Gideon Bible Quiz for Kids Flashcards

#1

What was Gideon threshing wheat to hide from when the angel of the Lord appeared to him?

📖 Judges 6:11

#2

What did Gideon ask the angel to do to prove that God was truly calling him?

📖 Judges 6:17-21

#3

What was the test of the fleece that Gideon asked God to perform?

📖 Judges 6:36-40

#4

How many men did Gideon start with when God called him to gather an army against the Midianites?

📖 Judges 7:3

#5

How many men did God reduce Gideon's army to before the final battle against the Midianites?

📖 Judges 7:7

#6

What unusual weapons did Gideon's three hundred men use to defeat the Midianites?

📖 Judges 7:16-20

#7

What sign did God tell Gideon to look for to know that He would help defeat the Midianites?

📖 Judges 7:9-14

#8

What did Gideon's name mean, and who gave it to him?

📖 Judges 6:32

#2

Bring him food and a sign with fire

Gideon asked the angel to wait while he prepared a offering, and then the angel touched the meat and bread with his staff, causing fire to consume it—a sign that confirmed God's calling.

Judges 6:17-21

#1

The Midianites

Gideon was hiding from the Midianites, who were oppressing Israel by stealing their crops and livestock. The angel found him threshing wheat in a winepress to keep it hidden from the Midianites.

Judges 6:11

#4

Thirty-two thousand

Gideon gathered thirty-two thousand men from Israel, but God told him the army was too large and had him send men home so God could receive all the glory for the victory.

Judges 7:3

#3

He asked for dew on the fleece while the ground stayed dry, and then the opposite

Gideon put a fleece on the ground and asked God to make dew fall on the fleece while keeping the ground dry, then reversed the test. Both signs happened exactly as Gideon asked, confirming God's promise.

Judges 6:36-40

#6

Trumpets, jars, and torches

Gideon's men carried trumpets and clay jars with burning torches inside them. When they broke the jars and blew the trumpets, the noise and light confused the Midianites, and they defeated themselves in the chaos.

Judges 7:16-20

#5

Three hundred

God told Gideon to send most of his men home and kept only three hundred soldiers, so that Israel would know the victory came from God, not from their own strength.

Judges 7:7

#8

One who cuts down, given by God through a prophet

Gideon's name means 'one who cuts down' or 'one who hews,' referring to his role in cutting down idolatry and enemies of God. While his birth name was Jerubbaal, meaning 'let Baal contend,' God's work through him gave meaning to his name.

Judges 6:32

#7

A victory in Gideon's secret visit to the Midianite camp with his servant Purah

God told Gideon to go down to the Midianite camp with his servant Purah and listen to what the enemies were saying. When Gideon heard a man tell his friend about a dream showing Gideon's bread defeating the Midianites, Gideon worshiped God, knowing victory was certain.

Judges 7:9-14

#9

What did Gideon tear down as his first act of obedience to God?

📖 Judges 6:25-26

#10

After defeating the Midianites, what did some men from Israel ask Gideon to do?

📖 Judges 8:22-23

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#10

Become their king

After Gideon's great victory, the men of Israel asked him to rule over them and be their king, saying his son and grandsons should rule after him. However, Gideon refused, saying only God should be their ruler.

Judges 8:22-23

#9

His father's altar to Baal and the Asherah pole beside it

God commanded Gideon to tear down his father's altar to Baal and cut down the Asherah pole beside it, then build an altar to the Lord instead. This was a bold act of faith and obedience that prepared Gideon for the larger battles ahead.

Judges 6:25-26

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