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Bible Quiz # 53 The Book of Judges (Chapters 11-15) ANSWERS
- How does Jephthah try to resolve the conflict with the Ammonites at first? - He sends messengers to reason with the king of Ammon, attempting a peaceful diplomatic solution
- What vow does Jephthah make to the Lord? - He vows that if God grants victory, he will offer as a burnt offering whatever comes out of his house to meet him when he returns.
- How long did Jephthah judge Israel? - Six years.
- What was unique about Samson's birth? - His mother was barren until an angel of the Lord announced she would bear a special child.
- What does it mean that Samson was a Nazirite from birth? - He was set apart to God, and three restrictions applied: 1. No cutting his hair. 2. No drinking wine of strong drink. 3. No touching anything unclean.
- What is the significance of the angel ascending in the flame of the altar? - It revealed that the messenger was no ordinary man but a divine being, leading Manoah to fear they had seen God.
- What does it mean that Samson's desire was "from the Lord"? - God intended to use the situation to create conflict with the Philistines and begin Israel's deliverance.
- How does Samson kill the lion? - The Spirit of the Lord rushed upon him and he tore the lion apart with his bare hands.
- Samson destroyed the Philistines' crops by using: - A torch in foxes' tails
- Samson was allowed to cut his hair because he was a Nazirite only temporarily. - False, He was a Nazirite from birth.
Thank you to the following for participating:
Michelle Tholen, Judy & Roland Brannon, Susan Legendre, Carlo Streva,Jr., Kenny Zimmer, Julia Hepler, Barry Clark, Alberta LeBlanc, Theresa Babin, Brenda Nelson, Sammy & Cindy Viola, Lois Bosworth, Christina Wallace, Geneva Alcina, M. Hebert, and Mary Jo Beadle
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