Judges 5:19-31
From the heavens the stars fought,
from their courses they fought against Sisera.
21 The river Kishon swept them away,
the age-old river, the river Kishon.
March on, my soul; be strong!
22 Then thundered the horses’ hooves(蹄)—
galloping(馳騁), galloping go his mighty steeds(戰馬).
So may all your enemies perish, Lord! But may all who love you be like the sun when it rises in its strength.
The song that celebrates the battle provides the clue to the victory.
A cloudburst turned the Kishon into a raging torrent. Many of the chariots were swept away, the rest completely bogged down in the mud.
The 'battle-hymn' has an eye-witness freshness and sheer exultation(大喜, 歡樂) about it that comes through despite some problems arising from the age of the text. The poet-composer uses all the devices of sound, beat and repetition(復誦)to depict scenes as swift and vivid as a film - finally cutting with dramatic effect from Jael, hammer raised straight to Sisera's mother, waiting in vain for her son's return.
Taanach is only 8km from Megiddo, the scene of so man battles that it gave its name to the ultimate battle-place 'Armageddon'. The waters or stream of Megiddo is the River Kishon.
How?
Write a song or a story to describe the Almighty hand of the Lord had done for me. I live to witness great love of the Lord and honor his holy name.
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