Answer: Eglon
Judges 3:12-30. Eglon was the king of Moab who conquered Israel for 18 years. Ehud, from the tribe of Benjamin did not seem likely to be a hero. However, the Israelites were liberated when Ehud killed Eglon and led Israel to defeat Moab. Ehud also governed the longest of all the judges, 80 years!
From Quiz: Judges, Revival Story of the Bible
Answer: He would be put to death
As it says in Judges 21:5, anyone who did not go up with Israel to fight would be "put to death!" No wonder they all went up "as one man" to fight Benjamin (Judges 20:7)! Of course, someone didn't go up with them, but that is matter for another question.
From Quiz: The Benjamite War
Answer: Benjamin
Judges 3:15 says that Ehud was a Benjamite. It's interesting that God would choose a man from the smallest tribe (Numbers 1) to accomplish great things.
From Quiz: Old Testament Judges
Answer: Sisera
Judges 4:7 "And I will draw unto thee to the river Kishon Sisera, the captain of Jabin's army, with his chariots and his multitude; and I will deliver him into thine hand." Sisera was a cruel man who ruled the Israelites for about twenty years.
From Quiz: Don't Judge the "Book of Judges" by Its Cover
Answer: Who was Othniel?
Judges 1:12-13 Othniel took the challenge and defeated Kirjathsepher. He also became the first judge to lead Israel.
From Quiz: Judges Jeopardy
Answer: Saviors
The judges were, at a minimum, people who delivered (or saved) Israel from its oppressors. Many of them also served as rulers of the people.
From Quiz: Judges
Answer: Ehud
Ehud was left-handed, a trait that was considered a handicap at this time. God used his left-handedness to bring victory to the Israelites. He ruled in conjunction with Shamgar. His period is detailed in Judges 3:12-31.
From Quiz: When the Judges Ruled Israel
Answer: 110
Judges 2:8. After Joshua's death, the children of Israel began to sin. Thus beginning the era of the Judges.
From Quiz: BT: the Period of the Judges
Answer: Shamgar
Judges 3:31, "After Ehud came Shamgar son of Anath, who struck down six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad. He too saved Israel."
An oxgoad is a farmers tool for getting ox to move. It was usually about 8 feet long and had a pointy end. In desperate times, they were sometimes used as spears.
From Quiz: Judges, Revival Story of the Bible
Answer: That they give up the guilty men
According to Judges 20:12-13, the Israelites demanded that the Benjamites give over the guilty men so that they could be executed. The Benjamites refused (Judges 20:13) and formed their own army to fight against Israel (Judges 20:14).
From Quiz: The Benjamite War
