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Gideon the Judge

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  • Gideon was a famous judge from which tribe?
    He was from the tribe of Manasseh
  • 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.
  • What does the name Gideon mean?
    His name means warrior.
  • 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
  • The Lord said to Gideon to select his army: “Everyone who laps from the water with his tongue, as a dog laps, you shall set apart by himself; likewise, everyone who gets down on his knees to drink” How many men lapped?
    300 men
  • 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
  • How many Midianites fought against the Israelites?
    A huge army of 135,000 men
  • True or false? It is not by our might or our power, but by God’s power that we can be victorious
    True
  • 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
  • What 3 things did Gideon given to his men?
    A trumpet, a pitcher and a torch
  • What 2 edible things did Gideon prepare for the Angel of God?
    Gideon went in and prepared a young goat, and unleavened bread.
  • What did the Angel of God say to Gideon? (Memory verse!)
    “The Lord is with you, you mighty man of valor!” Judges 6:12
  • In the Old Testament, who is the Angel of God?
    The Angel of God was the appearance of God, the Word Jesus Christ Himself.
  • How did the Midianites end up fighting against each other?
    Gideon's men blew the trumpets and broke the pitchers in their hands, and other groups did the same on each side of camp causing confusion
  • How many men did Gideon gather to fight against the Midianites?
    Gideon gathered 32,000 men
  • The Lord asked Gideon to tell the people that whoever is afraid can go back. How many of the 32,000 returned and remained?
    22,000 men returned and only 10,000 men remained.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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)
  • What did Gideon put on the floor and asked God to put dew on this only and to leave the ground dry?
    Fleece of wool
  • True or false? Gideon said to God, let the fleece be dry but let the dew be on the ground only.
    True
  • When they were oppressed and repented to God, who did God send to them?
    God sent them a judge to deliver them.
  • 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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