Giddy-up Gideon
This is where Gideon was hiding when the angel of the Lord visited him
In a winepress
This was the reason that Elimelech and Naomi moved out of Israel to Moab
Famine
When Eli mistakenly thought that Hannah was drunk, she was actually praying for this
The number of days Saul was supposed to wait for Samuel before fighting the Philistines
When selecting the next king, God warns Samuel not to look at this.
This is the foreign nation that was terrorizing the nation of Israel during Gideon's time
The Midianites
Once back in Israel, Ruth would often visit this persons field to pick up the grain that was left behind by the harvesters.
Boaz
The names of Eli's two son's who did evil in the sight of the Lord
Phineas & Hophni
The name of the king of the Amalekites who Saul was supposed to kill
Agag
David was here while Jesse and his other sons were at the sacrifice
In the field taking care of the sheep
The is the number of Israelites that Gideon had with him after the Lord had instructed him to send some home
300
This is the term for someone who would marry the widow of a close relative to care for them and keep property the their property "in the family"
Kinsman Redeemer
This is the message that the Lord delivered to Samuel that Samuel was afraid to give to Eli
Judgement on his household
Immediately after defeating the Amalekites, Saul did this.
Built a monument to himself
This period of David's life shows that David had complete trust in God even when things looked like God wasn't in control
When Saul was hunting David
There are the three items each Israelite soldier had with them when invading the enemy camp
a clay pot, a torch & a horn
This is the reason why Boaz couldn't immediately say yes to marrying Ruth
There was a closer relative
The Israelites believed that bring this into battle as a good luck charm would give them victory over the Philistines
The Ark of the Covenant
From Saul's mistakes, we learn that God prefers _____ over ________.
Obedience over sacrifice
Samuel used a sacrifice to hide his search for the new king for this reason
He was afraid Saul would kill him
This is the truth that God wanted Israel to understand when he drastically reduced the size of Gideons army
This individual was Boaz' mother and she is believed to be why he had such a tender heart towards Ruth
Rahab
Eli did not fall over and die when he heard that his sons were killed in battle but he did when he heard this
The Philistines had captured the Ark
Justify/excuse it
When God instructed David to leave the construction of the temple to his Solomon, David still showed love and worship to God by doing this.
Gathering all the materials and hiring all the workers