From: Paul Jablonowski
Subject: Ehud Barak: What does his name mean?
To: heb_roots_chr@geocities.com
EHUD BARAK - A PROPHETIC PORTRAIT?
by Reuven Doron
"But when the sons of Israel cried to the LORD, the LORD raised up a
deliverer for them, Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a left-handed man."
[Judges 3:15]
While the liberal/secular majority in Israel is rejoicing at the changing of
the guard, we find an interesting prospect in the biblical account of the
Judge, Ehud, the left handed "secret weapon" of Israel.
Acting to undo Israel's oppression, "... Ehud made himself a sword which had
two edges, a cubit in length; and he bound it on his right thigh under his
cloak. And Ehud came to him (Eglon, the king of Moab) while he was sitting
alone in his cool roof chamber. And Ehud said, 'I have a message from God
for you...' And Ehud stretched out his left hand, took the sword from his
right thigh and thrust it into his belly. The handle also went in after the
blade, and the fat closed over the blade, for he did not draw the sword out
of his belly; and the refuse came out." [Judges 3: 16-22]
This biblical "lefty," Ehud, who also came to power in times of distress and
national oppression, had a secret weapon concealed on his right side.
Gaining private audience with the enemy's king, with his sword successfully
obscured due to its unusual placement, Ehud employed both left and right for
the deathblow. He threw the enemy camp into total confusion, led a swift and
crushing military campaign against them, and delivered Israel for eighty
years.
I found it very interesting and pleasing that Barak's main campaign slogan
was "One Israel," as he passionately called both the Right and Left factions
towards national healing and unity. After years of painful fragmentation,
division, and deep wounds which reached an all time low after Rabin's
assassination, his voice was the voice of wisdom. In a nation where names
are realities and destinies for those who carry them, is this parallel of
the Ehuds of any significance, or is it simply accidental?
Still, even the most gifted of human deliverers are but human, and their
deliverance temporary. They can change circumstances, but not the hearts of
men. Valleys of shame and despair followed Israel's mountain top victories
as the nation "relaxed" its devotion and worship of the God who had just
delivered them, and fell time and again into spiritual laziness and
consequent idolatry. This time, following the peaceful season that Ehud
secured, God raised a cruel Canaanite king, Jabin, to oppress Israel
heavily. And when they called for help, according to the "divine script,"
God spoke through the Prophetess/Judge Deborah and raised another deliverer,
Barak, to follow Ehud. Funny, how the names fit...
She (Deborah) "... sent and summoned Barak... and said to him, 'behold, the
LORD, the God of Israel, has commanded, 'go and march to Mount Tabor, and
take with you ten thousand men from the sons of Naphtali and from the sons
of Zebulun. And I will draw out to you Sisera, the commander of Jabin's
army, with his chariots and his many troops to the river Kishon; and I will
give him into your hand.'" [Judges 4: 6,7]
While Ehud's unique feature was his left-handedness which qualified him for
the sneak attack on the unsuspecting evil power under the guise of a
peaceful mission, Barak's reputation is marked with his hesitation and
refusal to fully trust the prophetic message. "Then Barak said to her, 'if
you will go with me, then I will go; but if you will not go with me, I will
not go.' And she said, 'I will surely go with you; nevertheless, the honor
shall not be yours on the journey that you are about to take, for the LORD
will sell Sisera into the hands of a woman.' Then Deborah arose and went
with Barak to Kedesh." [Judges 4: 8-9]
Should we follow this prophetic trail in considering Israel's foreseeable
future, the EHUD "Left/Right" anointing will be followed with a BARAK
dependency upon a "female" prophetic judge/intercessory ministry. The same
praying church which serves as a Ruth and intercedes as an Esther on behalf
of the destiny of the Hebrew nation, is also called to exercise authority
and prophesy as a Deborah to Israel's Barak. From her secure position under
the shade of the Palm tree, the ultimate victory of her God, Deborah speaks
to Barak, and then joins him in the battle.
"And Deborah said to Barak, 'arise! For this is the day in which the LORD
has given Sisera into your hands; behold, the LORD has gone out before
you...' And the LORD routed Sisera and all his chariots and all his army,
with the edge of the sword before Barak..." [Judges 4: 14-15]
In the end, it was not Barak who became the hero of the story, but rather
another woman secured the final victory. It was "... Jael, Heber's wife,
(who) took a tent peg and seized a hammer in her hand, and went secretly to
him (Sisera, Jabin's general) and drove the peg into his temple, and it went
through into the ground; for he was sound asleep and exhausted. So he died."
[Judges 4:21]
It was God who won that battle in His own way. As the account testifies,
"The stars fought from heaven, from their courses they fought against
Sisera. The torrent of Kishon swept them away, the ancient torrent, the
torrent Kishon." [Judges 5: 20-21] Heavy rains flooded the fertile plains of
the Jezreel valley, turning Sisera's nine hundred formidable iron chariots
into sluggish death traps. By grace, the Israeli forces did the rest.
Indeed, Barak was the chief of Israel's army, but it was a prophetess who
called him into battle, and a courageous housewife who delivered the
deathblow to his enemy. Is there a Deborah who will call for and prophesy
over Israel's Barak? A fearless Jael to strike down his enemy with one blow?
It seems that God's design of delivering Israel through the ministry of the
interceding church will last a little longer as we continue to press ahead
into the end times. Will you stand with us as we enter deeper into these
uncharted waters, reaching together for the anointing and the authority to
guide and protect our nation during the troublesome days ahead?
MAY GOD'S GRACE ABOUND UPON YOU TODAY OUT OF ZION
FROM THE MOUNTAINS OF JUDEA
PASTOR REUVEN DORON
Embrace Israel Ministries
PO Box 10077
Cedar Rapids, IA 52410-0077 USA
Internet site: www.embraceisrael.org
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From: Paul Jablonowsk
Subject: Israel's new leader Ehud Barak
To:
"Hebraic
Heritage Newsgroup" <heb_roots_chr@geocities.com>
PROPHETIC IMPLICATIONS OF THE NEW LEADERSHIP IN ISRAEL
Bob Jones, Nita Johnson and Keith Davis - May 20, 1999
Benjamin Netanyahu is a good man and a great leader. He has been
publicly portrayed in the media as an enemy to peace because he has
been unwilling to yield to the political pressure placed upon him to
freely exchange the precious land of Israel for a pseudo-peace. He is
not an enemy of peace nor the people of Israel. This new leader being
allowed in Israel will not be the blessing that some may think.
Nonetheless, the Lord has allowed his election to serve His purposes.
Ehud Barak, the newly elected Prime Minister of Israel, is leader of
the Labor Party which has often been referred to as the "Union" party.
Additionally, the name Ehud means "Union" or "Undivided". This
seems
to validate him as the leader being referred to in Nita's vision. The
name Barak means "lightning" which very often denotes judgment. (2
Sam 22:14-15 "The LORD thundered from heaven, and the Most High
uttered His voice."And He sent out arrows, and scattered them,
lightning, and routed {confused, discomforted, troubled, consumed}
them.) Barak has referred to his party as the "Union" party because it
is his desire to bring a union to Israel between the Jews and Arabs,
thereby producing peace. Though his purpose is to bring public
security, it will only bring greater conflict and military
confrontation ultimately leading to all out war.
The Lord has allowed him into office as a prophetic statement to
Israel that war is coming, even imminent. Like his namesake in
Scripture Ehud Barak intends to unite Israel with her enemies in the
pursuit of peace through an un-holy alliance.
(Judges 3:12-30)
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