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

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1. The prevailing view of most modern societies is

    a) that morality is based on God's Word.

    b) there are absolute standards which define right and wrong.

    c) there are no absolute objective standards; everything is relative.

2. The first set of epilogue stories gave us insight into the spiritual anarchy of those times. The second set of stories gives us insight into

    a) the political anarchy of those times.

    b) the moral anarchy of those times.

    c) the economic anarchy of those times.

3. What was the Levite's concubine's home town?

    a) Bethlehem.

    b) Jerusalem.

    c) Gibeah.

4. Which town could the Levite and his concubine have stopped at but decided not to do so because it might be dangerous?

    a) Bethlehem.

    b) Jerusalem.

    c) Gibeah.

5. Which town did they end up staying in?

    a) Bethlehem.

    b) Jerusalem.

    c) Gibeah.

6. Why did the narrator of Judges use the literary device of building up tension in this story?

    a) He wanted to make the story more interesting.

    b) He wanted to arouse a sense of outrage in the readers.

    c) He wasn't a good writer and didn't know what else to do.

7. How many times did the father-in-law try to detain them from leaving?

    a) Five times.

    b) Seven times.

    c) Ten times.

8. Both the Levite and the nation of Israel had a calling but they were not exercising it.

    a) True.

    b) False.

9. The mention of Ramah in the story reminds us of which earlier Bible character?

    a) Eve.

    b) Deborah.

    c) Rachel.

10. The first breach of etiquette at Gibeah was

    a) no friendly people in the town square.

    b) no hospitality.

    c) no provision made for the care of donkeys.

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