To some, this may seem like, of course, Israel won, it was 10,000 against 900. This is wrong because first, the chariots carried 2 to 3 people in them, then it says that he took all the people with him, in other words, he took the tanks and the infantry. So, besides having the equivalent of tanks against foot soldiers, Sisera has foot soldiers too. How many might that have been? According to 2 Samuel 8:4, David took on 1000 chariots with 20000 supporting soldiers. If this is an example, then Israel was outmanned and outgunned. The problem for Sisera was that when his chariots failed (we aren't told why), he ran. My assumption is that even with more men, when what gave him an overwhelming advantage was taken, he ran. Which has me thinking he was little more than a bully. When it came to a fair fight, he was out of there.
Our lesson: As always, trust God and don't trust in what appears to give you an advantage because it will fail.
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