Faith, Failure and a Phenomenal God (Book of Judges)

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1. By the time we get to the minor judges in this Book, we find that Israel's leaders are now

    a) becoming much more humble.

    b) acting like an aristocracy and acquiring the trappings of kingship.

    c) learning how best to lead God's people.

2. Our background, skills, training and personality traits are all determining factors when it comes to being called and used by God.

    a) True.

    b) False.

3. One of the factors that led God's people further into a downward spiral of distress was their lack of gratitude.

    a) True.

    b) False.

4. The difference between repentance and regret is that repentance involves confession and action.

    a) True.

    b) False.

5. In the first stage of Jephthah's career he is described as

    a) a strong leader.

    b) a negotiator.

    c) a social outcast.

6. Jephthah's outlaw stage was a valuable learning time because he learned military strategy, leadership and knowing God.

    a) True.

    b) False.

7. Jephthah's negotiation with the Ammonite king revealed that Jephthah did not know much about Israel's history as recorded in the Book of Numbers.

    a) True.

    b) False.

8. In his encounter with the Ammonite king, Jephthah argued that the king should check his

    a) military strategy, financial accounts and memory.

    b) history, theology and logic.

    c) math, intuition and circumstances.

9. Our claims as Christians rest solidly on

    a) our training and experience.

    b) our church background.

    c) history and truth.

10. In the cooperative effort between God and Jephthah which produced victory, the emphasis remains strongly on Jephthah's role as judge.

    a) True.

    b) False.

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