Quickly wandering away from God
After Joshua died, there was no central government and no strong spiritual leadership. The next generation did not know God and repeatedly drifted into idol worship. God allowed enemies to invade causing the people to pray
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Ch.1 Incomplete conquest of the new land
Ch.2 Joshua dies
Ch.3 Three judges; (compare 3:5-6 with Deuteronomy 7:3-6)
Ch.4-5 Female judge; God gives them victory over their enemy
Ch.6 Insignificant Gideon is called to lead
Ch.7 Gideon’s mighty army of 300 Gideon’s Cave and the Spring of Harod
Ch.8 Gideon and his army subdue their enemy
Ch.9 Abimelech becomes king through treachery
Ch.10 Israel harassed on both sides by enemies
Ch.11-12 Jephthah, son of a mistress, becomes a leader
Ch.13 Samson’s birth
Ch.14-16 Samson gives into the duplicity of a beautiful woman
Ch.17-21 A time of no judges
Daily life in Israel during the time of Judges
Daily life in Israel during the time of Judges
Questions
How long did the people serve God? (Joshua 24:31; Judges 2:7)
What happened after Joshua died? (2:11-17)
What did God provide for them? (2:16)
How did history repeat itself over and over again? (2:16-19)
Who were the three judges listed in chapter 3?
Why were the foreigners left in the land? (3:4)
Who did Barak insist go with him in war? (4:8) Walking Ancient Kishon
Who was the judge in chapters 6-8?
What was God’s opinion of Gideon? (6:12)
What was Gideon’s opinion of himself? (6:15)
God trimmed the army from ____________to__________to deliver the people. (7:1-7)
As soon as Gideon was dead, what did the people do? (8:33-35)
How did Abimelech die? (9:53)
What was Jephthah’s vow to God? (11:30-31)
What wonderful thing did the Lord do when Manoah and his wife made their offering? (13:19-20)
What was the symbol of Samson’s strength? (16:17)
How many times did he trick Delilah? (Ch.16)
Who stole his mother’s silver? (17:2)
When the silver was returned to her, what did she do with some of it? (17:4)
Why was there a battle between 11 tribes of Israel against their brother tribe of Benjamin? (20:1-48)
How did the Israelites live during this time period? (21:25; 17:6)
Ruth – Redemption
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Ch.1 Ruth and Naomi return to Judah
Ch.2 Ruth gleans in the fields for food
Ch.3 Naomi gives Ruth instructions for meeting Boaz
Ch.4 Redemption
Questions
Why did Elimelech and Naomi move to Moab? (1:1-2)
Of their family, who returns to Judah? (1:7,14,19)
Who returned to Judah with Naomi? (1:16)
What did Ruth give up by going back with Naomi? (1:15-17)
Would she ever go back to her country? (1:17)
Who returned to Judah with Naomi? (1:16)
What did Ruth give up by going back with Naomi? (1:15-17)
Would she ever go back to her country? (1:17)
What did Boaz do to marry Ruth? (Ch.4)
How was she related to King David? (4:21-22)
Redeem(er) – Deuteronomy 7:8; 1 Chronicles 17:21; Galatians 3:13; Isaiah 43:1,14; 44:6