What bad thing did the people of Israel do when they came out of the land of Egypt and settled in the land of Canaan (Promised Land)?
They began to leave God and worship idols
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What happened to the Israelites when they left God?
God delivered them into the hand of their enemies who enslaved them and made their life very difficult.
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When they were oppressed and repented to God, who did God send to them?
God sent them a judge to deliver them.
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When they were no longer under the bondage of the enemy, they settled for a while and worshiped God, but then went back and worshiped idols. How long did this trend happen?
400 years (The rule of the judges)
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Who chose the judges?
Judges were people chosen by God to rule and to deliver the Israelites from the bondage of their enemies. There often was more than one judge at the same time.
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Gideon was a famous judge from which tribe?
He was from the tribe of Manasseh
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What does the name Gideon mean?
His name means warrior.
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When the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, who did the Lord deliver them to for 7 years? (Beginning with the letter 'M')
Midianites
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True or false? The Midianites were very hard on the Israelites, so much that the Israelites had to make for themselves dens and caves and strongholds in the mountains to hide from them.
True
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In the Old Testament, who is the Angel of God?
The Angel of God was the appearance of God, the Word Jesus Christ Himself.
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What did the Angel of God say to Gideon? (Memory verse!)
“The Lord is with you, you mighty man of valor!” Judges 6:12
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What did Gideon ask from the Angel of God to be sure that it was God talking to him?
To show him a sign so that he can be sure that it was God who was talking to him
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What 2 edible things did Gideon prepare for the Angel of God?
Gideon went in and prepared a young goat, and unleavened bread.
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When the Angel of God touched the meat and unleavened bread with the stick that was in His hand, what came out of the rock and consumed the meat and unleavened bread?
A fire
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What did the Angel of God ask Gideon to tear down?
His father’s altar of Baal and to build an altar to the Lord and offer a burnt sacrifice
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How many Midianites fought against the Israelites?