Judges Flashcards

1
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Summary of the Book of Judges

A

1-2 Israel Fails to Drive out the Canaanites
3-5 Othneil, Ehud, Shamgar, Deborah
6-9 Gideon, Tola, Jair
10-12 Jephthah, Ibzan, Elon, Abdon
13-16 Samson
17-18 Micah and the Danites
19-21 Outrage at Gibeah and its consequences

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2
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Who are the 12 Judges in the book of Judges?

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Othniel
Ehud
Shamgar
Deborah
Gideon
Tola
Jair
Jephthah
Ibzan
Elon
Abdon
Samson

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3
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Who does the Lord say will lead Israel against the Canaanites after Joshua’s death?

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Judah

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4
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Who joined Judah in going against the souther canaanites?

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Simeon

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What is the name of the Canaanite that Judah and Simeon kill in Jerusalem? What did they cut off of his?

A

Adoni-bezek
Cut off his thumbs and great toes.

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What did Judah do to the city of Jerusalem after killing Adoni-bezek?

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Set it on fire.

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7
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Who drove out the thee sons of Anak and settled in Hebron?

A

Caleb

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8
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What did the children of Benjamin do with the Jebusites?

A

Failed to drive them out of Jerusalem but instead dwelt with them.

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9
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What was the name of Beth-el before?

A

Luz

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10
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What is an anologous story to the one in Judges 1 when the House of Joseph go up against Beth-el and a man helps them?

A

The story of Joshua 2 and 6 when the Harlot Rahab in Jericho

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11
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What did the Tribes of Israel do when they didn’t drive out the inhabitants?

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Made the Canaanites pay tribute.

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12
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Where did the angel of the Lord come up from to remind Israel that they are not to make league with the native Canaanites?

A

From Gilgal to Bochim

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13
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What does the word Bochim mean?

A

Weeping

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14
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What Gods did Israel go after once Joshua and those who knew him died?

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They served Baal and Ashtaroth, the Gods of the Canaanites

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15
Q

What did God do to deliver the Israelites from the spoilers that spoiled them once they served false Gods?

A

He raised up Judges

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16
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What reason were the Gods Baal and Ashtaroth attractive to the Israelites beside they were the Gods of the Natives?

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They were associated with agriculture and fertility which is now needed for Israel to grow crops.

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17
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Which female gods did Israel start worshiping in Judges?

A

Ashtaroth

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18
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After the Israelites first started worshipping Baalim and Asheroth what king of Mesopotamia enslaved them?

A

Chushan-rishathaim

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19
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How long did Chushan-rishathaim enslave Israel?

A

8 years

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20
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Who was the deliverer the Lord raised up to deliver the Israelites from the king of Mesopotamia?

A

Othniel, Caleb’s younger brother

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21
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How long did the Israelites have rest after Othniel killed Chushan-rishathaim?

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40 years

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22
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What king enslaved Israel after Othniel died? What was he king of?

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Eglon, the king of Moab

23
Q

Who did the Lord raise as a deliverer to slay the king of Moab, Eglon? What tribe was he from?

A

Ehud, a Benjamanite

24
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How did Ehud kill Eglon?

A

He brought him gifts then told him he had a message from God for him and killed him with a concealed dagger. He locked the doors to the room and the servants waited a while before checking on him and then found him dead.

25
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How many years did Eglon rule over Israel?

A

18 years.

26
Q

How many mend did Ehud and the Israelites slay in Moab?

A

10,000

27
Q

How long did the Israelites have peace after Ehud killed Eglon, and the Israelites slayed the Moabites?

A

80 years

28
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Who was the deliverer after Ehud?

A

Shamgar

29
Q

Who did Shamgar kill for the Israelites?

A

600 Philistines

30
Q

After Ehud and Shamgar who ruled the Israelites?

A

Jabin

31
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Who was the Judge of the Israelites when Jabin ruled over them?

A

Deborah

32
Q

Who did Deborah call to to slay Sisera? Who was Sisera?

A

Sisera was the captain of Jabin’s army
Deborah called Barak to kill her with ten thousand men from the tribes of Naphtali and Zebulun

33
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Who killed Sisera?

A

Jail the wife of Heber the Kenite.

34
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How many years did the Israelites have rest after Jabin was killed?

A

40 years.

35
Q

Who oppressed Israel after Jabin?

A

Midian

36
Q

Who did God send to save Israel from Midian?

A

Gideon

37
Q

What tribe is Gideon from?

A

Manasseh

38
Q

Who was Gideon’s father?

A

Joash

39
Q

What got Gideon to believe God had called him to save Israel?

A

An angel of the Lord vanished in front of him.

40
Q

What did Gideon do after he believed because the Angel of the Lord disappeared in front of him?

A

Built an altar called Jehovah-shalom

41
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Why did the people want to kill Gideon which required his father’s intervention?

A

He destroyed the altar of Baal and made an altar to the Lord

42
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What was Gideon’s father’s response to him destroying the altar of Baal?

A

He sided with his son against the people

43
Q

What was Gideon’s new name after destroying the altar of Baal?

A

Jerubbaal

44
Q

What sign did Gideon require even after being renamed Jerubbaal before destroying the Midianites?

A

A fleece being wet in the morning and then dry the next morning.

45
Q

Before Gideon went to fight the Midianites how did the Lord select which soldiers to actually send?

A

First he sent away all that were fearful. Then he had them go to the water and only kept the ones that lappeth of the water with his tongue.

46
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How many men did Gideon take to surround the Midianites and blow trumpets to scatter them?

A

300

47
Q

What two cities refused to help Gideon in his pursuit of Zebah and Zalmunna?

A

Succoth and Penuel

48
Q

How did Gideon punish the people of Succoth and Penuel for not helping him?

A

Took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth. He killed them all

49
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Who are the two sons of Gideon and what two versions of him can they represent?

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Jether - refused to do the killing so represent his past self afraid like Moses before going to Egypt
Abimelech - 2nd son who is strong representing the Aaron version of him that made the Ephod/Idol for the people

50
Q

Who ruled the people after Gideon?

A

His son Abimelech

51
Q

What did Abimelech do to his brothers? 70 sons of Gideon?

A

He killed all of them except Jotham to ensure he could be the next ruler

52
Q

How long did Abimelech reign over Israel after killing his brothers?

A

3 years

53
Q

How did Abimelech die?

A

A woman dropped a millstone on his head but he quickly had a young armourbearer, a man, kill him with a sword so it wouldn’t be spoken of him that a woman killed him.