6 - Deborah

The third oppressors of the nation of Israel were the ____________.

• Amalekites

• Canaanites

• Jebusites

• Moabites

Because the Canaanites had previous occupied the promised land, they were __________ over the land they had lost and were hungry for revenge against the Israelites.

• happy

• angry

Canaan was

• a country with one capital and one king.

• many city-states with many kings.

It is ironic that the Canaanites became Israel's oppressors because

• they served many fake gods and Israel's was the one true God.

• Israel was supposed to have driven them out of the land completely.

• Canaan was divided under many kings, and Israel's one king was God.

• the Canaanites were poor.

Jabin's military commander was

• Joshua

• Sisera

• Balak

• Barak

We can assume Jabin's army was strong because they had

• 900 chariots and horsemen

• Deborah

• 10,000 soldiers

• weapons

Deborah was

• a prophetess

• a wife

• a judge

• a military leader

Deborah enlisted _________ to be her military leader.

• Balak

• Barak

• Sisera

• Himal

Who gets the credit for Israel's victory?

• Balak because of his great military strategy and bravery in hand-to-hand combat.

• Jael, because of her gruesome defeat of King Jabin's military leader.

• God, because he caused a storm to flood the Kishon River and make the chariots stuck in the mud.

• Deborah, because she inspired the Israelites to rise up against the Canaanites.

After an amazing victory, the Israelites

• praise God through song

• condemned those who didn't help fight

• lived peacefully for 40 years

• thank the Amalekites for their help