The prophet Deborah

I will admit, up to this point, women only seemed to play a few key roles so far in the Bible reading.  Then, I read in chapters 4-5 of Judges about the prophet Deborah.

Once again, the Israelites sinned against the Lord and were under a violent rule by Jabin for twenty years.  The Lord spoke to her, and instructed Barak to take 10,000 men and attack Jabin's soldiers--this was a feat, as Jabin's army had chariots.

Barak was afraid and told her he would not do it unless Deborah accompanied him.  She agreed, but told him that the victory would not be his.  It would be her's.  He agreed.

The attack was a success.  Victory stood on the shoulders of the Israelites.  And what happened to Jabin seems to be something taken straight out of Game Of Thrones: he was hid away in a tent and given milk to drink.  He fell asleep, and during that time a tent peg was driven right through the side of his head into the ground.

And there was peace in the land for forty years.