Cycle of Sin
The Israelites repeated the cycle of sin over and over. Fill in the blanks...
Israel falls into sin and idolatry
Israel is enslaved
Israel ________ out to the ___________
Israel cries out to the Lord
The Israelites just don't seem to get it! They keep forgetting ______ and all the wonderful things He did for them over the years.
God
What was the role of the judges chosen by God?
To be military leaders and to help the people be good
I am the judge that tied the tails of some foxes together and then set the fields on fire. I had a bad temper.
Who Am I?
Samson
What did the Philistines take from the Israelites that lead to great trouble for them?
The Ark of the Covenant
What would happen in the cycle of sin after God sent a Judge for Israel?
Israel would be ______________ from the enemy.
Israel would be delivered from the enemy.
God provided the Israelites with manna and quail and protection as they wondered through the wilderness but they kept wanting something different and would ____________ and ____________.
murmur and complain
Which of the following was not a judge?
Othniel
Jeremiah
Eglon
Jeremiah and Eglon
I am the judge who killed King Eglon with a large dagger. I was left-handed.
Who Am I?
Ehud
What did Samuel tell the Israelites they would have to do if they wanted God to deliver them from the Philistines?
"If you return to the Lord with all your heart, remove the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you and direct your hearts to the Lord and serve Him alone; and He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines."
What would happen between these two parts of the Israelites cycle of sin?
Israel serves the Lord
Israel is enslaved by their enemy
Israel would turn away from God and fall into sin and idolatry.
The Israelites became impatient when Moses was on Mt. Sinai. They turned away from the way which God had commanded them and asked Aaron to make them a ______.
god
Put the judges in order...
Deborah
Shamgar
Gideon
3. Shamgar
4. Deborah
5. Gideon
I am the judge that went into battle with Barak, the commander of the Israelite army. I sat under a palm tree to judge the people.
Who Am I?
Deborah
When Samuel was old, he appointed two men as judges over Israel. However, the Israelites rejected them. Who were the men? Why did they reject them?
Joel and Abidjan, Samuel's sons
"your sons do not walk in your ways."
As part of the Israelites cycle of sin, the Israelites would cry out to the Lord and God would send a _______________.
Judge, or deliverer
Canaan was the land God promised the Israelites. Moses sent twelve spies to check out the land. Joshua and Caleb encouraged the people to go into the land because God would be with them and protect them. But they did not _________ God could do it, despite all the things they had seen and observed.
believe
Who were the last two judges of Israel?
Eli and Samuel
I am the judge who received two signs from God involving a fleece of wool.
Who Am I?
Gideon
The Lord said to Samuel, "Listen to the voice of the __________ in regard to all that they say to you, for they have not rejected _______, but they have rejected _____ from being king over them.
The Lord said to Samuel, "Listen to the voice of the people in regard to all that they say to you, for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me from being king over them.
There were times when the Israelites would live in peace and were blessed by God. What part of the sin cycle did that happen?
When Israel turned from worshipping idols and served the Lord
Once again the Israelites turn away from God and reject Him. They demand to have a _______ like all the other nations around them.
King
Which judge made a rash vow to God involving his own daughter?
Jephthah
I persuaded Samson to tell the secret concerning his strength.
Who Am I?
Delilah
The Israelites rejected Joel and Abidjan as judges over Israel. What did they demand Samuel appoint for them? Why?
A king
To be like the other nations around them