Judges 4:17-22-- 17 But Sisera fled away on foot to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite. 18 And Jael came out to meet Sisera and said to him, “Turn aside, my lord; turn aside to me; do not be afraid.” So he turned aside to her into the tent, and she covered him with a rug. 19 And he said to her, “Please give me a little water to drink, for I am thirsty.” So she opened a skin of milk and gave him a drink and covered him. 20 And he said to her, “Stand at the opening of the tent, and if any man comes and asks you, ‘Is anyone here?’ say, ‘No.’” 21 But Jael the wife of Heber took a tent peg, and took a hammer in her hand. Then she went softly to him and drove the peg into his temple until it went down into the ground while he was lying fast asleep from weariness. So he died. 22 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 her tent, and there lay Sisera dead, with the tent peg in his temple.
2006-09-26 08:51:58 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
This story is in reference to the Prophetess and Judge Deborah telling the men of Israel to pursue their enemy Sisera because God would deliver Sisera into Israel's hands.
However . . . the men of Israel were afraid and behaved in a cowardly fashion, and so . . .
Deborah stood up and said -- paraphrasing -- "What, are there no men in Israel? Because you men are behaving so cowardly, your enemy will be delivered into the hands of a woman."
Enter Sisera into Jael's life, and blammo, God's word is kept -- the enemy being defeated by a woman.
2006-09-26 09:01:53 · answer #1 · answered by Rebecca 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Can someone explain this Bible passage? Especially the part about the tent peg in the head.?
Judges 4:17-22-- 17 But Sisera fled away on foot to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite. 18 And Jael came out to meet Sisera and said to him, “Turn aside, my lord; turn aside to me; do not be afraid.”...
2015-08-14 00:11:58 · answer #2 · answered by Antonina 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With all due credit to Jael, the real heroine of the story is Deborah, the prophet/preacher who led the Israelites into battle. She is a rare and refreshing example of a woman spiritual leader. Jael finished the battle by killing the opposition general, an honor that should have gone to Israel's own general.
The tent peg is simply a 1 shot and he's really dead - everyone will know he's dead - means. It is included for human interest and historical detail/authentication.
2006-09-26 08:56:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that after a cruel leader who had persecuted the jewish people finally was beaten in a battle and fled on foot he tried to hide in the tent of his enemy (my guess he did not know it was the enemy with whom he chose to hide) When he went to sleep that enemy a woman of lesser strength than the military commander took the tent peg, no doubt because it was sharp on one end and drove it (that means probably took a large stone and used it on one end of the peg with the commanders head on the other and hammered the peg through his head. As any good CSI watcher would tell you it appears to be an act of passion since long after he was dead she kept on driving until the peg came out the other side. One might derive from this account that the woman had some kind of history of being abused by either the commander or his troops.
This is history, no doubt something that actually happened exactly as written the message is clear and simple if you mess with the jews they will mess back in a passionate way. To bad the palestinians did not read this story for had they perhaps they would have tried a different mode of keeping their land.
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2006-09-26 09:12:46 · answer #4 · answered by icheeknows 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not exactly sure what you are looking for, but--
She killed him by hammering a tent peg into his head.
He was evil, and the Lord used her to deliever the Children of Israel from his hand.
Is that what you needed?
Hope that helped!
Kas
2006-09-26 08:54:30 · answer #5 · answered by scc1fan 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think the bible passage is clear on what it means. If there is more context that explains the text then I would bring that up. Its just that some verses are clear and need no further context to understand. Like saying thou shall not steal. If there is theft that is ok then yes I would need to know in what context one is bad and the other good. I think the old testament means when it says do not steal. It is saying do not take from others without gods permission. If you have his permission then stealing is ok.
2016-03-17 21:11:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-09 22:46:38 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is nothing to explain. She killed him by driving a tent peg through his head.
2006-09-26 08:55:04 · answer #8 · answered by Preacher 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A tent peg. Huh.
2006-09-26 09:01:15 · answer #9 · answered by Katy_Kat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what is unclear about the quoted passage?
dude runs away and hides at an ally's camp, and tells the woman to guard the tent and not tell anyone he's there.
instead she nails his head to the ground somewhat gruesomely, then tells the people that was chasing him that hes here and shows him(with nail through head) to them.
seems kinda self explanatory to me...
2006-09-26 09:00:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋