Matthew Henry Commentary Judges 5:24-31
Matthew Henry Commentary
Judges 5:24-31
Matthew Henry Commentary
Judges 5:24-31
SCRIPTURE
"Blessed above women shall Jael be, The wife of Heber the Kenite; Blessed shall she be above women in the tent. He asked water, [and] she gave him milk; She brought him butter in a lordly dish. She put her hand to the tent-pin, And her right hand to the workmen`s hammer; And with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote through his head; Yea, she pierced and struck through his temples. At her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay; At her feet he bowed, he fell; Where he bowed, there he fell down dead. Through the window she looked forth, and cried, The mother of Sisera [cried] through the lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming? Why tarry the wheels of his chariots? Her wise ladies answered her, Yea, she returned answer to herself, Have they not found, have they not divided the spoil? A damsel, two damsels to every man; To Sisera a spoil of dyed garments, A spoil of dyed garments embroidered, Of dyed garments embroidered on both sides, on the necks of the spoil? So let all thine enemies perish, O Jehovah: But let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years." — Judges 5:24-31 (ASV)
Jael had a special blessing. Those whose appointed lot is humble, in a lowly and confined sphere, if they serve God according to the abilities He has given them, will not lose their reward.
The mother of Sisera looked for his return, fully confident of his success. Let us beware of indulging eager desires for any temporal good, particularly for that which feeds vainglory, because that was what she doted on here.
What a picture she presents of an ungodly and sensual heart! How shameful and childish were these wishes of an elderly mother and her attendants for her son! Thus, God often brings ruin on His enemies when they are most puffed up.
Deborah concludes with a prayer to God for the destruction of all His enemies, and for the comfort of all His friends. Such will be the honor and joy of all who love God in sincerity; they will shine forever as the sun in the firmament.