What was the name of the woman Judge?
Deborah
What did the angel tell Gideon to do?
Save the Israelites from the Midianites.
Who was Gideon supposed to fight?
The Midianites
Who told Manoah and his wife that they would have a son?
An angel of the Lord
Who was Samson’s girlfriend?
Delilah
What did Samson do in prison?
He had to grind grain in a mill
What was the original name of Zion's Camp?
Who did Deborah ask to be the general of God’s army?
Barak
What happened to Gideon when he was threshing grain?
The angel of the Lord appeared to him.
First, Gideon’s army had 30,000 men in it. Why did 20,000 men go home?
The Lord said that the army was too big so Gideon told all of those who were afraid to go home.
What is a Nazarite Vow?
The person makes a promise to never cut their hair, touch a dead body or drink alcohol.
Why did Delilah try to trick Samson?
The Philistines gave her eleven hundred pieces of silver.
What happened to Samson’s hair when he was in prison?
It grew long again.
What was Brigham Young University originally called?
Brigham Young Academy
Why did Deborah go with Barak into the battle?
He wouldn’t go without her.
How were the Midianites hurting the Israelites?
They stole their crops and animals. The Israelites were so afraid that they often hid in caves in the mountains
How did Gideon choose the final 300 that would fight the Midianites?
By the way they drank water. If they lapped like dogs they went home. If they scooped water up in their hand, then they stayed in the army.
What was so special about Samson? What was prophesied about Samson
His super strength. He would deliver Israel from the Philistines.
What were some of the things that Samson told Delilah that were not the way to capture him?
Tie him with new cords, new ropes, and weave his hair in a loom.
Why did the Philistines bring Samson to the temple of Dagon, their false god?
To make fun of him
Which prophet set the woods on fire?
Thomas S. Monson
Where did Sisera, the general of the enemy’s army hide? Who killed Sisera?
In the tent of a woman named Jael. Jael killed her.
When Gideon put the fleece on the ground on the first night, what did he ask the Lord to do?
Make the fleece wet and the ground dry.
What did the 300 Israelite soldiers carry with them when they fought the battle?
Clay jars with burning torches inside. They also each carried a trumpet to blow.
Who tricked Samson at his wedding?
His Philistine wife and the other Philistines
Why did Samson finally tell Delilah that his strength was in his hair?
Because she kept begging him.
How did Samson destroy the temple?
He pushed down the two main pillars that held up the roof.
What prophet from the Old Testament was called Bald head?
Elisha, 2 Kings 2:23
How did the Israelites win against an army with 900 iron chariots?
The valley flooded and the chariots got stuck in the mud.
When Gideon put the fleece on the ground on the second night, what did he ask the Lord to do?
Make the fleece dry but the surrounding ground wet from the dew.
When the Midianites heard the trumpets and saw the fires, what did they do?
They started fighting and killing each other and then they ran away.
Name three things Samson did to the Philistines.
- Tied foxes tails together, then set them on fire and let them run through the Philistines’ fields
-Killed 1000 Philistines with the jawbone of a donkey
-Carried off the city gates when the Philistines tried to trap him in the city
When the Philistines cut Samson’s hair, what did they do with him?
Blinded him and put him in prison as a slave.
What did Samson do to get vengeance on the Philistines?
Prayed to the Lord for his strength to return.
What future prophets came from Zion's Camp?
Brigham Young and Wilford Woodruff