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What is the cycle of Israel's sin in the book of Judges?
Israel sins > God sends an oppressor > Israel repents > God sends a judge to deliver them > repeat
Who is the first judge?
Othniel
What were the idols Israel would serve?
Baal & Ashtaroth
Why were the Canaanites kept in the land by God?
To test Israel to know whether Israel would obey the commandments of the Lord.
Who was the judge who was left-handed?
Ehud
An increase in verbiage about a judge meant what about that judge?
That the judge was more wicked than the last.
Who was the non-Israelite who killed 600 Philistines with an oxgoad?
Shamgar
Who are Deborah & Barak?
Deborah was a prophetess and judge and Barak was a judge.
Name the judges in chronological order.
Century Showstopper
Othniel, Ehud, Shamgar, Deborah & Barak, Gideon & Abimelech, Tola, Jair, Jephthah, Ibzan, Elon, Abdon, Samson
What does the picture of Jael crushing Sisera's head reminiscent of?
The crushing of the head of the serpent by the Seed of the woman.
In what three ways does Gideon display a lack of faith?
He hides in the winepress, he destroys the altar of Baal at night instead of day, he asks God for a sign with the fleece.
Why did Gideon hunt down Zebah and Zalmunna?
To take vengeance on them for killing his brothers.
Rather than becoming king, what does Gideon do instead?
He creates a golden ephod that all Israel whored after.
Who was Abimelech? What did he do?
He was one of Gideon's sons who massacred all of his brothers and God used his evil to judge Israel.
How does Jephthah view the God of Israel?
He sees Yahweh just as another ANE god who has power over one specific area of territory.
What was Jephthah's tragic vow?
Whoever walked out of his house upon his return from victory he would offer as a burnt offering to the LORD (essentially human sacrifice).
What text could Jephthah remembered in order to redeem his vow to sacrifice his daughter?
Leviticus 27; offer 30 pieces of silver to redeem her.
Who was the judge that fought against Israelites?
Jephthah
What vow was Samson supposed to take from birth? What must he abstain from for his whole life?
The Nazirite vow: could not drink alcohol, touch dead bodies, eat unclean food, and shave his head.
How is Samson the worst judge in the book of Judges?
Instead of judging Israel he marries foreign women, burns down the fields of Philistia, and sleeps with prostitutes. Simply put, he is the worst judge because he never judges Israel.
What is the refrain that is repeated throughout chs. 17-21?
In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes.
How does Micah's idolatry lead to nationwide idolatry?
The Danites take his idol and place it in the middle of their city along with his Levite he had hired.
What does the murderous rape of the Levite's concubine show about Israel?
They have become like the people of Sodom and Gomorrah.
How does the rape of the Levite's concubine lead to the kidnapping and rape of 600 women in Israel?
Israel goes into battle against Benjamin leaving no women for the remaining 600 men to marry. So they permit the kidnapping and rape of 600 women for the remainder of the people of Benjamin.
How does the last verse explain Israel's anarchy?
In the absence of a king, everything is permitted.