Deborah as a leader

Deborah the prophetess was a wonderful and outstanding female leader in Israel.  She was rightly described as the “Mother of Israel” in order to recognize the outstanding leadership role that she played in Israel.  Apart from being a prophetess, she was also the wife of Lapidoth. She was a judge and the military heroine.  She always sat under the palm of Deborah in Ephraim.  Her faith in God was unshakable.  She was a woman of courage whom people like Barak looked up to.  Like Deborah, we have the history of women in West Africa who also made significant contributions towards the development of their countries.  In Nigeria we have Madam Tinubu of Lagos, Mrs Funmilayo Ramsone Kuti of Abeokuta, MagaretEkpo of Calabar and Queen Amina of Zaria.  Madam Yaa Asantlewa was also famous in Ghana, while Mammey Yoko was outstanding in Sierra Leone.

What Deborah achieved in Israel should encourage our women to be focused and make similar contributions in their various countries.