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ValleyGal,
As far as Deborah goes I would point out that the Bible never says if she had children or how old they were. It only says she was "the wife of Lapidoth". As far as we know she could have been childless, it's an unknown. So from my traditional view point, there is nothing conflicting here.
Also unlike other Judges who sat at the gates of the cities - she sat "she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment."(Judges 4:5).
There is no evidence in Scripture here that Deborah ever tried to usurp her husbands authority, she never went to the gates with the Elders and leaders as was the custom other Judges of the time, instead she sat under a Palm tree where people would come to her ask for judgement about various issues.
She did not try to take leadership of the Army of Israel and Even when Barak begged her to come she said:
"And she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for thine honour; for the Lord shall sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh."
Her comment about God giving them into the hand of a "woman" was meant to shame Barak. She was not like the women today who fight for power. She knew God meant for Barak(a man) to lead that army, and he was acting cowardly.
As far as your other comments I really appreciate what you said at the end of this post. You accept that I have firmly held convictions on this, even if you find them to be wrong in your view. I appreciate your respectful wording and I think you summed things up well about my responsibilities as leader of my home(since that is what I believe in).
I know I have many areas I need to work myself personally as well as leadership issues for my family.
Technically though, if she was judge over the land, then she was judge over her husband too, since he was part of the population of that land. She also was a Prophetess, so she heard directly from God. I don't recall reading anywhere in the Scriptures, that Debra;s husband was a prophet. That means that her husband had to hear from God, through his wife.
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