’”
</font></b><span style="font-weight:normal">Here is Your provision
for Israel Father, in the time of their great need! </span><b><i>Your
:will be done, As in heaven, so on earth!</i></b></font></p>
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<font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><b>4. 4:10 (4:10-13)
MOBILIZATION OF ARMIES. <font size="3">“And Barak called out Zebulun
and Naphtali to Kedesh. And 10,000 men went up at his heels, and
Deborah went up with him.” </font></b><span style="font-weight:normal">You
Father, would have delivered the Canaanites into Barak’s hand
without Deborah; but You honored his request. And what a little army
against the mighty Canaanites! But </span><u><span style="font-weight:normal">You</span></u><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">
can always give us victory against overwhelming odds! </span></span><i><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">
</span></span></i><b><i><span style="text-decoration:none">Our
:daily :bread Give us this day!</span></i></b></font></p>
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<font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><b><span style="text-decoration:none">5.
4:14 (4:14-16) JEHOVAH DEFEATS CANAANITES THROUGH BARAK! </span><font size="3"><span style="text-decoration:none">And
Deborah said to Barak, “Up! For this is the day in which the LORD
has given Sisera into your hand. Does not the LORD go out before
you?” So Barak went down from Mount Tabor with 10,000 men following
him.” </span></font></b><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">Father,
You fought against Sisera through Barak! How Awesome! There is
</span></span><u><span style="font-weight:normal">nothing</span></u><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">
too difficult for You!</span></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><i><b>And forgive us our :debts,
As we also have forgiven our :debtors!</b></i></font></p>
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<font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><b><span style="text-decoration:none">6.
4:22 (4:17-23) JAEL SLAYS SISERA. </span><font size="3"><span style="text-decoration:none">And
behold, as Barak was pursuing Sisera, Jael went out to meet him and
said to him, “Come, and I will show you the man whom you are
seeking.” So he went in to here tent, and there lay Sisera dead,
with the tent peg in his temple. </span></font></b><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">How
accurately Your word through Deborah was fulfilled, Father! You speak
it, and it is </span></span><u><span style="font-weight:normal">done</span></u><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">!
You call the things that are not, as though they were! </span></span><b><i><span style="text-decoration:none">And
bring us not into temptation!</span></i></b></font></p>
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<font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><b><span style="text-decoration:none">7.
5:1-2 (5) SONG OF DEBORAH AND BARAK. </span><font size="3"><span style="text-decoration:none">Then
sa</span></font><font size="3"><span style="text-decoration:none">ng</span></font><font size="3"><span style="text-decoration:none">
Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on th</span></font><font size="3"><span style="text-decoration:none">at</span></font><font size="3"><span style="text-decoration:none">
day: </span></font><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="text-decoration:none">2
</span></font><font size="3"><span style="text-decoration:none">“That
the leaders took the lead in Israel, that the people offered
themselves willingly, bless the LORD!” </span></font></b><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">Your
people are willing Father, in the day of Your power! And in their
victory over Your enemies, what a song of jubilation! </span></span><b><i><span style="text-decoration:none">But
deliver us from the evil </span></i><span style="text-decoration:none">one!</span></b></font></p>
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<font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><u><b>NOTE</b></u><span style="text-decoration:none"><b>:
</b></span><b><span style="text-decoration:none">5:31 (5) </span><span style="text-decoration:none">A
FITTING CONCLUSION. </span><font size="3"><span style="text-decoration:none">“So
may all your enemies perish, O LORD! But your friends be like the sun
as he rises in his might.” And the land had rest for forty years.
</span></font></b><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">What
a fitting conclusion to the great exploit you worked through Your
people, Father!</span></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">Deborah has been an
encouragement to many a woman. But note - though she was a prophetess
and a judge, yet she yielded to the request of Barak to go with him
to battle. </font>
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<font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">Mary
Slessor of Calabar and Sophie Muller of “New Tribes Mission,”
both took similar positions. Though they ministered apostolically in
founding large churches - yet they submitted to the authority of men
in ordaining elders over them. </span></span></font>
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<font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">This takes great humility and
obedience to the Word - but - what man can show by example a similar
type of obedience to the Lord and His Word?</font></p>
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<font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><u><span style="font-weight:normal">Great</span></u><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">
shall be their reward in heaven - eclipsing that of many a man!</span></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">And
our Psalm for the day! </span></span><b><span style="text-decoration:none">123:1
OUR EYES LOOK TO THE LORD OUR GOD! </span><font size="3"><span style="text-decoration:none">“To
you I lift up my eyes, O you who are enthroned in the heavens.” </span></font></b><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">In
time of trouble and confusion, we give thanks that we can look unto
</span></span><u><span style="font-weight:normal">You</span></u><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">,
Father! </span></span><u><span style="font-weight:normal">You</span></u><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">
give assurance; </span></span><u><span style="font-weight:normal">You</span></u><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">
give direction; </span></span><u><span style="font-weight:normal">You</span></u><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">
give strength and grace; </span></span><u><span style="font-weight:normal">You</span></u><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">
are all we need! </span></span><b><i><span style="text-decoration:none">Hallowed
be your :name!</span></i></b></font></p>
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