Judges 5:13

“Then he made him that remaineth , etc.] The people of Israel that remained, who had been under the yoke of Jabin king of Canaan, under which many of the Israelites very probably died; but now the few mean and miserable that remained were raised to an high estate, and made to have dominion over the nobles among the people ; that is, over the Canaanitish nobility, that were among the people under Jabin; but he being conquered by the Israelites, his people and even his nobles became subject to them; and this was the Lord’s doing, as the following words show: the Lord made me have dominion over the mighty ; that is, Deborah, to whom God gave dominion either over the mighty ones of Israel, being…”

“This verse is otherwise rendered: “then a remnant of the nobles came down; the people of the Lord came down for me against the mighty.” The following verses mention in detail who this “remnant” were. return to 'Top of Page'”

“He made him, &c. - Thus God did not only preserve the poor and despised remnant of his people, from the fury of the oppressor, and from the destruction which Sisera designed, but also gave them the victory, and thereby the dominion over the nobles of Canaan, who were combined against them. Me - Tho' but a weak woman. Judges 5:14”

“he made: Psa 49:14; Isa 41:15, Isa 41:16; Eze 17:24; Dan 7:18-27; Rom 8:37; Rev 2:26, Rev 2:27; Rev 3:9 the Lord: Psa 75:7 Judges 5:14”

“13 Then came down a remnant of nobles of the nation; Jehovah came down to me among the heroes. 14 Of Ephraim, whose root in Amalek; Behind thee Benjamin among thy peoples. From Machir came down leaders, And from Zebulun marchers with the staff of the conductor. 15a And princes in Issachar with Deborah, And Issachar as well as Barak, Driven into the valley through his feet. Looking back to the commencement of the battle, the poetess describes the streaming of the brave men of the nation down from the mountains, to fight the enemy with Barak and Deborah in the valley of Jezreel; though the whole nation did not raise as one man against its oppressors, but only a remnant of the noble and brave…”