Joshua
What was the first city that Joshua and the Israelites conquered?
Jericho
The Israelites lived amongst the Canaanites, and Joshua warned them to follow God's commandments. However, they did not do so. What happened because of their disobedience?
"In his anger against Israel the Lord gave them into the hands of raider who plundered them. He sold them into the hands of their enemies all around, whom they were no longer able to resist. Whenever Israel went out to fight, the hand of the Lord was against them to defeat them, just as he had sworn to them. They were in great distress."
Ebimelech and Naomi, and their two sons left Israel to go to a Canaanite nation, Moab. There Naomi's sons married Ruth and Oprah. However, what happened to Naomi's family
Her husband and her sons died
Hannah prayed, crying and in deep anguish, for a child at the entrance of the Tabernacle. She made a vow to God, promising that if He would give her a child, she would dedicate it to Him. What was it?
"O Lord of Heaven's Armies, if you will look upon my sorrow and answer my prayer and give me a son, then I will give him back to you. He will be yours for his entire lifetime, and as a sign that he has been dedicated to the Lord, his hair will never be cut."
After Saul's death, David became king of Judah and Israel. He brings the Ark of the Tabernacle to Jerusalem, dancing and leaping, wearing only a linen ephod. Who was watching and despising David in her heart?
Michal(David's first wife & Saul's daughter). She called David's dancing "vulgar," but David famously responded, " I will celebrate before the Lord. I will become even more undignified than this, and I will be humiliated in my own eyes."
There was a woman who helped hide 2 Israelite spies in her house in Jericho and saved her family and herself by placing a red scarf on her door. What was her name?
Rahab
God called Gideon as a judge to defeat the Midianites. After Gideon confirmed with 2 signs, he and his army defeated the Midianites with horns and torches, saying, "For the sword of the Lord and of Gideon!" How many people were in his army?
300
Ruth leaves Moab to follow Naomi to Israel. Even when Oprah kissed her and left, Ruth stayed and told Naomi...
"Don't ask me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God. Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord punish me severly if I allow anything be death to separate us!"
God had warned Eli that judgment was coming towards his house because of his and his son's wickedness. What did Eli's sons do during battle, and what choice did they make that led to their death?
They took the Ark, the presence of God, into battle, where it was taken by the Philistines. After Eli heard this, he fell backward and died.
David was asking, "Is there anyone from the house of Saul that I can show kindness for Jonathan's sake?" And he was told about Jonathan's son, Mephibosheth, who was lame in both feet and sent for him. When he arrived, what did King David do?
David gave Mephibosheth everything that belonged to Saul, including the land and servants to work it. And David told Mephibosheth he was always welcome to eat at his table.
Describe how the Israelites crossed the Jordon River and what they left behind to remember
The Ark of the Covenant went before the people, and the river stopped flowing, piling up in a heap. The priests who carried the ark stopped in the middle of the Jordan on dry ground, while all of Israel passed. A member from each tribe took 12 stones and put them in the middle of the river, where the priests stood.
Samson was called to defeat the Midianites. He had pact with God to not have a razor touch his head. However, Samson had a weakness for Philistine women, his wife and Delilah. This weakness led to his downfall. How did Samon die?
He was blind so he asked a servant to place his hands on the central pillars of a Philistine temple Samson said, "Lord let me die with the Philistines!" He pushed with all his might and down came the temple. He killed more when he died than while he lived.
The book of Ruth is placed between two major parts of Israel's covenant history. The first part (Genesis-Judges) focuses on how Abraham's descendants became a nation. The second part (Samuel-Kings) tells of the nation's kings. Ruth helps this transition. How?
She is the great-great grandmother of David, the greatest king of Israel.
Israel wanted a king, despite Samuel's warning. Sammuel anointed Saul as the first king of Israel. However, he lost the Lord's anointing because he continuously put his will above God's. When Saul disobeyed God in his pursuit of the Amalekites, Samuel informed him that he told him that God had rejected him as king and told him, "---------- is better than -------"
"Obedience is better than sacrifice"
After not going to war, David saw a woman bathing and got her pregnant. To hide the affair, he murdered her husband and married his widow, Bathsheba. After this, the Prophet Nathan came to King David and told him a story. What was the story?
A rich man had a lot of sheep, and a poor man had only one lamb that he loved like a daughter. When a guest came, the rich man took the lamb from the poor man to feed his guest.
What was Achan and his sons' sin?
They stole from the treasure of Jericho, which was intended to be dedicated to God, for themselves. They stole a robe, gold bars, and silver and buried it under their tent
The end of the book of Judges shows the complete downfall of Israel. The final tragedy in the story of Israel is
After a Levite's concubine was raped and killed, the Levite seperated her body into 12 parts and sent them to the 12 tribes of Israel, leading to a civil war.
As Ruth went into the fields, she met a wealthy and influential man in Bethlehem named Boaz. Boaz showed kindness to Ruth and she harvested in his field and expressed admiration for what she had done for Naomi. Boaz could provide refuge and a permanent home for Ruth, and it was his duty, because....?
He was one of of Naomi's family redeemers
Samuel anoints David a shepherd and musician, even if he is the youngest of his brothers ("People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart"). After this, David faces Goliath, a Philistine who had challenged the Israelites for 40 days and nights. Without Saul's armor, he goes to fight Goliath. He tells Goliath....
" You come to me with sword, spear, and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. This day the Lord will deliver you into my hands, and I will strike you down and cut off your head. This very day I will give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds and wild animals, and the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel! All those gathered here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the Lord saves; for the battle is the Lord's, and he will give all of you into our hands."
What did God tell David as a result of his sin? (Prophet Nathan's speech)
‘I anointed you, king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul. I gave your master’s house to you, and your master’s wives into your arms. I gave you all Israel and Judah. And if all this had been too little, I would have given you even more. Why did you despise the word of the Lord by doing what is evil in his eyes? You struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword and took his wife to be your own. You killed him with the sword of the Ammonites. Now, therefore, the sword will never depart from your house, because you despised me and took the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your own." This is what the Lord says: ‘Out of your own household I am going to bring calamity on you. Before your very eyes, I will take your wives and give them to one who is close to you, and he will sleep with your wives in broad daylight. You did it in secret, but I will do this thing in broad daylight before all Israel.’”
What were the words that God said to Joshua when he became the leader of Israel? (3 important parts)
"Be strong and courageous. Be careful to obey all the law that my servant Moses gave you, do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. Keep this Book of Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go."
Throughout the book of Judges, there is a saying that shows the current state of Israel and foreshadows the coming of kingship in Israel. What was the saying?
"In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as they saw fit."
To show her interest in Boaz redeeming her, Ruth followed Naomi's instructions and followed Boaz to the threshing floor. After Boaz had finished eating and drinking and had lied down, what did Ruth do?
Uncovered his feet and laid there and Boaz would tell her what to do
Even after playing the harp for King Saul and forming a friendship with Jonathan, King Saul became jealous of David after hearing the women sing, "Saul has killed thousands, but David has killed tens of thousands." He chased him and hunted him. However, David never lifted a hand to harm Saul, saying he would never harm the Lord's anointed. Desperate, Saul went to a witch to see who?
Samuel. He told him that he and his sons would be with him the next day.
God told David that the sword would never leave his house and that what he did in secret God would make public. List all the events that happened as a result of David's sin (5 events)
1. His baby died
2. His daughter, Tamar, was raped by her brother, Amon
3. His son, Absalom, killed his brother, Amon, in revenge
4. Absalom went after David's throne
5. Absalom slept with David's concubines in a tent on the roof for all of Israel to see