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Judges
A
Judge by Judge Bible Study - 21 January
2018
Archdale
church of Christ – Russ McCullough
Lesson
#9 – Judges 8.1 – 8.21
1. Who
has a complaint and what was it?
2. How
was Gideon accused?
3. What
two rhetorical questions does Gideon now ask of his accusers?
4. What
is the “gleaning of the grape?”
5. What
is the “vintage” in comparison?
6. What
3rd rhetorical question does Gideon now ask?
7. After
these 3 rhetorical questions were asked and answered, what happened to the
wrath of the Eprhriamites?
8. What
does Gideon now do per vs. 4? In what
condition was his army?
9. To
where did Gideon go and what did he ask of those people?
10. Who
was Gideon pursuing?
11. Geography: Succoth is E_______ of the Jordan
and NE of the D__________ S________.
12. What
was their reply? Today, we would call
this P________________.
13. How
did Gideon respond to their terseness?
14. Where
did Gideon go next to ask this same question?
15. Geography:
Penuel is due E___________ of S________________.
16. What
was the response of the Penuelites?
17. How
did Gideon respond to them?
18. Where
was the combined Midian army of Zebah and Zalmunna?
19. Geography:
Karkor is slightly N___________ of Penuel.
20. How
many men of Midian were left? How many
had already fallen?
21. Where
did Gideon attack? What was the
disposition of the enemy?
22. Gideon
attack formation went first N__________ and E______ a considerable ways into
the Arabian desert to N___________, swung around to the S_______ and W_______
to J_____________, then swung around to the N______ W_________ to attack the
enemy at K__________ which is next to P______________.
23. The
two kings did what when attacked? What
happened to them? What result of this came
upon their army?
24. Verse
8.13 - What two words does the King James add here to the text? The original Hebrew says literally; “the
H__________ from the A____________ of..”
The S____________, the S__________ and the A__________ versions model
the O___________ Hebrew, while the KJV T____________ the meaning of the places
name. The word translated “before” in
the KJV means in Hebrew, min maaleh, which means B___
A___________.
25. As
Gideon arrived at Succoth, he captured a Y_____________ man and did what with
him? What intel did Gideon receive from
this young man?
26. What
does Gideon now do with the leaders of Succoth?
27. What
does he now do with Penuel?
28. What
question does Gideon now ask of Zebah and Zalmunna? To whom is he referring? (6.2)
29. What
order does Gideon now give to his first born son?
30. What
was Jether’s reaction? Why?
31. What
does Gideon now do? What did he take?
How does the Holy Spirit
remember Gideon? (Hebrews 11)
ANSWER GRID:
Who
has a complaint and what was it?
Ephraim, “Why were we left out?”
2. How
was Gideon accused?
Fiercely
3. What
two rhetorical questions does Gideon now ask of his accusers?
a. “What
have I done in comparison with you?”
b. “Is
not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the (vintage) of
Abiezer?”
4. What
is the “gleaning of the grape?”
The very last left overs in the
corner of the field for the poor
5. What
is the “vintage” in comparison?
The very best first fruits
6. What
3rd rhetorical question does Gideon now ask?
“What have I been able to do in
comparison with you?”
7. After
these 3 rhetorical questions were asked and answered, what happened to the
wrath of the Eprhriamites?
It subsided
8. What
does Gideon now do per vs. 4? In what
condition was his army?
Crossed over Jordan with his 300
men. “Exhausted yet pursuing.”
9. To
where did Gideon go and what did he ask of those people?
Succoth. He asked for bread for he and his men.
10. Who
was Gideon pursuing?
Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian
11. Geography: Succoth is E_______ of the Jordan
and NE of the D__________ S________.
East.
Dead Sea.
12. What
was their reply? Today, we would call
this P________________.
No, you haven’t won as yet. No reward until success. Quid Pro Quo.
Pragmatism.
13. How
did Gideon respond to their terseness?
When I win I will return and flay
your bodies with the thorns of the wilderness.
14. Where
did Gideon go next to ask this same question?
Penuel
15. Geography:
Penuel is due E___________ of S________________.
East.
Succoth.
16. What
was the response of the Penuelites?
The same answer as he heard in
Succoth.
17. How
did Gideon respond to them?
I will break down this tower.
18. Where
was the combined Midian army of Zebah and Zalmunna?
Karkor.
19. Geography:
Karkor is slightly N___________ of Penuel.
Northeast.
20. How
many men of Midian were left? How many
had already fallen?
15,000. 120,000.
21. Where
did Gideon attack? What was the
disposition of the enemy?
By way of the tent dwellers east of
Nobah and Jogbehah. They felt secure.
22. Gideon
attack formation went first N__________ and E______ a considerable ways into
the Arabian desert to N___________, swung around to the S_______ and W_______
to J_____________, then swung around to the N______ W_________ to attack the
enemy at K__________ which is next to P______________.
North and East. Nobah.
South and West. Jogbehah. North West.
Karkor. Penuel.
23. The
two kings did what when attacked? What
happened to them? What result of this came
upon their army?
Fled.
They were captured. Panic.
24. Verse
8.13 - What two words does the King James add here to the text? The original Hebrew says literally; “the
H__________ from the A____________ of..”
The S____________, the S__________ and the A__________ versions model
the O___________ Hebrew, while the KJV T____________ the meaning of the places
name. The word translated “before” in
the KJV means in Hebrew, min maaleh, which means B___
A___________.
Comes up. Heres
Ascent. Septuagint. Syriac.
Arabic. Original. Translates.
By Ascent.
25. As
Gideon arrived at Succoth, he captured a Y_____________ man and did what with
him? What intel did Gideon receive from
this young man?
Young. Question.
The names of 77 elders and leaders of Succoth.
26. What
does Gideon now do with the leaders of Succoth?
Teaches them a lesson by flaying
their flesh with the thorns of the wilderness.
27. What
does he now do with Penuel?
Broke down their tower and killed the
men of the city.
28. What
question does Gideon now ask of Zebah and Zalmunna? To whom is he referring? (6.2)
“Where are the men whom you killed at
Tabor?” His family who was hiding in the
caves of Mt. Tabor mentioned in Judges 6.1 – 2.
29. What
order does Gideon now give to his first-born son?
To kill Zebah and Zalmunna.
30. What
was Jether’s reaction? Why?
He failed to comply. He was young and afraid.
31. What
does Gideon now do? What did he take?
He rose up and killed Zebah and
Zalmunna. He took the crescent ornaments
that were on the neck of their camels.
32. How
does the Holy Spirit remember Gideon?
(Hebrews 11)
Gideon is in the
“Hall of Faith.”
