(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
Judges 4:10–16, “And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh; and he went up with ten thousand men at his feet: and Deborah went up with him. Now Heber the Kenite, which was of the children of Hobab the father in law of Moses, had severed himself from the Kenites, and pitched his tent unto the plain of Zaanaim, which is by Kedesh. And they shewed Sisera that Barak the son of Abinoam was gone up to mount Tabor. And Sisera gathered together all his chariots, even nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people that were with him, from Harosheth of the Gentiles unto the river of Kishon. And Deborah said unto Barak, Up; for this is the day in which the LORD hath delivered Sisera into thine hand: is not the LORD gone out before thee? So Barak went down from mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him. And the LORD discomfited Sisera, and all his chariots, and all his host, with the edge of the sword before Barak; so that Sisera lighted down off his chariot, and fled away on his feet. But Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the host, unto Harosheth of the Gentiles: and all the host of Sisera fell upon the edge of the sword; and there was not a man left.”
There was no united Israelis nations in those days and, hence, no united army. The tribes were still trying to establish themselves in their own inheritance so they were not yet ready to come together as a united force. Barak was from the tribe of Naphtali, (Judg 4:6, “And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedeshnaphtali, and said unto him, Hath not the LORD God of Israel commanded, saying, Go and draw toward mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun?”) So he raised an army from his own tribe and their neighbouring tribe before he went out to battle. As Barak had requested, Deborah went with the army to inspire and motivate them in the battle. On the other hand, Barak devised the battle plan and the tactics and they were successful against this huge army with the most powerful weapons available. Sisera, the invading general, realised that he was being defeated in the battle so he decided to leave his chariot, the most powerful battle device available to man at that time, and run. When we fight against the Lord and His people we need to understand that no manmade weapon is strong enough to defeat the Lord. The entire army was defeated and their general tried to run away and escape.
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