Joshua, Judges, Ruth

Question 1

What is Biblical faith?

Answer 1

Historical;

NOT philosophical

Question 2

What is Biblical faith grounded in?

Answer 2

The historicity of the events recorded;

NOT in philosophical truth

Question 3

What books are included in the Deuteronomistic History?

Answer 3

• Joshua
• Judges
• Ruth
• 1 & 2 Samuel
• 1 & 2 Kings

Question 4

What is another name for the group of books: Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 & 2 Samuel, 1 & 2 Kings?

Answer 4

The Deuteronomistic History

Question 5

Why did Moses solemnly charge his people to destroy the Canaanites?

Answer 5

Not only as a punishment but also to prevent the spiritual contamination of God’s chosen people

Question 6

What are the themes of Joshua?

Answer 6

• Israel moves from Promise to Possession
• The Conquest of Canaan
• God’s Holiness
• God’s faithfulness
• The Achievement of Rest

Question 7

What are 2 major symbols in Joshua?

Answer 7

• -Exodus=Salvation is OFFERED

- -Crossing the Jordan=Salvation is RECEIVED

Question 8

What is the revealed truth in the genocide of the Canaanites commanded?

Answer 8

The believer’s need to purge all sin from one’s life. If you ‘have mercy’ on any sin within you, it will become a contaminant and a grave danger to your spiritual survival. You must declare complete warfare on all known sin leaving ‘no quarter’ (“take no prisoners”) to the enemy.

Question 9

Who are the 3 most important individuals in the era of the book of Joshua?

Answer 9

Joshua
Caleb
Rahab

Question 10

What period of time does the book of Joshua cover?

Answer 10

25 years

Question 11

What does the book of Joshua cover?

Answer 11

The invasion, conquest, and settlement of the nation Israel

Question 12

Like the scarlet cord hanging from a sinner’s window, so…

Answer 12

…the blood of Christ also created a haven of protection from the judgement of God for anyone, good or bad, young or old, slave or free, as long as they came into that sanctuary.

Question 13

What was a metaphor of the blood of Christ creating a haven of protection from the judgement of God for anyone?

Answer 13

The scarlet cord hanging from a sinner’s window

Question 14

What is one of the many lessons we learn in the book of Joshua?

Answer 14

God may ask you to do things that seem unreasonable or illogical. This may be training in faith to be sure you understand that even with your own wisdom and reasoning you must always be as fully dependent and faithful to God as Jesus was

Question 15

Who did Rahab later marry?

Answer 15

A Hebrew man named Salmon

Question 16

Who did Rahab later become?

Answer 16

The great-great-grandmother of King David and an ancestor to Christ

Question 17

What are the 2 principles seen in Ai and the Sin of Achan?

Answer 17

1. Purification from sin

2. Achan is not the only one who suffered for his sin

Question 18

What two lessons do we learn from Gibeonite deception?

Answer 18

1. It is never inappropriate to seek God’s council

2. As creatures created in the image of God, God supremely honors our words

Question 19

Who were the judges?

Answer 19

• The judges were not legal authorities as we would think of using that word today.
• They were charismatic military leaders whom God raised up and empowered for specific tasks

Question 20

What is the cycle used to introduce 6 of the judges

Answer 20

• Sin
• War and slavery
• Repentance
• Deliverance
• Rest

Question 21

What is the required verse from Judges? And how many times is it repeated?

Answer 21

• “In those days, there was no king in Israel; everyone did that which was right in his own eyes.”
• 4 times

Question 22

What is the warning for today (that we get from the required verse)?

Answer 22

Just as this humanistic world view led to spiritual bankruptcy in ancient Israel, so it will lead to the same thing today

Question 23

What were the theological purposes of Judges?

Answer 23

• -To show Israel how easily they were influenced by the nations they did not drive out and destroy.
• -To show why Israel was often defeated and made servants of other nations.
• -To show the severity of the kind of apostasy they were capable of

Question 24

What does Judges record?

Answer 24

The failure of the theocracy (rule directly under God) due to their lack of faith and obedience

Question 25

What is a theocracy?

Answer 25

A rule directly under God

Question 26

Who was the first judge?

Who was he related to and how was he related?

Answer 26

• -Othniel

- -The nephew and the son-in-law of Caleb

Question 27

Why did God cut down the number of Israeli soldiers?

Answer 27

To force them to understand that they could not boast that they accomplished this victory by themselves, but only through the power of God

Question 28

What are some of the warnings that we need to be aware of when it comes to “using a fleece”?

Answer 28

• -If taking Scripture as a whole, it would seem that as one’s relationship with God deepens, the need for such prayers is reduced
• -Using a fleece can easily degenerate into an unhealthy form of shamanism
• -As these forms of prayer rarely occur in Scripture it is probable that God intends that they should be rare in our lives as well, otherwise they could be abused and used as “charms” to “conjure” an answer from God. This can reduce the relational aspect of prayer to simple button-pushing.

Question 29

What was Ruth?

Answer 29

A moabite

Question 30

What does Ruth become?

Answer 30

The second “foreigner” to become a part of the genealogy of the Messiah

Question 31

Besides Ruth, who else is a foreigner part of the genealogy of the Messiah?

Answer 31

Rahab

Question 32

What were the requirements and fulfillments of the Kinsman-Redeemer as a type of Christ?

Answer 32

Requirement:
-Must be a blood relative
Fulfillment in Christ:
-Christ born of a woman

Requirement:
-Be able to purchase forfeited inheritance
Fulfillment in Christ:
-Christ had the merit to pay the price for sinners

Requirement:
-Be willing to buy back the forfeited inheritance
Fulfillment in Christ:
-Christ willingly laid down His life

Requirement:
-Be willing to marry the wife of the deceased kinsman
Fulfillment in Christ:
-The Church became the Bride of Christ