Judges 5:12
12‘Awake, awake, Deborah!
Awake, awake, utter a song!
Arise, Barak, lead away your captives,
O son of Abinoam.
The scriptures that we read contain some of the most violent and graphic descriptions. We don't often read those passages on Sunday mornings, but that doesn't mean they aren't there. The stories, particularly in what we claim as the Old Testament, are full of violence and war -- much of it in the name of the Lord. These aren't the gentle words of comfort that I often look hope for or look to when I open the Bible. But they are there.
The song that Deborah is about to sing is one of triumph and glory, and there are captives to be led away -- the spoils of war. I struggle with these verses because of their violent description of life, not because I find it to be untrue about humanity still today, but because I wish it were different.
Peace,
Pastor Jenn
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