Which leader asked Deborah to go with him into battle against Sisera?

• A. Deborah
• B. Barak
• C. Jael
• D. Gideon

Answer: (B)

Barak is the military leader who asked Deborah to go with him into battle against Sisera. In Judges 4, Deborah, a prophetess and judge, urges Barak to lead Israel’s forces to confront Sisera, but Barak insists that Deborah accompany him so her presence and the Lord’s guidance would be with him in the fight. Deborah agrees, and she even prophesies that the victory will come through the hand of a woman. That prophecy comes true later when Jael kills Sisera. The other figures are connected to the story in different roles: Deborah is the one who speaks God’s word to Barak, Jael is the woman who defeats Sisera, and Gideon is a different judge from an earlier period.