(Tell Stories 8, 9 and 10 in Part Second.)
1. Did the Ĭs̝´ra-el-ītes keep the promise which they had made to serve the Lord only? No, they forgot God, and served idols.
2. What came upon them because of their sins? They fell under the power of their enemies.
3. Who many times brought the people back to God, and set them free from their enemies? Rulers who were called Judges.
4. How many of these "judges" in turn ruled over the Ĭs̝´ra-el-ītes? Fifteen.
5. Who was the first of the judges? Ŏth´nĭ-el.
6. What one of the judges was a woman? Dĕb´o-rah, the fourth judge.
7. What did Dĕb´o-rah do for the Ĭs̝´ra-el-ītes? She led them to a great victory over the Cā´năan-ītes.
8. Who was the greatest of all the judges? Ḡĭd´e-on, the fifth judge.
9. What did Ḡĭd´e-on do for the people? He won victories over the Mĭd´ĭ-an-ītes.
10. Who helped Ḡĭd´e-on to win his first great victory? A band of three hundred brave men.