And I suspect that one of the reasons she draws attention to the fact that she is a mother was to demonstrate that in serving the Lord as a prophetess, she never neglected her responsibilities as a mother. She was a woman in harmony with family and society and I love the fact that in her song she simply declares she stepped up when her community was in tatters and the Lord used her mightily. The fact that the Deborah’s husband Lappidoth is identified by name speaks to me of a man who is not threatened by her husbands gifting or ministry at the national level. And these descriptions resonate so well with the Proverbs 31 woman.
And that aspect of the Lord using the lowly in society, something the ignorant make of women whom the Lord has made equal, is cpatured in mary song in Luke 1:52-55 that it is the Lord who exalts those whom society sometimes considers less than equal

The daughters of Eve have been redeemed and your message is not affected by making Jael, or Debbie childless, for daughters of Eve are mothers as well as childless, wives as well as single, prophets and successful business persons. And when it comes to gifting the women you have identified demonstrate wisdom and discernment in equal measure as the men recorded in scripture that are so gifted.

I understand the difference of being single and childess in the Church. I’m married now, but we aren’t going to have any children, so that still makes me an odd duck. Godde just has not called me to be a mother, and My Hubby is perfectly happy being an uncle.