Meanwhile, Sisera had fled on foot to the tent of Jael

Meanwhile, Sisera had fled on foot to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, because there was peace between King Jabin of Hazor and the family of Heber the Kenite. Jael went out to greet Sisera and said to him, “Come in, my lord. Come in with me. Don’t be afraid.” So he went into her tent, and she covered him with a blanket. He said to her, “Please give me a little water to drink for I am thirsty.” She opened a container of milk, gave him a drink, and covered him again. Then he said to her, “Stand at the entrance to the tent. If a man comes and asks you, ‘Is there a man here?’ say, ‘No.’” While he was sleeping from exhaustion, Heber’s wife, Jael, took a tent peg, grabbed a hammer, and went silently to Sisera. She hammered the peg into his temple and drove it into the ground, and he died.

Judges 4:17-21

You know what always sticks out to me when I read this? It’s the part where Samuel specifically states the Jael drove the peg into the ground. Like…she nailed that man to the EARTH. 😳

This isn’t an original idea by any means. If you search for “biblical womanhood” on Etsy you’re going to find a bunch of different variations of this theme but I thought I’d add the sketchy sermons version to the mix.

Reading quotes from other people is great but I have to remind myself that reading the Bible comes first. And usually once I get in there it gets pretty interesting! Now that I'm thinking about it, I probably should include more biblical text here from time to time!