Sefer Shoftim - Perek 1-3

Who wrote Sefer Shoftim?

• David

• Moshe

• Yehoshua

• Shmuel

Unlike in Sefer Yehoshua, the Jews _________.

• no long had one central leader

• did not communicate directly with Hashem

• did not live in Israel

• did not collect Man

Over how many years did Sefer Shoftim take place?

• 28 years

• 1 year

• 100 years

• 355 years

Why did the Jews begin a cycle of sin that didn't end once Yehoshua died?

• Because they wanted to go back to Egypt

• Because they didn't rid the land of idol worship

• Because they were sick of being good

• Because they missed Moshe

When a Jewish Shofet died, what happened to the Jewish people?

• They started sinning

• They had a party

• They appointed a new leader

• They went to shul

Why would Hashem eventually send the Jewish people a Shofet (a judge) to save them?

• Because the Jews worshipped idols

• Because they won a lottery

• Because they cried out to Hashem

• Because they were sick

Who was the first Shofet after Yehoshua?

• Ehud ben Gera

• Calev ben Yefuneh

• Otniel Ben Kenaz

• Rashi

Who was the second Shofet after him?

• Ehud ben Gera

• Eglon

• Moshe

• Calev ben Yefuneh

Who was the evil king of Moav who persecuted the Jews?

• Eglon

• Haman

• Achashverosh

• Pharaoh

How did Ehud trick Eglon?

• He gave him candy

• He told him he had a message for him from Hashem

• He dressed up as someone else

• He pretended to be a Moavite