8 - Gideon

Gideon was Israel's __________ judge.

• third

• fifth

• sixth

• seventh

Israel's enemy during the time of Gideon were the

• Moabites.

• Midianites.

• Jebusites.

• Amalekites.

The Midianites oppressed Israel by

• starving them

• stealing all of their crops

• setting up a Midianite government in Israel

• making the Israelites work as slaves.

Before fighting against the Midianites, God wanted Gideon to fight against

• idol worship

• Baal

• Joash

• Goliath

Who came up with the battle plan against the Midianites?

• Gideon

• God

Initially, Gideon enlisted the help of _______ soldiers.

• 1,000

• 100,000

• 32,000

• 300

God shrank Gideon's army by

• letting "fearful" soldiers go home

• dismissing soldiers who drank water from the stream face first

With such a small army, Gideon may have been worried. How did God reassure Gideon before sending him to battle?

• a face-to-face pep-talk

• making the fleece wet and the ground dry

• allowing him to overhear a Midianite dream

• giving him many impressive weapons

What unusual weapons did the Israelite army use?

• lamps

• clay jars

• horns

• ox goads

Gideon divided his army into _____ companies.

• 3

• 10

• 12

• 2