Sisera Bible — KJV Bible Study Guide
A free 10-lesson Bible study guide on sisera bible, drawn entirely from the King James Version. Each lesson opens with a study question, gives the verse reference, and offers a short teaching note. Use it for personal devotions, a small group, or a Sunday school class.
The 10 lessons
Lesson 1 · Judges 4:2 (KJV)
Who was Sisera's king?
Answer: Jabin king of Canaan
Study note. And the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose host was Sisera. (Judges 4:2)
Lesson 2 · Judges 4:2 (KJV)
Where did Sisera dwell?
Answer: In Harosheth of the Gentiles
Study note. And the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose host was Sisera, which dwelt in Harosheth of the Gentiles. (Judges 4:2)
Lesson 3 · Judges 4:3 (KJV)
How many iron chariots did Sisera have?
Answer: Nine hundred
Study note. And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel. (Judges 4:3)
Lesson 4 · Judges 4:3 (KJV)
How long did Sisera oppress Israel?
Answer: Twenty years
Study note. And twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel. (Judges 4:3)
Lesson 5 · Judges 4:4 (KJV)
Who was the prophetess that judged Israel during Sisera's oppression?
Answer: Deborah
Study note. And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time. (Judges 4:4)
Lesson 6 · Judges 4:7 (KJV)
What did Deborah tell Barak about Sisera?
Answer: The LORD shall sell Sisera into the hand of a woman
Study note. And I will draw unto thee to the river Kishon Sisera, the captain of Jabin's army, with his chariots and his multitude; and I will deliver him into thine hand. (Judges 4:7)
Lesson 7 · Judges 4:15 (KJV)
How did the LORD discomfit Sisera and his chariots?
Answer: With the edge of the sword before Barak
Study note. And the LORD discomfited Sisera, and all his chariots, and all his host, with the edge of the sword before Barak. (Judges 4:15)
Lesson 8 · Judges 4:15 (KJV)
What happened to Sisera's chariots?
Answer: Sisera lighted down off his chariot, and fled away on his feet
Study note. So that Sisera lighted down off his chariot, and fled away on his feet. (Judges 4:15)
Lesson 9 · Judges 4:17 (KJV)
Where did Sisera flee after his defeat?
Answer: To the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite
Study note. Howbeit Sisera fled away on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite: for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite. (Judges 4:17)
Lesson 10 · Judges 4:21 (KJV)
How did Sisera die?
Answer: Jael drove a nail of the tent into his temples while he slept
Study note. Then Jael Heber's wife took a nail of the tent, and took an hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the nail into his temples, and fastened it into the ground: for he was fast asleep and weary. So he died. (Judges 4:21)
Key verses to memorize
The passages this study returns to most often — pick one or two and commit them to memory this week.
Discussion questions
- Which lesson in this study surprised you the most, and why?
- How does sisera bible point us to Jesus Christ and the gospel?
- Pick one verse from the key passages above. How does it shape the way you will pray, read, or live this week?
- Who in your life could you share one of these truths with in the next seven days?