Ruth
Reason that Naomi, Elimelech, and their two sons leave Bethlehem.
What is famine?
City in Canaan first defeated due to Achan's sin
What is Ai?
Name of the woman who successfully betrayed Samson.
Who is Delilah?
Two jobs that the Gibeonites did when Israel made treaties with them.
What are water carriers and wood cutters (for the Israelite community and altar of the Lord)?
A right from God for the poor (alien, widowed, and fatherless) to gather leftover grain after harvest (Lev 19; Deut 24)
What is to glean?
Man who greets his workers in the name of the Lord; whose men immediately bless him; who notices Ruth and asks about her.
Who is Boaz?
Memorial to future generations of Israelites and the world of God's might acts.
What are the 12 river rocks piled where Israel crossed the Jordan?
Jephthah's daughters last wish before her father devoted her to the Lord.
What is mourning for two months with her friends about the fact that she would never marry?
Obey the law, and be strong and courageous
What are two commands in Joshua 1?
Hebrew word meaning "home"
What is "rest"?
She believed that God's hand had gone out against her; she went away full and came back empty.
Who is Naomi?
Age of Joshua when he died.
What is 110?
Weapons that Gideon gave his 300 men to defeat the Midianites.
What are torches in clay pots and trumpets?
Dedicated to the Lord, and dedicated to the point of destruction
What is two meanings of devoted?
A male family member who comes to the rescue of his family member in distress. This role could include to redeem out of slavery, to buy back land, or to marry for an heir.
What is a kinsman-redeemer?
Ruth and Boaz's son, and their son's grandson.
As a group, quote Judges 21:25 which describes the attitude of Israel during Judges
In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.
There is no recorded account of physical fighting for this character.
Who is Deborah?
Two miracles of nature that God performed for Joshua in fighting the 5 Amorite kings.
What are making the sun stand still and throwing killer hailstones down on the enemy?
Names meaning "Pleasant" and "bitter"
Who are Naomi and Mara?
Explain how Jesus is our kinsman-redeemer, and what He redeems us from.
Jesus became our kinsman when he came to earth as a human; he redeems us with his own blood sacrificed for us on the cross. We are redeemed from the slavery of our sin, and also from death to life.
In Joshua 10 and 11, the Amorite Kings and Northern Kings are defeated when Joshua obeys God by doing what.
What is totally destroying them or leaving no survivors?
God gave him a sign he did not ask for; he overheard a dream foretelling his own victory.
Who is Gideon?
Two tests of a prophet.
Does what he says come true? Does what he says line up with the rest of Scripture?
Meaning of the word "Tabernacle"
What is a dwelling place?