Judges
What is the name of the female judge who helped Barak?
Deborah
Ruth makes an incredible statement of faith and faithfulness in Ruth 1:16. Complete her statement, "Do not urge me to leave you or turn back from following you; for where you ___, I will ___, and where you lodge, I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your _____, my _____."
go, go, God, God
God opened Samuel's mother's womb so that she could have a child after much praying. What was her name?
Hannah
When the Israelites asked for a king, who were they rejecting?
God
What weapon did David use to kill Goliath?
a sling
Complete the following phrase that is repeated throughout Judges: "In those days, there was no king in Israel..."
"everyone did what was right in his own eyes."
Ruth was a Moabite woman. This means she was a descendant of this famous nephew.
Lot
After Samuel was born, his mother dedicated him to God. Who did Samuel grow up with and what was his role?
Eli, the priest
Saul had this physical trait which made him "look" like a good king.
He was tall; a head taller than everyone else
Saul's son was David's best friend. What is his name?
Jonathan
Why did God reduce the number of men in Gideon's army?
So that God would get the glory for the victory.
Name one of the two big problems in the book of Ruth.
1) Lack of food/famine
2) Lack of children/seed
How many times did God call out to Samuel before Eli recognized that it was God?
Three times
Saul was from this tribe of Israel, whom he said was the least of all the tribes.
Benjamin
Name David's hometown, where Micah also prophesied the Messiah would be born, and give the meaning of its name.
Bethlehem, "house of bread"
Where was Gideon hiding and what was he doing when the angel of the Lord visited him?
In a winepress threshing wheat
When Samuel grew up, he occupied three roles in Israel. What were they?
Prophet, Priest, Judge
Because of Saul's disobedience, he lost three things. Name two.
1) the kingdom
2) friendship and advice of Samuel
3) the Holy Spirit
David had many chances to kill Saul. Why wouldn't he?
He feared God and would not touch the Lord's anointed; he trusted God and His timing
The people of Israel wanted Gideon to be their king. Gideon responded saying that the LORD is their king. Interestingly, Gideon named his son "Abimelech," meaning what?
"My father is king"
Complete the following genealogy that occurs at the end of the book of Ruth:
Perez, Hezron, Ram, Amminadab, Nahshon, Salmon, _____, _____, _____, _____.
Boaz, Obed, Jesse, David
After Saul had sinned by not killing the Amalekite king, Samuel rebuked him. Complete this part of his rebuke:
"Has the LORD as much delight in burnt offerings and _____ As in _____ the voice of the LORD? Behold, to _____ is better than ________, And to heed than the _____ of rams.
sacrifices, obeying, obey, sacrifice, fat
The women of Israel sang when the Israelite army returned from fighting Goliath and the Philistines, and their song angered Saul. Complete their song:
"Saul has slain his ________, And David his ____ _________."
thousands, ten thousands
When fleeing from Saul, David hid his parents in the foreign country where his great-grandmother was from. Where did David hide his parents?
Moab