Judges 8

What did people of epheiam ask Gideon after capturing zeeb and oreb

Why didn’t you send for us when you first went out to fight the Midianites?”

What did Gideon reply?

Aren't the gleanings of Ephraim's grapes better than the entire harvest of my little clan of Abiezer?"

What are the names of the 2 kings of Midian

• Zebah

• Zalmunna

What town does Gideon go to ask for food first?

Succoth

What did the leaders of succoth reply?

Capture Zebah and Zalmunna first

What does Gideon tell the leaders of Succoth ?

He’ll tear their flesh with thorns and briers of the wilderness.

What’s the second town Gideon goes to

Peniel

What does a Gideon tell the leaders at Peniel?

He’ll tear down their tower when he arrives safely

Where did the kings of midian go?

Karkor

How many men had fallen and how many were left of the allied armies of the ____

120,000. 15,000 and east

How does Gideon sneak up on them at karkor

He follows the caravan route east of nobah and jogbehah

How does Gideon return from battle after capturing kings?

Through Here’s Pass

How many elders and officials did Succoth have.

77

What did Gideon ask the kings Zebah And Zalmunna

What were the men at Tabor like.

What did the kings reply?

“They were like you and all had the look of a kings son”

What does Gideon swear

He swears that if they had spared them then, he would spare them now.

Why doesn’t his oldest son ____ kill the kings

Jether, doesn’t draw his sword because he is only a boy and afraid.

What do the kings tell Gideon?

“Be a man and kill us yourself” Gideon Does

What does he take from the kings?

The royal ornaments from the necks of their camels

What do the Israelites ask Gideon to do?

They ask him to become their king and start a dynasty

What does Gideon respond?

The lord will rule over you

What does he ask the men of his army for and why do they have them?

He asks them for Gold earring from their plunder and they have them as the Ishmealites wore them

After they lay a ____ on the floor how much gold did they have

Cloak, 43 pounds

What does the 43 pounds not include

• Royal Ornaments

• Purple clothing

• Camel neck chains

• Pendants

What does Gideon use the gold to make? And Where does he put it?

Sacred Ephod, his hometown Ophrah

What do the Israelites do to themselves

Prostituted themselves by worshipping it; it becomes a trap for Gideon and his family

How many sons does Gideon have and why

70 and because he had many wives

Gideon has a concubine in _____ and has a son called ______

Shechem, Abimelech

The midianites never recover and for the rest of Gideon’s life there is what?

Peace in the land and Gideon’s 40 years.

What happens to Gideon when he dies and how does he die?

He was buried in the grave of his father, Joash, at Ophrah in the land of the clan of Abiezer.

What happens as soon as Gideon dies?

Make Berith- Baal their God and forget the lord and Gideon’s family