The Lord Calls Gibeon
Questions for Study 6

Judges 6:1-40
Memory Verse: 6:1

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I. You Did Not Listen to Me (6:1-10)

1. What did yet another generation do and how did the Lord respond? (1) What would it be like to be forced out of your home to live in a cave? (2) What can be learn by the ever increasing oppression when Israel sinned?

2. How did the Lord use Israel's enemies to turn their hearts to him? (3-4) What happened that this generation finally had to call out to the Lord for help? (5-6) What does this say about people, even those who have had parents who served the Lord?

3. When the Israelites cried out to the Lord what did he do? (7-8a) What history lesson did he give? (8b-10a) What can we learn about the Lord who teaches why troubles come to his people? (10b)

II. I Have Seen the Angel of the Lord Face to Face (6:11-24)

4. What must it have been like for Gibeon when the angle of the Lord came to him? (11-12) Even though the prophet had told Israel why they were in such a terrible situation what did Gibeon say? (13-14) How did the Lord correct Gibeon's small-faith thinking? (15-16)

5. What reassuring act did Gibeon request of the Lord? (17-19) What does the fact that the angel received Gibeon's sacrifice tell us about his identity? (20-21) What can we learn about the Lord Jesus who appeared as an angel?

6. Why was Gibeon suddenly filled with fear? (22) What kind words did the Lord give Gibeon? (23) How is Jesus our peace? (24)

III. Gibeon called Jerub-Baal (6:25-40)

7. What challenging mission did the Lord give Gibeon? (25-26) What can we learn about Gibeon from the way he chose to obey the Lord? (27) How are we often like Gibeon with the tasks that the Lord Jesus gives us?

8. Why would Gibeon's act go unnoticed? (28-29) How did Gideon get his nickname? (30-32) Does God ever ask people to kill to defend his name an honor? (Luke 9:52-56)

9. Who enabled Gideon to get the people ready for battle? (33-35) Is this how the Spirit works today? (Romans 15:13; John 15:26, 16:7-15; and 1 Peter 4:6)

10. Was the test Gideon did righteous? (36-38) What did he have to do to ensure it was God working? (39-40) In what similar way should we test spirits? (1 John 4:1-6)