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WHO APPEARS TO GIDEON
Who is an Angel? Judges 11-13
Why did Gideon choose to break down the altar during the night time rather than at day?
But because he was afraid of his family and the townspeople, he did it at night rather than in the daytime. (Judges 6:27)
Why did God want a smaller army to fight the Midianites?
So that they would not boast thinking that they can win the war by themselves.
When Gideon brought the sacrifice to the angel, what did the angel do with it?
- He told Gideon to give it to the poor - He told Gideon to eat it - He made the world's first and biggest burger - He used his staff and set it on fire
He used his staff and set it on fire
What is the name of the idol that Gideon's father worshipped?
Baal and Asherah
What was wrong with the altar that Gideon's Father built?
It was an idol? (Judges 3:7)
How many men did Gideon take with him when he was going to break down the altar of Baal? 10, 25, or 300?
Ten (Judges 6:27a)
How did Gideon test God?
He tested God with a FLEECE -- (Judges 6:37-40)
Gideon wanted to be sure that God was with. What did he ask God to use, when he asked God for a couple more signs
Fleece
What finally made Gideon convinced that he would win the battle with God's help?
- through a dream he heard the midianites talking about
- through a vision God showed him with a sword, jar, and horns
- through a dream he heard the midianites talking about
Which commandment was the were the children of Israel breaking by having an altar to Baal?
What is commandment number 1.... Thou shalt have no other gods before me? (Exodus 20:2 and Deuteronomy 5:6)
Who was Gideon to defeat?
The Midianites? (Judges 6:16)
What did the angel of the Lord say to Gideon? clue..."The Lord is with thee ____ _____ ____ _____ ______"
"The Lord is with thee thou might man of valor"
What were the three items that Gideon gave his soldiers to use against the Midianites' mighty army?
A jar, a torch, and a trumpet
Where was Gideon Threshing wheat when the angel of the Lord visited him?
In the winepress
How did Gideon's father react when they wanted to kill his son for breaking down the altar of Baal?
He was angry with the people -- Judges 6:31
But Joash replied to the hostile crowd around him, “Are you going to plead Baal’s cause? Are you trying to save him? Whoever fights for him shall be put to death by morning! If Baal really is a god, he can defend himself when someone breaks down his altar.”
What was the name of the altar that Gideon built after offering a sacrifice to the angel of God that visited him?
Jehovah shalom which means God is our peace (Judges 6:24)
Gideon had to select an army, how many men did he started off with?
32,000 (Judges 7:3)
TRUE or FALSE
The Midianites started having a party when they heard the Israelites blowing their trumpets and shouting.
FALSE
Where did the Israelites hide from the Midianites?
In caves
WHO IS GIDEON
A JUDGE WHO HAD A VERY CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD
What did God tell Gideon to do to reduce the army of 10,000 men?
He told him to take them to the water and Every one that drink of the water with his tongue, as a dog drank, him shalt thou set by himself; likewise every one that boweth down upon his knees to drink (Judges 7:5-6)
How many men left when Gideon told them to go home if they were afraid?
22,000 -- Judges 7:3
In what book of the Bible is the story of Gideon?
The Bible
How many men was in the Midianites' army?
135,000