The Heart
In the Old Testament, what does the term heart represent?
The whole person
The focus of the book of Joshua is God’s fulfillment of which Abrahamic promise?
Promise of the land
True or False. Stones were used to remember both God’s faithfulness and the nation’s unfaithfulness.
True
What was wrong with Barak’s response to Deborah?
His lack of faith and discernment
What was Jephthah’s terrible vow?
He vowed to sacrifice the first thing that comes out of his house to meet him
When they are about to enter the Promised Land, why does Moses insist that they will fail to keep God’s covenant law?
He knew their hearts were evil
At Jericho, what would determine whether the people were successful or not?
Obedience vs. disobedience
Why did the Israelites pile stones on Achan?
To remember the trouble he caused the nation
Why did God deliver the wicked people of Israel through Deborah?
Israel cried for help and God keeps his covenant promises
What are the two main principles learned from Jephthah’s story?
Do not make vows, even with their sin God still deliver them
What is God’s solution to the problem of Israel’s failure?
They need a new heart
Which is (are) a lesson God taught the Israelites in their experiences at Jericho and Ai?
If you are faithful to God’s directions, you will win the battle
If you are unfaithful, you won’t get to enter the promised land
Why did Joshua write out the words of God’s law on the stones at Mounts Ebal and Gerizim?
To remind the people of God’s promises, so they would not repeat their sins
What is the repeated cycle recounted in Judges?
Israel rebels; God punishes Israel through a foreign nation; Israel repents and cries out to God for help; and God saves Israel with a judge.
Which of the four judges gets the most coverage in the book of Judges?
Samson
How will God accomplish this solution to the problem?
He will replace their heart of stone with a heart of flesh
By the end of the book of Joshua, how many of God’s promises had He failed to fulfill?
none of them
What is the purpose/theme of Psalm 136?
To remember what God has done to keep his covenant
Why did God change the size of Gideon’s army?
To show the world that it was God who delivered them
How is Samson a mirror or an illustration of the nation of Israel?
Samson, like Israel, disobeyed God’s law, yet God was faithful
Why does God give Israel the land?
The covenant, His love, and faithfulness
After Moses died, what two things did Joshua tell the people they needed to remember?
The promises God gave them and the promises they gave God
In Psalm 136, what ways did God show His steadfast love to Israel?
He created them
He protected them
3. He provided for them
Why does the writer of Judges devote so much space to Gideon?
It is the turning point in the book of Judges
Explain why the last verse of Judges is a fitting description of the book? “In those days Israel had no king; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.”
Like we see all throughout Judges, without a leader, everyone does what they think is right