Judith 1&2

Book of Judith

Meditation verse for the book of Judith Chapter 1 & 2:

The Book of Judith is one of The Deuterocanonical Books. This book is the story of a woman, Judith, who was able to rescue the people of God. Judith represents a widow, who lived her life in a strong relationship with God.

In Chapter 1: We see How Nebuchadnezzar, The king of Assyrians, fought against a strong king, Arphaxad, and prevailed over him and how later Nebuchadnezzar started to feel pride and arrogance. He started to elevate himself and consider himself “god” of the world. We see how he started to send messengers to all the cities to let the people over there to submit to him and exalt him and how they all contradicted and sent these messengers back and rejected them without honor. We also see how Nebuchadnezzar started to get so angry against all that land and decided to destroy all of these cities.

In Chapter 2: We see how Nebuchadnezzar, started his plan to destroy the cities and avenge himself, and put all the earth to his authority. So he called all the native leaders and notified them about what he thought. Then he called Holofernes, the leader of his military to start his plan to destroy these cities. We notice also in this chapter; how strong this army was and how they were able to open and destroy many cities easily.

 

1.     “ God is our refuge and …….,A very present help in …… “ Psalm 46: 1

• Strength, trouble

• weak, Joy

Fill in the blank: “In facts, at its corners, each side was extended for the space of ______ feet. And he set its gates according to the height of the ______.” (Verse 3)

• Fifty; House

• Thirty; Kingdom

• Ten; Palace

• Twenty; Towers

Who did Nebuchadnezzar fight against? (Verse 5)

• Arphaxad

• Israel

• Egypt

• Palestine

The small plain is called “Ragae”. (Verse 6)

• True

• False

What did Nebuchadnezzar send throughout the region? (Verse 11)

• Spies

• Slaves

• Messengers

• Soldiers

Fill in the blank: “And he called all the native leaders, and all the commanders and his officers of war, and he met with them in his ______ council.” (Verse 2)

• Important

• Secret

• Small

• Big

“And when this saying pleased them all, king Nebuchadnezzar called Holofernes, the leader of his military.” (Verse 4)

• True

• False

Which side were the kingdoms that they went against? (Verse 5)

• North

• South

• East

• West

Fill in the blank: “And he set out, he and all the army, with the four-horse chariots, and horsemen, archers. And they covered the face of the earth like ________.” (Verse 11)

• Locusts

• Bugs

• Soldiers

• Angels

“And the joy of them fell upon all the inhabitants of the land.” (Verse 18)

• True

• False