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Judges 3
Study of the book of Judges
Question | Answer |
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Who were the nations God left to prove (test) Israel by them? | Five lords of the Philistines, All the Canaanites, Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt in Mount Lebanon from Mount Baal-hermon unto the entering in of Hamath - 3:1-3 |
What was the purpose of these nations being left? | To know (find out) whether the people of Israel would hearken unto the commandments of the Lord which He commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses - 3:4 |
Who were the people that the Israelites dwelt among? | Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites - 3:5 |
What did the Israelites do with the people they dwelt among? | They married their daughters and gave their daughters to be married to them - 3:6 |
Where did the children of Israel do evil? | In the sight of the Lord - 3:7 |
Who did the children of Israel serve? | Baalim and the groves - 3:7 |
When the people angered God in Judges 3:1-7, who did God sell them into the hand of? | Chushanrishathaim, King of Mesopotamia - 3:8 |
How long did the children of Israel serve Chushanrishathaim the king of Mesopotamia? | 8 years - 3:8 |
After the people cried unto the Lord, who did He send to deliver them? | Othniel, the son of Kenaz, the younger brother of Caleb - 3:9 |
Who did Othniel prevail against to deliver the people? | Chushanrishathaim, King of Mesopotamia - 3:10 |
How long did the land experience peace before Othniel died? | 40 years - 3:11 |
Who did God use to oppress the children of Israel after Othniel died? | Eglon, the king of Moab - 3:12 |
Why did God allow Eglon to rule over Israel? | Because they had done evil in the sight of the Lord - 3:12 |
Who did Eglon get to help him defeat Israel? | The children of Ammon and Amalek - 3:13 |
What city did Eglon capture? | The city of palm trees - 3:13 |
How long did the children of Israel serve Eglon the king of Moab? | 18 years - 3:14 |
Who did God raise up to defeat Eglon the king of Moab? | Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite who was left handed - 3:15 |
By whom did the children of Israel send a present (Tribute) to Eglon the king of Moab? | Ehud - 3:15 |
What did Ehud make to take with him to see the Eglon the king of Moab? | A Dagger - 3:16 |
Describe the dagger Ehud made to go to Eglon the king of Moab? | It had two edges of a cubit length (about 18 inches) - 3:16 |
How did Ehud get in to see Eglon the king of Moab with the dagger? | He hid it under his raiment on his right thigh - 3:16 |
What physical characteristic was pronounced about Eglon? | He was very fat - 3:17 |
How did Ehud get along with Eglon the king of Moab? | He asked those who brought the present (tribute) to leave, told the king he had a secret message and the king asked everyone to leave the room - 3:18-19 |
What did Ehud say he had? | A message from the Lord - 3:20 |
When Ehud told Eglon about having a message from the Lord what did Eglon do? | He arose out of his seat -3:20 |
Where was King Eglon sitting when Ehud came to him with a message? | A summer parlor which he had for himself alone - 3:20 |
What did Ehud do after King Eglon arose? | He took his left hand, removed the dagger from his right thigh and thrust it into the fat belly of the king - 3:21 |
What happened to the dagger when Ehud thrust it into the belly of the king? | The blade and haft both went into the belly and could not be pulled out - 3:22 |
What did come out when the dagger could not come out? | Dirt - 3:22 |
What did Ehud do after he killed Eglon? | He left through the porch, shut the doors and locked them - 3:23 |
Why did the servants no go in to check on King Eglon? | The doors were locked and they thought he was covering his feet (relieving himself) - 3:24 |
How long did the servants wait to open the door to the parlor? | Until they were ashamed - 3:25 |
How did they get into the parlor? | They used a key - 3:25 |
What did they find when they entered the parlor? | The king fallen dead on the earth - 3:25 |
Where did Ehud escape to after he killed King Eglon? | To Seirath - 3:26 |
What did Ehud do when he came to Seirath? | He blew a trumpet (call to assemble) and gathered the men to go to war against Moab - 3:27-30 |
How many men of Moab were slain in the ensuing battle with Moab? | 10,000 lusty men of valor - 3:29 |
How many of the men of Moab escaped from the battle? | None - 3:29 |
How long did the land of Israel have rest after the defeat of Moab? | 80 Years - 3:30 |
Who did God raise up to deliver the children of Israel from the Philistines? | Shamgar the son of Anath - 3:31 |
How many men did Shamgar kill? | 600 men - 3:31 |
What did Shamgar use to slay 600 Philistines? | An ox goad - 3:31 |