God Uses Gideon
Why did God send the Midianites to attack the Israelites?
Judges 6:1. He was punishing them for their sin of idolatry.
What warlike people did God bring to punish the Israelites’ sin?
Judges 13:1. Philistines.
What were the names of the wives of Mahlon and Chilion, Naomi’s sons?
Ruth 1:4. Ruth and Orpah.
Who came to the tabernacle to pray fervently for a son and who saw her praying?
Hannah prayed. Eli the high priest saw.
Whom did God say the Israelites were really rejecting when they asked for a king?
1 Samuel 8:3. Himself, God.
What was Gideon doing when the angel of the Lord came to him?
Judges 6:11. Threshing/beating wheat in a winepress.
Name two of the rules Samson was supposed to follow as a Nazirite.
Not drink wine or eat anything from the vine (grapes, raisins) & not shave his head or cut his hair
Why were Naomi and Ruth in a bad situation when they returned from Moab?
They didn’t have husbands to provide for them or protect them.
What were the names of Hannah's son and of Eli’s two wicked sons?
Samuel. Hophni and Phinehas.
What tribe was Saul from?
1 Samuel 10:21. Benjamin.
Why did Gideon think he wasn’t a good choice to lead the people?
Judges 6:15. His was the weakest clan in the tribe of Manasseh and he was the least in his family.
How did Samson defeat 1,000 Philistines that came to capture him in Judah?
Judges 15:15. He snapped the ropes on his hands and killed them with the jawbone of a donkey.
Back in Bethlehem, what work did Ruth do and for whom to get food for herself and Naomi?
Ruth 2:3. Worked in the fields of Boaz to collect grain (she gleaned).
Who called Samuel in the tabernacle and what message was Samuel given?
God called him & told Samuel that Israel and the house of Eli would be judged.
What did impatient Saul do when Samuel had not arrived?
1 Samuel 13:9. Sacrifice the burnt offering.
After the test of men drinking water, Gideon was left with how many men for the battle?
Judges 7:6. Three hundred men.
Why did God abandon Samson after his hair was cut?
Samson put his love for Delilah above God. He assumed God would always give him strength.
Boaz showed kindness to Ruth. Why did that surprise her?
Ruth 2:10. She was a foreigner from Moab, not an Israelite.
What had Eli failed to do to his wicked sons?
1 Samuel 3:13. Restrain them, stop them from sinning.
After defeating the Amelekites, what did Saul spare or keep instead of destroying?
1 Samuel 15:9. King Agag and the best animals.
Name three items Gideon and his men each took to the battle.
Judges 7:16. Empty jars, trumpets, torches.
Name one of the lies Samson told Delilah about what would make him weak.
Bind him with fresh bowstrings (cords), tie him with new ropes, or weave his hair into a loom.
What did Boaz, as a kinsman, do for Ruth and Naomi to redeem them?
He bought the land that was Elimelech’s & married Ruth, bringing her and Naomi into his household to care for them.
God called Samuel to hold what three offices?
Prophet, priest, judge.
Due to his sin, what did God say would happen to Saul’s kingdom?
1 Samuel 13:14. He was rejected as king. It would be taken away.