Judges 4:7

“And I will draw unto thee, etc.] Which are the words of the Lord by Deborah, as are the preceding, signifying, that by the secret and powerful influence of his providence he would so order things, and the circumstances of them; and so powerfully operate on the mind and heart of the Canaanitish general as to engage him to come to the river Kishon, Sisera the captain of Jabin’s army, with his chariots, and his multitude; called the ancient river, the river Kishon, (<070521>Judges 5:21). According to Mr. Maundrell f85, the fountain of it was near the valley, at the bottom of Mount Tabor, where Barak was to have his army in readiness to attack Sisera; and which river, according to the same…”

“The brook or stream Kishon (Nahr Mukutta), so called from its winding course, caused by the dead level of the plain of Esdraelon through which it flows, rises, in respect to one of its sources or feeders, in Mount Tabor, and flows nearly due west through the plain, under Mount Carmel, and into the Bay of Acre. In the early or eastern part of its course, before it is recruited by the springs on Carmel, it is nothing but a torrent, often dry, but liable to swell very suddenly and dangerously, and to overflow its banks in early spring, after rain or the melting of snow. The ground on the banks of the Kishon near Megiddo (Mujedd’a, see Joshua 12:21 note) becomes an impassable morass under the…”

“Draw to Thee - By my secret and powerful providence, ordering and over - ruling his inclinations that way. In fixing the very place, she gave him a sign, which might confirm his faith, when he came to engage. Judges 4:8”

“And I: Exo 14:4; Jos 11:20; Eze 38:10-16; Joe 3:11-14 Kishon: Jdg 5:21; Kg1 18:40; Psa 83:9, Psa 83:10 deliver: Jdg 4:14; Exo 21:13; Jos 8:7, Jos 10:8, Jos 11:6; Sa1 24:10, Sa1 24:18 Judges 4:8”