WorksheetsJudges and Ruth
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 27mins
When the tribes of Judah and Simeon fought the Canaanites, what did they do to Adoni-bezek?
Hung him
Cut off his thumbs and big toes
Took him as a prisoner
Killed him with the sword
How old was Joshua when he died?
100 years old
150 years old
110 years old
135 years old
As an instrument of God, what did Ehud do to Eglon, King of Moab?
Make him king of Israel
Thrust a dagger into his fat stomach
Honor him with gifts from the children of Israel
Pronounce a blessing of long life upon him
What general refused to go into battle unless accompanied by a woman?
Barak
Beorn
Joash
Joab
According to Deborah, the prophetess, who would receive the glory for Sisera's death?
Barak
A child
A prince
A woman
During the time of Judges in Israel, which woman did God raise up to be a judge?
Ruth
Tamar
Deborah
Miriam
Why was a blessing pronounced upon Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, in the book of Judges?
She took a peg and hammered it into Sisera's head
She cursed the people of Meroz
She was a great encouragement to Barak
She hid Barak from his pursuers
Who threshed grain by a winepress?
Joshua
Gideon
Joseph
Asaph
Gideon son of Joash did what to test God to know if He would truly save Israel?
Drank from a river
Set a fleece in the dew
Ate Dinner
Blew a trumpet
What object did Gideon use to know whether God would save Israel?
A staff
Two stones
A sacrifice
A fleece
What did the Angel of the Lord say to Gideon when he appeared to him while he was threshing wheat in the winepress?
'Go with the strength you have, and rescue Israel from the Midianites. I am sending you!'
'I am sending judgment to Israel for worshiping the gods of the Amorites.'
'Wake up Deborah, and prepare to lead my people in battle.'
'Fear not the Midianites, for I will remove them from your midst.'
God said that Gideon had too many of what with him when he was going up against the Midians?
Israelites
Sinners
Livestock
Amalekites
How many Israelites did God use to win victory over the Midianites?
21000
100
10000
300
How did Gideon know which men to enlist in his army?
The men who lapped water by using a cup
The men who lapped water by putting their hand to their mouth
The men who lapped water when they were brought to the well
The men who lapped water while sitting down
What did Gideon say when the Israelites asked him to be their ruler?
He said he would not be their ruler, only the Lord would rule them
He said he would take the position as the Lord had given it to him
He said he would rule them only if Deborah would rule alongside him
He wanted his son to rule them
In the book of Judges, how did God payback Abimelech for the wrong he did to his father in murdering his seventy brothers?
He was killed by wild beasts
A prophet sent down fire from heaven upon him
He was thrust with a sword and didn't die so a woman struck him with a rock
A woman struck him with a rock breaking his skull but not killing him so a young man thrust his sword into him
A woman threw a millstone on his head and crushed him
As God's punishment to Israel for serving other gods, how long are they oppressed by the Philistines and the Ammonites?
25 Years
10 Years
18 Years
40 Years
Why did God give Sihon, King of the Amorites, and all his people into the hand of Israel when they were approaching the borders of the Promised Land?
Because Sihon would not allow Israel to pass through his land
Because Sihon captured some young Israelite women
Because Sihon stole the Ark of the Covenant
Because Sihon put a curse on the Israelites
When the men of Ephraim tried to cross the Jordan River, what word were they asked to say by the men of Gilead before crossing over?
Benoni
Abiasaph
Shibboleth
Bethmarcaboth
When the angel of the Lord came to Samson's mother announcing her pregnancy, what foods did he forbid her to eat?
Dairy products
Wine or unclean foods
Figs or pomegranates
Fish or poultry
Samson's riddle says: From the eater came forth ________ and from the strong came forth ________.
meat, sweetness
fruit, bitterness
honey, wine
meat, wine
What did Samson use to destroy Philistine cornfields?
Mice
Burning fox tails
Prayer
Crop dusting
What did Samson do with 300 foxes?
Sent them to destroy the Philistines' vineyards
Tied their tails together, set them on fire and released them into the Philistine's wheat fields
Skinned them and made fur coats for his girlfriend
Gave them as a prize to the Philistines who guessed his riddle
Who had strength because of his long hair?
(a)
When Delilah asked Samson "What makes you so strong?" which of these statements was NOT one of the answers he gave her?
'If someone ties me up with 7 new bowstrings that are not dried out, I will be like any other man'
'If they bind me with new ropes that have never been used, then I shall be as weak as any man'
If you weave my seven locks of hair into a loom, and make it tight with a peg, I will be as weak as any man'
If I drink wine or strong drink, I will become as weak as any other man
During the time of Judges in Israel, why did Micah want the Levite from Bethlehem to live with him?
To remove the curse his mother placed on him
So the blessing of the Lord would be upon his house
So he would have a Levite to be the priest at his personal shrine
So he would have protection from his enemies
What did the Levite who lived with Micah say to the five men from the tribe of Dan who asked about a word from the Lord?
The Lord has not sent you to this place, return to the land you have come from
You will take the land of Ephraim to be your inheritance
As you have taken from your own brethren, so it will be taken from you
Go in peace; for your way is before Jehovah
In the book of Judges, when the travelling Levite was staying at the house of an old man, what did certain men of the city do?
They pounded on the old man's door and demanded that the Levite be brought outside to have sex with them.
They asked to enter the house and enjoy the festivities with them
They asked the Levite for a word from the Lord
They brought their daughters to him in the hopes he would take one for a wife
When the children of Israel asked the Lord if they should fight their brothers from Benjamin because of an evil done to one of them, what did the Lord say?
"You shall not bear enmity toward your brethren."
"Go up against them."
"Vengeance is mine to repay, do not touch your brother."
"An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth"
How did the sons of Benjamin obtain wives to marry when they could not take wives from other tribes of Israel?
They took wives from surrounding nations
When the women of Shiloh were dancing, they grabbed a woman and carried her away
They married from their own tribe
They paid the Jebusites to kidnap women from Israelite tribes
In the order of books of the Old Testament, what book does Ruth come after?
Joshua
Kings
Judges
Genesis
What was the name of Ruth's mother-in-law?
Mary
Martha
Naomi
Sheba
Who was Ruth's first husband?
Either Mahlon or Chilion
Perez
Boaz
Elimelech
Obed
When Naomi and Ruth left Moab, to what city did they return?
Jerusalem
Shiloh
Bethlehem
Jabesh-Gilead
What was the name of Naomi's husband?
Elimelech
Benjamin
Hebron
Boaz
Why did Naomi and her husband go the land of Moab?
Slavery
Famine
The Lord's command
Disease
How is Ruth related to Naomi?
Sister in law
Mother
Friend
Daughter in law
Which daughter-in-law left Naomi, as she asked?
Ruth
Orpah
Priscilla
Winfrey
Mary
What does the name Mara mean?
Bitter
Humble
Sweet
Lonely
Which relative-in-law allowed Ruth to harvest his fields for an entire season?
Hezron
Perez
Boaz
John
Who was the kinsman of Naomi's husband living in Bethlehem?
Jehoboam
Boaz
Jesse
Elimelech
What did Ruth ask Naomi to let her do?
To work as a servant to Boaz
To beg for grain
To glean in the fields of Boaz
To marry Boaz
What was a crop Ruth harvested from Boaz's field?
Wheat
Berries
Corn
Flax
What did Boaz give Ruth to take to her mother-in-law?
Five measures of corn
Six measures of barley
Seven measures of wheat
Six measures of grain
What was Boaz doing the night that Naomi sent Ruth to him?
Dancing
Celebrating a wedding
Winnowing barley
Selling corn
What did Ruth wait for Boaz to do before going to him?
To eat and drink
To finish winnowing
To lie down
To sell the barley
What was the name of Ruth's second husband?
Barak
Perez
Joshua
Boaz
What was the name of Ruth and Boaz's son?
Jacob
Perez
Obed
Jesse
Ruth's son Obed was the grandfather of which important man?
David
Samuel
Obadiah
Jesse
What did his kinsman give to Boaz?
Barley
A shoe
Two goats
A wife
The elders asked that the Lord would make Ruth like which two women?
Sarah and Naomi
Miriam and Naomi
Judith and Miriam
Leah and Rachel
Who is Ruth's son?
Obed
Jesse
David
Boaz
