Judges 4:1-10 (KJV)
A pattern had developed for the Children of Israel. This pattern was that Israel would turn to serve other gods; God would become angry for their actions and sell them into the hands of an oppressive king; Israel would then cry out to God for deliverance; God would send a judge to deliver them; Israel would rest from their ways then eventually turn back to serving other gods.
So, in continuing with the pattern, Israel turned to evil again after the death of their deliverer Ehud. God then sold Israel into the hands of king Jabin of Canaan. Sisera was the captain of Jabin's host which had nine hundred iron chariots. Israel had been greatly oppressed for twenty years when they called upon the Lord.
"And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time. And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedesh-naphtali, and said unto him, Hath not the Lord God of Israel commanded, saying, Go and draw to ward mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun? And I will draw unto thee to the river Kishon Siser, the captain of Jabin's army, with his chariots and his multitude; and I will deliver him into thine hand. And Barak said unto her, If thou wilt go with me, then I will go: but if thou wilt not go with me, then I will not go" (vs. 4, 6-8).
Deborah agreed to go with Barak, but let him know that he would receive no honor for his journey because the Lord would sell Sisera into a woman's hand. "And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh; and he went up with ten thousand men at his feet: and Deborah went up with him" (v. 10).
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