Judges Complete Bible Quiz — Chapters 1 to 21 Flashcards

#1

Which judge defeated the Moabites and is remembered for using a left-handed surprise attack?

📖 Judges 3:15-30

#2

How many men did Gideon start with before God reduced his army to 300 for the battle against the Midianites?

📖 Judges 7:2-7

#3

What judge was raised up to deliver Israel from Jabin, king of Canaan, and worked alongside the prophetess Deborah?

📖 Judges 4:1-24

#4

Which judge made a vow to God concerning whoever came out of his house first to greet him after a military victory?

📖 Judges 11:30-40

#5

What was the primary source of Samson's supernatural strength according to the book of Judges?

📖 Judges 13:5, 16:17

#6

Which Philistine woman did Samson fall in love with in Gaza, and what was her role in his downfall?

📖 Judges 16:4-20

#7

What event at the end of Judges Chapter 21 left the tribe of Benjamin without wives, requiring a creative solution from the other tribes?

📖 Judges 19:1-21:25

#8

How many judges are explicitly named and recorded as major deliverers of Israel in the book of Judges?

📖 Judges 3:7-16:31

#2

32,000

Gideon initially had 32,000 men, but God instructed him to reduce the army first to 10,000 (those who were afraid) and then to 300 (those who drank water in a specific way) to ensure Israel would trust God rather than their own strength (Judges 7:2-7).

Judges 7:2-7

#1

Ehud

Ehud was a left-handed judge who assassinated King Eglon of Moab by presenting a tribute and then striking him with a hidden dagger (Judges 3:12-30).

Judges 3:15-30

#4

Jephthah

Jephthah made a rash vow that whoever came out to meet him first after defeating the Ammonites would be given to the Lord as a burnt offering; tragically, his daughter was the first to greet him (Judges 11:30-40).

Judges 11:30-40

#3

Barak

Barak, a military commander, was called by the prophetess Deborah to lead Israel against Jabin's oppressive rule and his commander Sisera (Judges 4:1-24).

Judges 4:1-24

#6

Delilah; she discovered the secret of his strength

Delilah was a Philistine woman whom Samson loved; she repeatedly coaxed him to reveal the source of his strength and eventually discovered it was his hair, which she then had cut, leading to his capture (Judges 16:4-20).

Judges 16:4-20

#5

His Nazirite vow and uncut hair

Samson was set apart as a Nazirite before birth, and his supernatural strength was directly connected to his vow not to cut his hair; when Delilah cut his hair, his strength departed (Judges 13:5, 16:17).

Judges 13:5, 16:17

#8

Twelve

Twelve major judges are explicitly recorded in Judges: Othniel, Ehud, Shamgar, Deborah and Barak, Gideon, Tola, Jair, Jephthah, Ibzan, Elon, Abdon, and Samson (Judges 3:7-16:31).

Judges 3:7-16:31

#7

A civil war triggered by the crime at Gibeah

The crime committed at Gibeah (the rape and murder of a Levite's concubine in Chapter 19) led to civil war where the other tribes nearly wiped out the tribe of Benjamin, leaving them without wives (Judges 19:1-21:25).

Judges 19:1-21:25

#9

Which judge defeated 600 Philistines using an unconventional weapon?

📖 Judges 3:31

#10

What does the recurring phrase 'the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord' signal at the beginning of each judge's narrative in Judges?

📖 Judges 2:11, 3:7, 4:1, 6:1, 10:6, 13:1

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#10

The beginning of a cycle of oppression and deliverance

This recurring phrase introduces the cyclical pattern throughout Judges: Israel sins, God allows oppression, Israel cries out, God raises a judge to deliver them (Judges 2:11, 3:7, 4:1, 6:1, 10:6, 13:1).

Judges 2:11, 3:7, 4:1, 6:1, 10:6, 13:1

#9

Shamgar with an oxgoad

Shamgar was a judge who killed 600 Philistines with an oxgoad, delivering Israel during a time of oppression (Judges 3:31).

Judges 3:31

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