SEARCHING THE SCRIPTURES

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1 SEARCHING THE SCRIPTURES "Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me." John 5:39 JUDGES By Dr. Emory M. Upshaw

2 2 JUDGES 1 1. What question was asked in verse 1? 2. Who was told to go for Israel in verse 2? 3. Who promised his daughter in verse 12? 4. Who did Caleb drive from Hebron in verse 20? 5. What was Bethel's first name according to verse 23? 6. What sad fact is given many times in verses 27-36? JUDGES 2 1. Who spoke to the children of Israel in verses 1-5? 2. Where was Joshua buried according to verse 9? 3. What is different about the generation in verse 10? 2

3 3 4. What did the children of Israel do in verse 11? 5. What is Joshua warned about and what would be the consequences in verses 11-15? 6. Who did the Lord raise up in verse 16? 7. What would God use the enemy for in verse 22? JUDGES 3 1. What about the Israelites was the enemy used to prove in verse 22? 2. What did the Israelites do that they were not supposed to do in verse 6? 3. What judge was raised up and whose son was he according to verse 9? 4. Who was the judge and what do you learn about him according to verse 15? 3

4 4 5. How did Ehud handle Eglon, king of Moab in verses 16-29? 6. How long did Israel have rest according to verse 30? JUDGES 4 1. Who was raised up to judge Israel in verses 1-4? 2. Who did Deborah ask to serve with her according to verse 6? 3. Who killed Sisera and how in verses 15-25? JUDGES 5 1. Who sang a duet in verse 1? JUDGES 6 1. How long was Israel in the hands of Midian in verse 1? 2. What was Gideon doing when he was called to be a judge in verse 11? 4

5 5 3. How was Gideon described in verse 12? 4. What two things did Gideon say about himself in verse 15? 5. How did Gideon say he saw the Lord in verse 22? 6. What was the name of Gideon's altar in verse 24? 7. What was Gideon told to do and not to do in verses 25-26? 8. How did Gideon test the Lord in verses 36-40? JUDGES 7 1. What was Gideon's new name in verse 1? 2. Why were there too many people in the army in verses 2-3? 3. What was the first test to decrease the army in verse 3? 5

6 6 4. What was the second test in verses 4-7? 5. How many men went with Gideon in verse 7? 6. What things were used in capturing the Midianites in verses 15-17? 7. What was the cry of Gideon and his army in verse 18-20? JUDGES 8 1. Who did Gideon say would rule over Israel in verses 22-23? 2. What did Gideon make from the earrings in verses 24-27? 3. How long did Gideon judge Israel in verse 28? 4. How many sons did Gideon have in verses 30-31? 6

7 7 JUDGES 9 1. Which son did the people follow in verses 1-4? 2. What did Abimelech do in verses 4-5? 3. Which son escaped the killing in verse 5? 4. What did God send upon Abimelech in verse 23? 5. What happened to Abimelech in verse 53? 6. How did Abimelech die in verse 54? JUDGES Who was judge after Gideon in verse 1? 2. What judge is found in verse 3? 7

8 8 JUDGES What was Jephthah's mother in verse 1? 2. Who was called to be judge in verse 27? 3. What did Jephthah promise God in verse 30? 4. Who came out of the house to meet him in verses 34-35? 5. How was his vow fulfilled in verses 36-40? JUDGES What were the Gileadites called in verse 4? 2. How did the Gileadites test people in verses 4-6? 3. How long did Jephthah judge Israel in verse 7? 4. Who followed Jephthah as judge in verse 8? 8

9 9 5. Who followed Ibzan as judge in verse 11? 6. Who followed Elon as judge in verse 13? JUDGES How long were the Israelites captives of the Philistines in verse 1? 2. Who did not have a son in verse 2? 3. What would Manoah's son be in verse 5? 4. What did Manoah ask the angel of the Lord? 5. What did the angel say about his name in verses 16-18? 6. What happened to the angel of the Lord concerning the offering in verses 19-23? 7. What was the son's name in verses 24-25? 9

10 10 JUDGES Where did Samson see a woman that he wanted in verses 1-3? 2. Of what people was the woman? 3. What did Samson kill in verse 5? 4. How did Samson's companions threaten his wife in verses 12-15? 5. What method did Samson's wife use on him in verses 16-17? 6. How did Samson refer to his wife in verse 18? 7. Who came upon Samson in verse 19? 8. What happened to his wife in verse 20? JUDGES Who was offered to Samson instead of his wife in verses 1-2? 10

11 11 2. What did Samson do in rebelling against his father-in-law in verses 3-5? 3. How did the Philistines react in verse 6? 4. How many men did Samson slay and with what in verses 14-17? 5. What did God provide for Samson in verse 19? 6. How long did Samson judge Israel in verse 20? JUDGES What woman from Sorek did Samson love in verses 1-4? 2. Who asked Delilah to find out about the source of Samson's strength in verse 5? 3. With what was Samson bound in verses 6-9? 4. What was the second method used on Samson in verses 10-12? 11

12 12 5. What was the third method used to bind him? 6. What would cause Samson to lose his strength in verse 17? 7. What did Delilah do in verses 18-20? 8. Describe Samson's sad condition in verses What did Samson pray for in verse 28? 10. What did Samson want to avenge for in verse 29? 11. How many Philistines were slain in verses 30-31? JUDGES Who had a house of gods in verses 1-5? 2. What was the condition of Israel at this time in verse 6? 12

13 13 3. Why did Micah think God would do him good in verses 9-13? JUDGES How is the land described in verse 10? JUDGES What are the men called in verse 22? 2. What sinful act is found in verse 25? 3. What did the man do to his concubine in verses 26-30? JUDGES What tribe was to go against Benjamin in verse 18? JUDGES What tribe was missing when Israel gathered to worship in verses 1-7? 2. Which verse describes the condition so often found in Israel? 13

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