Judges

Question 2

Who does the Talmud say is the author of the book of Judges?

Answer 2

Samuel

Question 3

Know the “broken record” of the period of the Judges:

Answer 3

• the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord and the Lord delivered them into the hand of their enemies and they served them ‘x’ number of years and they repented and cried out to the Lord and the Lord sent them a deliverer

Question 4

Know the characteristic of the Israelites during this period

Answer 4

• “Every man did what was right in his own eyes”

Question 5

Know the place name of the battlefield for both Barak and Gideon.

Answer 5

• They fought in the valley of Megiddo. Megiddo means “place of troops” and it was a place of battle from ancient times

Question 6

The phrase “the angel of the Lord” occurs more times in what book than any in other book?

Answer 6

Judges

Question 7

Know the three parts of the Nazarite vow that Samson violated:

Answer 7

• Contact with he dead• Wine• Hair

Question 8

Know the meaning of Samson’s name and the meaning suggested in lecture for Delilah’s name.

Answer 8

• Samson – ‘sunlight’ • Delilah – ‘belonging to the night’