Bible

Judges

Unelected, non hereditary leaders appointed to deliver God's people

Apostasy

Rejecting ones beliefs

Repentance

To change, or turn around

Ox-goad

Long stick used for prodding animals

Prophetess

Female messenger that speaks by divine inspiration

Gleaning

Gathering leftover crops that the Lord required to leave for the poor

Guardian-Redeemer

Relative that voluntarily assumes responsibility for extended family

Threshing floor

Place where grain was separated from harvested wheat

Nazarite Vow

Vow of separation from the world and devotedness to services of God (numbers 6: 1-2)

Othniel

1st judge, served 40 years

Ehud

Served 80 years, left handed, deliverer from eglon, stabbed his fat

Eglon

King of moabites, stabbed in the belly, fat closed over the sword

Shamgar

Defeated 600 philistines with an ox-goad, only 2 verses about him

Deborah

Served Israel for 40 years, prophetess, only female judge out of 15, worked with Barak

Gideon

Served 40 years, destroyed idols, called to deliver God's people from the Midianites, went from 32,000 men to 300, the 300 men defeated 135,000 Midianites

Baal

Canaanite god of fertility/agriculture

Asherah

Canaanite goddess of fertility, asherah pole is the symbol the goddess

Abimelech

son of Gideon; takes over kingdom (1st self proclaimed king) ; kills siblings so that they don't inherit the throne, except he didnt kill jotham, 1/70 brothers, ;ed Israel 3 years,

Jephtah

Served 60 years, son of a harlot, defeated Ammonites, saw his daughter first, so had to sacrifice her

Samson

Nazarite, incredible strength, killed 1000 philistines with donkey jawbone, killed a lion with bare hands

Sisera

Killed by Jael with a wooden peg, enemy of Israel

Ruth

DIL of naomi, married Boaz, lineage of Jesus

Naomi

MIL of Ruth, both sons (Mahlon and Kelion) died, husband (elimelech) died

Orpah

DIL of naomi, didnt stay with naomi, went to Moab

Boaz

Guardian redeemer

Jesse

King David's father

Facts about judges

2nd book of history, author is rumored to be Samuel, setting: Canaan, theme: deliverance

1st record of what event in Israel's history

Civil war

What events marked the beginning and end of the period of judges?

Joshuas death-Israel's monarchy

How many years are covered in the book

325 years

How many judges in this book and how many in total

13, and 15 in total (2 in another book)

Besides being a judge, what was Deborahs other job?

Prophetess

What is gideons alias?

Jerusalem-Baal ("let Baal contend")

Describe gideons test to determine Gods will

Wet the ground, bu let the fleece be dry and let the ground be dry, but the fleece be wet

How may men did he use to defeat the Midianites? How did God narrow down the army?

300 and whoever lapped like dogs when drinking water went home

Gideon's son that became a Judge

Abimelech

Judge that was a son of a harlot. What was his vow?

Jephthah- sacrifice 1st person or thing e sees when he gets home if God let him win the war against the ammonites

Restrictions of Nazarite vow

Can't cut hair, no grape products, dont touch dead things

Ways that Samson demonstrated his strength

Killed lion w/ bare hands, killed 1000 philisitines

Why was samsons hair so long

Nazarite vow

How did Samson kill so many philistines

Donkey jawbone and knocked pillars to a building down

Facts about book of Ruth

3rd book of history, author was possible Samuel, time was 1375-1050, theme was faithfulness

Mega theme of the book

Faithfulness

Amount of time covered in the book

10 years

Why did elimelech and fam move to Moab

Famine

2 women that married elimelechs sons

Orpah and Ruth

How did Ruth and Naomi get food in Bethlehem?

Boaz at the threshing floor

Number of times guardian redeemer was mentioned in book of Ruth

13 times

Sign that Ruth gave to Boaz that he was her Guardian-Redeemer

Lied at boazs feet

What issue did Boaz have to resolve before marrying Ruth

Redeem his rights as an Israelite

Ruths son, grandson, and great grandson

Obed, Jesse, David

How many Old Testament women are mentioned in Jesus' lineage

4