Judges 5:7 (KJV) The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel.
Have you ever seen a queen bee? Every now and then I catch a show on PBS on bee keeping, just so happens I saw one Saturday. Queen Bees are amazing creatures, they are literally a single parent to hundreds and even thousands of offspring!
They have a single brief flight of freedom and then spend the rest of their life inside a hive generating workers, soldiers, harvesters or pollen gatherers. Her whole task is the well being of the hive, to keep it flourishing. Her life is one of consistency, commitment, and contented living! She works without complaint, she never misses a beat, she lives for the hive, she is the ultimate mother!
Such were the likes of a woman in the Old Testament named Deborah, which in Hebrew means, "A BEE." She was like a Queen mother in Israel. Her life and testimony propelled her into leadership in Israel, a rare thing for a woman under the Old Covenant. She became a Judge in Israel. She is called in the Bible a prophetess, meaning a woman who spoke God’s Word. She is called a judge, one who settled disputes by God’s laws. She is called a wife, the wife of an unknown man named Lappidoth whose name means "torches" in Hebrew. But, she called herself simply "a mother in Israel." 5:7
Like her name, "a bee," she lived a consistent, committed, contented life, thus providing both godly leadership and a godly example that changed an entire generation of Israelites, leading a war torn nation into 40 years of peace!
One Godly MOM can make a huge difference!! Thank God for Godly moms!
Anticipate!!!
Bryan Strickland
