The First Judges
What are the judges in the book of Judges?
Military heroes who God raises up to rescue the Israelites from the control of another country.
What was Deborah?
A prophetess and then a judge
What was Gideon's response when the angel of the Lord told him He was going to use him to rescue the Israelites?
Gideon said, my family is the weakest in Israel, and I am the youngest in our family.
Who was in power when Samson was a judge?
The Philistines
The book of Leviticus is the manual for what, used by which tribe of Israel?
It is the manual for worship and religious laws used by the tribe of Levi or the Levites.
What happened to the Israelites each time they were without a leader?
The Israelites did what was evil in the sight of the Lord.
Who did Deborah tell the prophecy, "God has promised to hand you the victory?"
Barak
What were the two fleeces Gideon used to test God to be sure He was who He said He was?
First, he asked God to make the fleece wet but the ground be dry. The second time he asked God to keep the fleece dry and the ground be wet.
What specific instructions did the angel of the Lord give to Samson's. parents?
They were to never cut the hair of their son.
Who is the Daughter-in-law of Naomi, wife of Boaz, mother of Obed?
Ruth
What cycle did the Israelites repeat in Judges?
The cycle of sin
Barak, the leader of the army, said he would only go against King Jabin if Deborah did what?
Barak would attack only if Deborah went with him.
What two things did God tell Gideon to do to get his 32,000-man army down to 300 men?
First Gideon was to tell every man who was afraid to do battle to go home and 22,000 men left. Then he took them to the water and those who lapped a drink of water from their hands with their tongue like a dog stayed as part of his 300-man army.
Why did Delilah, his girlfriend, want to know what made Samson strong?
The Philistines promised to pay her for this information.
How many books of poetry are in the old testament?
5 (Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon.)
How many judges were there and over how many years?
12 judges over 330 years.
Due to Barak's failure to obey God's command who did Deborah say Sisera would be defeated by?
A woman
What did Gideon's little army use to win this impossible battle against the Philistines?.
Trumpets, empty pitchers with a torch in them and a shout "For Yaweh and for Gideon!" to scare and confuse the Midianites.
When Samson went to speak to the woman he wanted to marry, what happened on the way?
A lion attacked him and the Lord gave him the strength to tear it apart.
How many books of the bible did Paul write?
(13): The thirteen books written by Paul are: Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 and 2 Thessalonians, 1 and 2 Timothy, Titus, and Philemon.
Who was the first judge?
Othniel
What was the song about which Deborah & Barak sang?
Worship or praise to God for victory.
What was the first thing God told Gideon to do?
God told Gideon to tear down the places of worship to false gods.
How did Samson finally rescue the Israelites?
One day they tied Samson between two pillars in their temple. He asked God to strengthen him one more time and he pushed the pillars down causing the temple to collapse killing himself, all the Philistine leaders, and many others.
Leader of Israel after Moses.
Joshua