Deborah
How were Judges picked?
God chose them
What is threshing?
Separating the edible part of the grain from the straw.
What was the source of Samson’s strength?
His hair (and God of course)
Who was Ruth’s mother in law?
Naomi
Why was Hannah such a sad woman?
She wanted a baby very badly and couldn’t have one, and her husband’s other wife wasn’t nice about it
What always happened to the Israelites soon after their judge died?
They began to behave poorly again and do evil things.
Why was Gideon threshing wheat in a winepress instead of on a threshing floor or field?
He was hiding from the midianites!
Who did Samson fall in love with?
Delilah
Why did Ruth and her mother in law come back to Judah?
The famine was over and they had plenty of food again
What special ability did God give Samuel?
He gave him visions of the future (he became the first prophet!)
What is a chariot?
A small wheeled cart pulled by horses, usually for battle
What object did Gideon ask God to use during his two very similar miracles?
A ram’s fleece
How did Samson burn down the crops of the philistines?
He tied foxes together by their tails, set them on fire, and set them loose on the fields
What is gleaning?
Taking the leftover crops from the fields of other people after their harvest is over
What did priest Eli think was wrong with Hannah when she went to pray in the tabernacle?
He thought she was drunk
What kind of person did Deborah tell her general would get the glory for winning their battle with the Canaanites?
They would be a woman!
What instrument did the Israelites use to defeat the midianites?
Trumpets
How did Samson bring down the walls of the temple?
God gave him the strength to topple the two pillars supporting its weight and the whole thing came down
How did people in this time signal that a deal was done?
They gave the other person their shoe
What prophecy did Samuel give to Eli that sadly came true?
Eli and his wicked sons would all be punished with death
How did the woman (Jael) kill the general of the Canaanite army?
She dove a tent pole through his head
How many men did Gideon end up bringing to battle after God cut them down from 30,000?
300
How many times did Samson lie to his philistine wife about how he could be beaten before he told her the truth?
Three
Whose field did Ruth glean from?
Boaz
Why is Samuel the GOAT? He is the only person in the Bible to be three things:
1) a prophet (the first)
2) a judge (the last)
3) a high priest of Israel