Quiz 11 Flashcards
True or false? Before the Israelites embarked on a “holy war” they often made a sacrifice to God.
False (1 Samuel 7:9)
Some of the strongest and bravest of David’s soldiers formed a group known as “The Thirty.” But there were more than 30 of them. How many were there?
37
Who described the word of God as, “Living and active. Sharper than any double edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow”?
The writer of Hebrews
Which army was completely captured by David except for “four hundred young men who rode off on camels and fled”?
The Amalekite army
When Gideon attacked the Midianite camp what did he tell his soldiers to shout out?
“For the Lord and for Gideon”
In which Old Testament book is the following complaint found, “I am a man of peace; but when I speak, they are for war”?
Psalms
Who once “mobilized twenty-six thousand swordsmen”?
The Benjamites
Which short Old Testament prophetic book says of the wicked people of Nineveh, “the sword will cut you down and, like grasshoppers, consume you”?
The book of Nahum
Micah 5:5 states, “When the Assyrian invades our land and marches through our fortresses, we will raise against him seven shepherds, even eight leaders of men.” What do “seven” and “eight” denote?
Many
What happened to Israel’s last king, Zedekiah, before he was exiled in Babylon?
He was blinded
What does the psalmist call on God to do with nations who delight in war?
To scatter them
When Jesus predicted that we would hear of wars and rumors of wars, how did he say we should react to such news?
We should not be alarmed
Which Old Testament prophet referred to God as his “war club”?
Jeremiah
Which Old Testament book describes seven times how the Israelites rejected God and then were delivered when God raised up a military champion?
The book of Judges
The reigns of how many judges are recorded in the book of Judges?
12
