Here is a comprehensive set of questions and answers for Judges chapters 1 to 10, suitable for Bible study, teaching, or personal reflection:
📘 Judges 1 – Israel’s Failure to Drive Out All the Canaanites
Q1: Why did Israel fail to drive out all the Canaanites?
A: Because they disobeyed God’s commands and compromised by living alongside the enemy instead of fully removing them (Judges 1:19, 21, 27–36).
Q2: What were the consequences of their disobedience?
A: The Canaanites became a snare, influencing Israel with idolatry and immorality.
📘 Judges 2 – The Cycle of Sin Begins
Q1: What is the “cycle of the judges”?
A: Sin → Oppression → Repentance → Deliverance → Peace → Repeat (Judges 2:11–19).
Q2: Why did a new generation not know the Lord?
A: The previous generation failed to teach their children, and they quickly forgot God’s mighty works (Judges 2:10).
📘 Judges 3 – First Judges: Othniel, Ehud, Shamgar
Q1: Who was the first judge, and what did he do?
A: Othniel, who delivered Israel from the king of Mesopotamia (Judges 3:9–11).
Q2: How did Ehud defeat King Eglon?
A: Ehud used his left hand to conceal a sword and surprise Eglon, killing him privately (Judges 3:15–22).
Q3: What is notable about Shamgar?
A: He killed 600 Philistines with an oxgoad, showing God can use unconventional people and tools (Judges 3:31).
📘 Judges 4 – Deborah and Barak
Q1: Who was Deborah?
A: A prophetess and judge who led Israel spiritually and militarily (Judges 4:4–5).
Q2: Why did Barak refuse to go to battle without Deborah?
A: He lacked confidence and wanted her presence as a sign of God’s guidance (Judges 4:8).
Q3: Who ultimately killed Sisera?
A: Jael, a woman, drove a tent peg through his head while he slept (Judges 4:21).
📘 Judges 5 – Song of Deborah
Q1: What is the purpose of the song in this chapter?
A: To celebrate God’s victory and remember those who obeyed and those who failed to help (Judges 5:1–31).
Q2: What does it say about Jael?
A: She is praised as “most blessed among women” for her courage (Judges 5:24).
📘 Judges 6 – Gideon’s Call
Q1: What was Gideon doing when the angel appeared to him?
A: Threshing wheat in a winepress to hide it from the Midianites (Judges 6:11).
Q2: Why did Gideon doubt God’s presence?
A: He questioned why Israel was suffering if God was truly with them (Judges 6:13).
Q3: What sign did Gideon ask for?
A: He used a fleece to confirm God’s will twice (Judges 6:36–40).
📘 Judges 7 – Gideon’s 300 Men
Q1: Why did God reduce Gideon’s army?
A: So Israel couldn’t boast that the victory was by their own strength (Judges 7:2).
Q2: How did they defeat the Midianites?
A: With trumpets, jars, torches, and God causing panic among the enemy (Judges 7:19–22).
📘 Judges 8 – Gideon’s Victory and the Golden Ephod
Q1: How did Gideon respond to the people’s desire to make him king?
A: He refused, saying the Lord should rule over them (Judges 8:23).
Q2: What was the problem with the ephod Gideon made?
A: It became an idol and led Israel astray (Judges 8:27).
📘 Judges 9 – Abimelech’s Treachery
Q1: Who was Abimelech, and what did he do?
A: Gideon’s son, who killed his 70 brothers to become king (Judges 9:5).
Q2: What was Jotham’s warning?
A: A parable about trees choosing a king, warning of Abimelech’s unworthiness (Judges 9:7–20).
Q3: How did Abimelech die?
A: A woman dropped a millstone on his head, and his armor-bearer finished him off (Judges 9:53–54).
📘 Judges 10 – Tola, Jair, and Israel’s Repentance
Q1: Who were Tola and Jair?
A: Judges who led Israel peacefully for 23 and 22 years, respectively (Judges 10:1–5).
Q2: What gods did Israel serve, and what did God do in response?
A: They served many foreign gods; God allowed them to be oppressed again (Judges 10:6–9).
Q3: Did God immediately deliver them when they repented?
A: No—He questioned their sincerity, but eventually showed compassion (Judges 10:10–16).