Judges
Judges chapter 1, verse 1: What did Israel ask God? “Who will go up and fight against the Canaanites?” What did God answer? “Judah shall go up.” Verse 6: What did they do to King Adonibezek? They cut off his thumbs and great toes. Verse 7: What did Adonibezek say? “As I have done, so God has requited me.” Verse 26: Who built the city of Luz? The men helped Israel find the entrance of the city of Bethel. What was the ancient name for Bethel? Luz.
Judges chapter 2, verse 8: How old was Joshua when he died? 110. Verse 14: What did God do when Israel served Baal? He delivered them into the hand of spoilers, so that they could not stand before their enemies. Verse 15: Wherever they went out, the hand of the Lord was against them for evil.
Judges chapter 3, verse 5: Who did God leave in the land to prove Israel? Philistines, Canaanites, and Hivites. Verse 4: They were to prove Israel whether they would hearken to the commandments of the Lord. Verse 6: What did Israel do? Serve their gods.
Verse 8: Therefore the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel, and He sold them into the hand of Chushan-rishathaim, king of Mesopotamia. They served him how many years? 8 years. Verse 9: Who did God raise up to deliver Israel? Othniel. Who was he? Caleb’s younger brother. Verse 11: The land had rest 40 years, and Othniel died. Verse 12: Whom did God send because Israel did evil again? Eglon, king of Moab. Verse 14: How long did Israel serve Eglon? 18 years. Verse 15: Who did God send as deliverer? Ehud, son of Gera, a man left-handed. Why? But the children of Israel cried unto the Lord. Verse 21: What did Ehud do to Eglon? Kill him. Verse 30: How long was Israel at peace after the war against Moab? 80 years.
Verse 31: What did Shamgar do? Slew 600 Philistines with an ox goad and delivered Israel.
Judges chapter 4, verse 2: Who did God send after Israel turned again? Jabin, king of Canaan. Verse 3: Why did Israel cry unto God? Because they had 900 chariots of iron. How long did he mightily oppress Israel? 20 years. Verse 4: Who judged Israel then? Deborah, prophetess of Lapidoth. Verse 5: Where did the children of Israel come for judgment? Under the palm tree to Deborah, between Ramah and Bethel.
Judges chapter 5, verse 24: Why did they call Jael blessed? Because she smote Sisera, Israel’s enemy. Verse 30: What was some of Israel’s prey of Sisera? A damsel or two. Verse 31: How long did the land have rest after Sisera? 40 years.
Judges chapter 6, verse 1: Unto whom did God deliver Israel for doing evil? Midian, for 7 years. Verse 2: What did Israel do because of the Midianites? Caves and dens. Verse 3: Who came up against Israel? Midianites, Amalekites, and the children of the east. Verse 5: How did they come? As grasshoppers for multitude; both they and their camels were without number. Verse 15: Who did God send to deliver Israel? Gideon.
Verse 21: How did Gideon know it was the Angel of the Lord? He put the staff on the offering; fire came out. Verse 25: What did God tell him to do? At night He told him to throw down Baal’s altar and cut down the grove that is by it. What is a grove? A small wood or group of trees. Verse 30: What did the men of the city want to do to Gideon because of Baal’s altar? Kill him. Verse 31: What did Gideon’s father tell those men? “If he be a god, let him plead for himself.” Verse 37: What sign did God show Gideon would save Israel? The fleece of wool on the floor; if dew was on the fleece only. Did God grant Gideon’s other request? Yes, dew on the ground and fleece dry.
Judges chapter 7, verse 1: What is Gideon’s other name? Jerubbaal. What does it mean? Let Baal plead for himself. Verse 2: What did God tell Gideon to do? “The people that are with you are too many.” Why did God say that? “Lest Israel vaunt themselves against Me, saying, Mine own hand has saved me.” Verse 3: Whom did God ask to return? Those who were fearful and afraid. Verse 22: How many returned? 22,000. How many remained? 10,000. Verse 5: How did God divide the people further? He brought them to the water. Who were not to go? Those that lapped water with their tongue as a dog. Verse 6: What did the 300 do? Lapped, putting their hands to their mouths. Verse 13: What dream did the Midianites have? A cake of barley smote the camp of Midian, came to a tent, smote it, and overturned it.
Verse 15: What did Gideon say after he heard the dream? “Arise, for the Lord has delivered into your hand the host of Midian.” Verse 16: How did he organize the army? 3 groups, 100, trumpet, hand, empty pitcher, lamps within pitcher.
Judges chapter 8, verse 5: Who refused to give bread to Gideon and 300 men? The men of Succoth. Verse 6: Why? “Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread to your army?” Verse 7: What did Gideon answer? “When I return, I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers.” Verse 9: Who also refused to give bread to Gideon? The men of Penuel. Verse 9: What did Gideon answer? “When I return, I will break down this tower.”
Verse 23: What did Gideon answer when Israel told him to rule over them? “The Lord shall rule over you.” Verse 27: What did Gideon do wrong? Made an ephod with the earrings of the princes of Midian. Verse 28: How long was Israel at peace after Midian’s defeat? 40 years. Verse 30: How many sons did Gideon have? 70. How many wives? Many. Verse 34: What did Israel do after Gideon’s death? Go after Baal and show no kindness to Gideon’s house according to all the goodness which he had shown unto Israel.
Judges chapter 9, verse 1: Who was the son of Jerubbaal? Abimelech. Verse 5: What did Abimelech, Gideon’s son, do? Killed Gideon’s 70 sons except Jotham the youngest, who escaped. Where did he kill them? Upon one stone. Verse 6: What did the men of Shechem do? Made Abimelech king. Verse 7: What happened while they were making Abimelech king? Jotham cried with a loud voice from the top of Mount Gerizim. Who was Jotham? Gideon’s son. Verse 8: What did he say? “The trees went forth to anoint a king over them.” Verse 9: Who said no? Olive tree, fig, vine. Verse 15: Who said maybe yes? The bramble. “If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow; and if not, let fire come out of the bramble and devour the cedars of Lebanon.” Verse 19: “If ye have dealt truly with Jerubbaal, then rejoice in Abimelech.” Verse 20: “But if not, let fire come from Abimelech and devour the men of Shechem.” Verse 21: And Jotham ran away, went to Beer, and dwelt there for fear of Abimelech his brother. Verse 23: What happened after Abimelech reigned 3 years? God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem. The men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech. Verse 25: What did the men of Shechem do? Set liers in wait for him on the tops of the mountains. Verse 26: In whom did the men of Shechem put confidence? Gaal, son of Ebed. Verse 29: Who asked Abimelech to go to war? Gaal. Verse 30: Who was angry at this? Zebul, ruler of the city. Verse 45: What did Abimelech sow on the ground after he took Shechem? Salt. Verse 46: What did the men in the tower of Shechem do? Entered the house of the god Berith. Verse 49: What did Abimelech tell his army to do? Cut boughs and set them at the foot of the tower. What happened next? Set it on fire, and 1,000 persons died. What is a bough? A main branch of a tree.
Verse 50: Which city did Abimelech fight next? Thebez. What happened when they encircled the tower? A woman threw a millstone. Verse 54: What did Abimelech ask his armor bearer to do while dying? Slay him. Why? That men say not of me, “A woman slew him.” Verse 56: Was this from God? This God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did in slaying his 70 brothers. Verse 57: All the evil of the men of Shechem God did render upon their heads. Upon them came the curse of Jotham, the son of Jerubbaal.
Judges chapter 10, verse 1: Who arose to defend Israel after Abimelech? Tola, son of Puah. Verse 2: How long did he judge Israel? 23 years. Verse 3: Who rose after him? Jair, who judged 22 years. Verse 4: How many sons did he have? 30 sons rode on 30 ass colts. They had 30 cities called Havoth-jair. Verse 7: Whom did God send because Israel worshipped Baal again? Philistines and Ammon. Verse 8: How long were they oppressed? 18 years. Verse 13: What did God tell them? “You have forsaken Me and worshipped other gods; therefore I will deliver you no more.” Verse 14: “Go and cry unto the gods which you have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation.” Verse 15: What did Israel tell God? “We have sinned. Do to us whatsoever seems good to you; deliver us only, we pray thee, this day.” Verse 16: And they put away the strange gods among them and served the Lord. And God’s soul was grieved for the misery of Israel. Grieved, Greek translation: to be short, discouraged, straightened, be vexed.
Judges chapter 11, verse 1: Who was Jephthah? Son of a harlot thrust out of the family. Verse 3: He dwelt in the land of Tob. Verse 5: What happened when Ammon made war with Israel? They sought Jephthah in Tob. Verse 7: What did Jephthah answer? “Did you not hate me and expel me out of my father’s house? Why are you come to me now that you are in distress?” Verse 30: What vow did Jephthah make? To offer the first things that comes out of the doors of his house if he wins the war. Verse 40: How many times a year did the daughters of Israel lament the daughter of Jephthah? 4 days a year.
Judges chapter 12, verse 1: What did the men of Ephraim say to Jephthah? “We will burn your house because you did not call us to go to war.” Verse 5: What did the Gileadites do to the Ephraimites? Slay all those who could not say Shibboleth. Verse 6: How many died like this? 42,000. Verse 7: How long did Jephthah judge Israel? 6 years.
Verse 8: Who followed Jephthah in judging? Ibzan. Verse 9: How many sons did he have? 30 sons. What did he go to find? 30 daughters for his sons. Verse 9: How long did he judge Israel? 7 years. Verse 11: Who followed Ibzan? Elon. How long did he judge Israel? 10 years. Verse 13: Who followed him? Abdon. Verse 14: How many sons did he have? 40 sons.
Judges chapter 13, verse 1: Israel did evil again; to whom did God deliver them? Philistines, 40 years. Verse 8: What did Manoah, Samson’s father, ask God? To send the Angel of the Lord again. What did God do? Listen. Verse 18: What did the Angel of the Lord answer when asked His name? “Why do you ask after my name, seeing it is secret?” What did the Angel of the Lord do as they were offering sacrifice? He did wondrously. Wondrously, Greek: extraordinary, beyond one’s power, too difficult to do, difficult to understand. Verse 20: What did Manoah and his wife see? Flame going to heaven and the Angel of the Lord going in the flame.
Verse 25: Where did the Spirit of the Lord start to move Samson? In the camp between Dan, Zorah, and Eshtaol.
Judges chapter 14, verse 4: What was of the Lord in Samson’s life? Getting a wife from the Philistines that He sought an occasion against the Philistines. Verse 12: How long did the Philistines have to answer the riddle? 7 days. What was the price? 30 sheets and 30 changes of raiment. Verse 15: What did they tell Samson’s wife? “Declare unto us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father’s house.” Verse 18: What was the answer of the riddle? “What is sweeter than honey, and what is stronger than a lion?” Verse 19: What did Samson do for raiment? Went to Ashkelon and slew 30 men.
Judges chapter 15, verse 2: What did Samson’s wife’s father do when the wife was given to his friend? Proposed his sister. Verse 4: What did Samson do because of this? Took 300 foxes and burned corn. Verse 6: What did the Philistines do? Burned the wife and father alive. Verse 11: What did the men of Israel want to do to Samson when the Philistines came to war? Give over Samson. Verse 15: What did Samson do when delivered to the Philistines? Slew 1,000 men with the jawbone of an ass. Verse 19: What did God do when Samson was thirsty? God clave an hollow place that was in the jaw, and there came water. Verse 20: How long did Samson judge Israel? 20 years.
Judges chapter 16, verses 1-4: Who did Samson love? A prostitute and Delilah. Verse 4: Where was she from? The valley of Sorek. Verse 11: What did the Philistines propose to Delilah to discover Samson’s strength? 1,100 pieces of silver each. Verse 28: What did Samson ask God at the feast? “Remember me and strengthen me, I pray Thee, only this once, that I may be avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes.” Verse 30: What did Samson say while he was pulling the pillars? “Let me die with the Philistines.” Verse 31: Where is Samson buried? Between Zorah and Eshtaol. How long did he judge Israel? 20 years.
Judges chapter 17, verse 5: What did Micah have? An house of gods. He consecrated one of his sons, who became a priest. Verse 6: In those days there were no priests in Israel, but every man did what was right in his own eyes. Verse 10: What did Micah tell the Levite? “Dwell with me, and be for me a father and a priest.” How much was he paid? 10 shekels of silver a year. Verse 13: Then Micah said, “Now I know that the Lord will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.”
Judges chapter 18, verse 19: Who took the Levite? 600 armed men of Dan. Verse 26: What did Micah do when they took the gods and priest? Ran after them with his household. What did he do when he saw they were stronger? Returned to his house.
Judges chapter 20, verse 15: How many of Benjamin went to war against Israel? 26,000. How many could use a sling? 700 at hair breadth and not miss. Verse 17: How many of Israel went to war after Benjamin abused the concubine? 400,000. Verse 18: Who did God say would go to war first? Judah. What happened the first day? Benjamin killed 22,000 of Israel. Verse 23: What did Israel ask God? “Shall we go to battle against Benjamin?” What did God answer? “Go up against him.” Verse 25: What happened the second day? Benjamin killed 18,000 of Israel. Verse 28: What did they ask God again? “Shall we go up to battle?” God answered yes.
Judges chapter 21, verse 7: Why could not Israel give wives to Benjamin? “We have sworn we will not give our daughters.” Verse 21: In those days there was no king; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.