“The Role Women Can Play in the Lives of Men” 

 “The Role Women Can Play in the Lives of Men” 

Judges 4:6-10 

Romans 16:1-2 read, “I recommend to you our sister Phoebe, who is a helper in the church in Cenchrea. I asked you to accept her in the Lord in the way God’s people should. Help her with anything she needs, because she has helped me and many other people also.” (NCV) These verses record words spoken by Apostle Paul about a woman who was instrumental to his success in ministry. The proverb, “No man is an island” emphasizes that no individual is completely self-sufficient. Throughout the Bible there are many accounts where God used women to help men experience victory in their lives. This lesson is designed to share how women can help men succeed in the 21st Century. 

Breakdown of Judges Chapter 4 

1. The from the Israelites Verses 1-3 
2. The to the Israelites Verses 4-14 
3. The for the Israelites Verses 15-24 

1. Women can help men succeed by their regarding them. 

Verses 6-7 

“One day she sent for Barak son of Abinoam, who lived in Kedesh in the land of Naphtali. She said to him, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, commands you: Call out 10,000 warriors from the tribes of Naphtali and Zebulun at Mount Tabor. 7) And I will call out Sisera, commander of Jabin’s army, along with his chariots and warriors, to the Kishon River. There I will give you victory over him.” (NLT) 

2. Women can help men succeed by their to them. 

Verses 8-9 

“Barak told her, “I will go, but only if you go with me.” 9) “Very well,” she replied, “I will go with you. But you will receive no honor in this venture, for the Lord’s victory over Sisera will be at the hands of a woman.” So Deborah went with Barak to Kedesh.” (NLT) 

3. Women can help men succeed by their with them. 

Verse 10 

“At Kedesh, Barak called together the tribes of Zebulun and Naphtali, and 10,000 warriors went up with him. Deborah also went with him.” (NLT) 

4. Women can help men succeed by their of them. 

Verse 14 

“Then Deborah said to Barak, “Get ready! This is the day the Lord will give you victory over Sisera, for the Lord is marching ahead of you.” So Barak led his 10,000 warriors down the slopes of Mount Tabor into battle.” (NLT) 

5. Women can help men succeed by their for them. 

Verses 21-24 

“But when Sisera fell asleep from exhaustion, Jael quietly crept up to him with a hammer and tent peg in her hand. Then she drove the tent peg through his temple and into the ground, and so he died. 22) When Barak came looking for Sisera, Jael went out to meet him. She said, “Come, and I will show you the man you are looking for.” So he followed her into the tent and found Sisera lying there dead, with the tent peg through his temple. 23) So on that day Israel saw God defeat Jabin, the Canaanite king. 24) And from that time on Israel became stronger and stronger against King Jabin until they finally destroyed him.” (NLT)