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Unity Among God’s People

October 31, 2025 by Ken Yates in Blog - Barak, Church Body, Dan 12:2, Deborah, Judges 5, rewards

In Judges 5, Deborah and Barak sing a song composed by Deborah. It recounts the victory God gave Israel, under their leadership, over their Canaanite enemies. God had told Deborah to enlist Barak as the commander of Israel’s army. God said He would defeat the Canaanites. All of Israel was to join in the fight

Barak (Not the President) Was a Sissy

October 24, 2025 by Ken Yates in Blog - Barak, Deborah, Heb 11:32, Judges 4, rewards

In Judges 4, we read the account of a military leader named Barak. Our recent president spells his name differently. I assume he wasn’t named after the Biblical character. If we only consider how Barak starts off, I wouldn’t want to be named after him, either. Deborah, a judge in Israel, is a mother. She