Judges Bible quiz · 10 questions
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Pick an answer, then see the verse that settles it.
Which prophet led Israel as judge and held court under a palm tree?
Hannah · Deborah · Jael
Answer
Deborah. Judges 4:4-5: “Now Deborah, a prophet, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time. She used to sit under the Palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, and the Israelites came up to her for judgment.” Read it
Who killed Sisera with a tent peg?
Deborah · Delilah · Jael
Answer
Jael. Judges 4:21: “But Jael, Heber’s wife, took a tent peg and picked up a hammer. She went to him quietly and drove the peg through his temple until it went down into the ground, while he lay fast asleep and exhausted. So he died.” Read it
What did Gideon lay on the threshing floor to test God’s promise?
His staff · A fleece of wool · A bowl of water
Answer
A fleece of wool. Judges 6:37: “look, I am putting a wool fleece on the threshing floor. If there is dew on the fleece alone, and all the ground is dry, then I will know that you will save Israel by my hand, as you have said.”” Read it
How many men did God keep with Gideon to fight Midian?
Ten thousand · Twelve · Three hundred
Answer
Three hundred. Judges 7:7: “Yahweh said to Gideon, “With the three hundred men who lapped I will save you and give Midian into your hand. Let all the others go, each to his own place.”” Read it
What did Gideon’s men carry into battle?
Trumpets and jars with torches inside · Swords and shields · Bows and arrows
Answer
Trumpets and jars with torches inside. Judges 7:16: “He divided the three hundred men into three companies and put trumpets and empty jars into the hands of all of them, with torches inside the jars.” Read it
What was never to touch Samson’s head?
Oil · A razor · A crown
Answer
A razor. Judges 13:5: “For you will conceive and give birth to a son. No razor is to touch his head, because the boy will be a Nazirite to God from the womb. He will begin to save Israel from the hand of the Philistines.”” Read it
What animal did Samson tear apart with his bare hands?
A young lion · A bear · A wolf
Answer
A young lion. Judges 14:5-6: “Samson went down to Timnah with his father and mother. When they came to the vineyards of Timnah, suddenly a young lion came roaring toward him. The Spirit of Yahweh rushed on him, and he tore the lion apart as one would tear a young goat, though he had nothing in his hand. But he did not tell his father or his mother what he had done.” Read it
What did Samson use to strike down a thousand men?
A millstone · A wooden club · A donkey’s jawbone
Answer
A donkey’s jawbone. Judges 15:15: “He found a fresh jawbone of a donkey, reached out his hand, took it, and struck down a thousand men with it.” Read it
Who found out the secret of Samson’s strength for the Philistines?
Delilah · Jael · Jezebel
Answer
Delilah. Judges 16:18: “When Delilah saw that he had told her everything that was in his heart, she sent for the rulers of the Philistines with this message: “Come up once more, for he has told me everything that is in his heart.” So the rulers of the Philistines came up to her, bringing the silver with them.” Read it
How does Judges end? “In those days there was no king in Israel…”
“everyone did what was right in their own eyes” · “and the land had rest forty years” · “and the priests ruled the people”
Answer
“everyone did what was right in their own eyes”. Judges 21:25: “In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in their own eyes.” Read it
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