Old Testament Tales - Times of the Judges
1. What does the Bible mean by judge in the book of Judges? 2. What was a Baal? 3. What was an Asherah? 4. Who was the first Judge in the book of Judges? 5. Why was it important that Ehud was left-handed? 6. What was Gideon’s fleece? 7. Who was the first “king” in Israel? 8. What was the Tower of Shechem? 9. What was Jephthah’s vow? 10. When was a lisp important? The book of Judges opens with the conquest of southern Canaan and destruction of Jerusalem. Further north, the other Israelite tribes gain hold of the hill country but can’t conquer the cities of the plains since they’re protected by armies with chariots (Judges 1). Unable to separate themselves completely from their enemies, God’s people begin to mix their religion with that of the locals. Ba’al was a title meaning “Lord” and could be applied to divine or human rulers, including God, but came to mean a false god in the time of judges. Names such as Jerubbaal (a name given to the judge Gideon) in the Bible began to be changed...