Judges 7
What reason did the Lord give for telling Gideon that the people with him were "too many" to be given victory over the Midianites? (Judges 7:2)
The LORD did not want Israel to boast over Him, saying, "My own hand has saved me."
What question did Gideon ask the men of Ephraim to calm them when they asked why they hadn't been called to help fight the Midianites? (Judges 8:2)
"Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?"
From the top of which mountain did Jotham shout his parable to the leaders of Shechem? (Judges 9:7)
Mount Gerizim
What is the name of the tribe that brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon across the Jordan. (Judges 7:24-25)
Ephraim
After Gideon announced that anyone "fearful and trembling" should return home, how many men left? (Judges 7:3)
22,000 left and returned home
What did the 300 men do whom the LORD chose at the water to deliver Israel? Judges 7:5-6)
They lapped the water with their tongues (like a dog) instead of kneeling to drink.
What did the officials of Succoth refuse to provide for Gideon’s three hundred men, even though the men were "exhausted yet pursuing"? (Judges 8:5–6)
Loaves of bread
In Jotham's parable, which three productive plants refused to "hold sway over the trees" before the trees approached the bramble? (Judges 9:8–13)
The olive tree, the fig tree, and the vine.
What was the name of Gideon's firstborn son? (Judges 8:20)
Jether
How many men had fallen from the army of the "people of the East"? (Judges 8:10)
120,000 had fallen
What three items did Gideon provide for each of the 300 men for their surprise attack? (Judges 7:16)
A trumpet, an empty jar, and a torch (inside the jar).
How did Gideon obtain the names of the seventy-seven officials and elders of Succoth? (Judges 8:14)
He captured a young man of Succoth who wrote down the names for him.
Who was the son of Ebed who moved into Shechem and stirred up the leaders to rebel against Abimelech during a vintage festival? (Judges 9:26–28)
Gaal
Who said to the men of Israel, “Let me make a request of you: every one of you give me the earrings from his spoil.” (Judges 8:24)
Gideon
What did Gideon make and put in his city, Ophrah, which eventually became a snare to his family? (Judges 8:27)
An ephod
What was the battle cry that Gideon instructed his men to shout as they blew their trumpets? (Judges 7:18)
"For the Lord and for Gideon!"
After capturing the two kings of Midian, what did Gideon do to the tower of Penuel and to the men of the city? (Judges 8:17)
He broke down the tower and killed the men of the city.
After Abimelech captured the city of Shechem and killed its inhabitants, what did he do to the city to ensure its desolation? (Judges 9:45)
He razed the city and sowed it with salt.
Who did Abimelech go to in Shechem to lobby for leadership, claiming, "Remember also that I am your bone and your flesh"? (Judges 9:1–2)
His mother’s relatives (the whole clan of his mother’s family).
How many shekels of gold did the Ishmaelites give Gideon? (Judges 8:26)
1,700
What was the name of the spring where Jerubbaal (Gideon) and his army encamped before the battle with Midian? (Judges 7:1)
The Spring of Harod.
What was Gideon’s response when the men of Israel asked him, his son, and his grandson to rule over them? (Judges 8:22–23)
He refused, saying, "I will not rule over you... the Lord will rule over you."
What did Abimelech command his armor-bearer to do after a woman dropped an upper millstone on his head at Thebez, and what was his reason? (Judges 9:54)
Kill him with a sword; so that people would not say, "A woman killed him."
Who did Abimelech hire when his mother's relatives gave him silver out of the house of Baal-berith? (Judges 9:4)
Abimelech hired worthless and reckless fellows, who followed him.
How many pieces of silver did the leaders of Shechem give Abimelech from the house of Baal-berith to hire "worthless and reckless fellows"? (Judges 9:4)
Seventy pieces of silver.