IntroductionEmbracing the Call to Be a Woman of Power and Influence
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Chapter 1Times and Seasons of the Call
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Chapter 2Deborah: The Judge and Deliverer
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Chapter 3Deborah the Mother
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Merriam-Websters Collegiate Dictionary, 11th edition (Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster,Inc., 2003), s.v. nurture.
Herbert Lockyer, All the Divine Names and Titles in the Bible (Grand Rapids, MI:Zondervan, 1988), 1214.
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Chapter 4Deborah the Worshipping Warrior
Jack Hayford, executive ed., New Spirit-Filled Life Bible, New International Version(Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2014), s.v. shachah, 723.
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Chapter 5Deborah the Honeybee
Elisabeth Elliot, Let Me Be a Woman (Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers,1976).
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Ibid.
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Ibid.
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New Spirit-Filled Life Bible, New International Version, s.v. koach, 226.
Hannah Rose, Straight From the Heart (Bloomington, IN: Author House, 2013), 35.
This section adapted from Michelle McClain-Walters, The Prophetic Advantage(Lake Mary, FL: Charisma House, 2012).
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Chapter 6Deborah the Prophetess
Portions of this chapter were adapted from McClain-Walters, The Prophetic Advantage.
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Chapter 7Deborah and Barak
Henry, Matthew Henrys Commentary on the Whole Bible, s.v. Judges 4, emphasisadded.
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Ibid.
Ibid.
Ibid.
Ibid.
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Chapter 8Jael: A Fierce Warrior
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Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (New York: S. Converse,1830), s.v. rejection.
Tessie Herbst, The Dark Side of Leadership (Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2014),322323.
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John Paul Jackson, Unmasking the Jezebel Spirit (N.p.: Streams Publishing, 2002),173.
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Jack Hayford, Acts: Kingdom Power (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, 2002), 103.
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William White Whitney and Benjamin E. Smith ed., The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia(New York: Century Co., 1911), s.v. infirmity.
Chapter 9Deborah the Preserver
James Strong, Strongs Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (Peabody, MA: HendricksonPublishers Inc., 2007).
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Morgan Youngblood, Gods Justice in Response to Intercession, http://morganyoungblood.com/gods-justice-response-intercession/(accessed May 26, 2015).
Ibid.
Matthew George Easton, The Ultimate Bible Dictionary (N.p.: Jazzybee Verlag, 2012),s.v. effectual prayer.
Frank Damazio, Seasons of Intercession (Portland, OR: City Christian Publishing,1998).
New Spirit-Filled Life Bible, New International Version, s.v. sumphoneo, 1247.
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Chapter 10Deborah the Visionary
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Jack Hayford, executive ed., New Spirit-Filled Life Bible, New King James Version(Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2013), s.v. poiema, 1647.
Jack Hayford, executive ed., New Spirit-Filled Life Bible, New Living Translation(Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2013), s.v. splanchna, 1221.
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Ibid.
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Chapter 11Anointed With Power, Designed for Influence
Bonnie and Mahesh Chavda, The Hidden Power of a Woman (Shippensburg, PA: DestinyImage Publishers, 2006), 21.
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New Spirit-Filled Life Bible, New Living Translation, 1275.
Warrell, Glass Ceiling or Glass Cage? Breaking Through the Biggest Barrier HoldingWomen Back.
Ibid.
Kachelman, Deborah: Israels Holy Lady.
New Spirit-Filled Life Bible, New Living Translation, s.v. tsaba, 682.
New-Spirit Filled Life Bible, New International Version, s.v. nataph, 1021.
New-Spirit Filled Life Bible, New Living Translation, s.v. exousia, 1256.
Ibid., s.v. dunamis, 1392.
Chapter 12Lappidoth: The Man Who Takes Care of the Woman Deborah
New Spirit-Filled Life Bible, New Living Translation, 1542.
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To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven.
ECCLESIASTES 3:1
OUR FIRST INTRODUCTION to Deborah and her vitae is quite impressive. Judges 4:4 statesthat Deborah was a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, and she was performing dutiesas the judge of Israel. Have you ever met someone, and after hearing her confidentlyand effortlessly rattle off all of her accomplishments, you feel intimidated, inadequate,and insignificant? Or here is a good one: have you ever received a prophetic wordabout all of the wonderful things youre supposed to accomplish for the Lord, thensaid within yourself, They missed it big time with that prophecy. You may feelthat your past and present reality are so far from the future the prophetic worddeclares that it is hard to find the faith to receive as a real possibility. Or maybeyou appreciated the prophecy but wonder how you would find the time to accomplishit all.
I want you to take a deep breath and repeat Ecclesiastes 3:17 with me, There isan appropriate time for every matter and deed. Oh, how I wish someone had exposedme to this concept when I was in my twenties. Let me explain. I received my firstprophetic word when I was twenty-five about having an anointing like Deborah to taketo the nations. When I researched through scriptures and discovered who Deborah wasand what she accomplished, I almost worried myself into a nervous breakdown.
I had just come out of a painful divorce, had a two-year-old daughter who had beendiagnosed as legally blind, and worked a job with the state that kept me travelingsometimes weekly. It was easier to believe that the prophets had missed it than toadd another thing to my plate. What I didnt realize was that Deborah was a middle-agedwoman who had probably gone through many seasons in her life before she became allthat Scripture details.
The call of God is progressive. He will mature you gradually into the fullness ofHis plan. I truly believe the Lord will mold and shape you for the Deborah anointingby using all of your life experiences. Every hat you may wear and every role youmay play will be significant in your expression of the Deborah anointing.
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