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    Judges Bible — KJV Bible Study Guide

    A free 10-lesson Bible study guide on judges bible, drawn entirely from the King James Version. Each lesson opens with a study question, gives the verse reference, and offers a short teaching note. Use it for personal devotions, a small group, or a Sunday school class.

    The 10 lessons

    1. Lesson 1 · Judges 2 (KJV)

      What was the cycle in Judges?

      Answer: Sin, servitude, supplication, salvation

      Study note. The children of Israel did evil… the LORD delivered them into the hand of… they cried unto the LORD… the LORD raised up a deliverer.

      Read Judges 2 (KJV) →

    2. Lesson 2 · Judges 4:4 (KJV)

      Who was the only female judge?

      Answer: Deborah

      Study note. Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time.

      Read Judges 4:4 (KJV) →

    3. Lesson 3 · Judges 4:21 (KJV)

      Who killed Sisera with a nail of a tent?

      Answer: Jael

      Study note. Jael… took a nail of the tent, and took an hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the nail into his temples.

      Read Judges 4:21 (KJV) →

    4. Lesson 4 · Judges 7:4 (KJV)

      How many men did Gideon start with?

      Answer: 32,000

      Study note. The people that are with thee are too many… there were still too many.

      Read Judges 7:4 (KJV) →

    5. Lesson 5 · Judges 7:5 (KJV)

      How did God reduce Gideon's army?

      Answer: Those who lapped water like a dog

      Study note. Every one that lappeth of the water with his tongue, as a dog lappeth… three hundred men.

      Read Judges 7:5 (KJV) →

    6. Lesson 6 · Judges 7:18 (KJV)

      What did Gideon's men carry?

      Answer: Trumpets, empty pitchers, and lamps inside the pitchers

      Study note. When I blow with a trumpet… then blow ye the trumpets also on every side of all the camp, and say, The sword of the LORD, and of Gideon.

      Read Judges 7:18 (KJV) →

    7. Lesson 7 · Judges 11:31 (KJV)

      What vow did Jephthah make?

      Answer: To offer whatever came out first from his house to meet him

      Study note. Whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me… shall surely be the LORD'S, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering.

      Read Judges 11:31 (KJV) →

    8. Lesson 8 · Judges 16:17 (KJV)

      What was the secret of Samson's strength?

      Answer: His long hair / Nazarite vow

      Study note. There hath not come a razor upon mine head; for I have been a Nazarite unto God from my mother's womb.

      Read Judges 16:17 (KJV) →

    9. Lesson 9 · Judges 16:5 (KJV)

      Who betrayed Samson for money?

      Answer: Delilah

      Study note. Delilah said… Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth… and the lords of the Philistines brought up to her eleven hundred shekels of silver.

      Read Judges 16:5 (KJV) →

    10. Lesson 10 · Judges 21:25 (KJV)

      What is the closing refrain of Judges?

      Answer: Both

      Study note. In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.

      Read Judges 21:25 (KJV) →

    Key verses to memorize

    The passages this study returns to most often — pick one or two and commit them to memory this week.

    Discussion questions

    1. Which lesson in this study surprised you the most, and why?
    2. How does judges bible point us to Jesus Christ and the gospel?
    3. Pick one verse from the key passages above. How does it shape the way you will pray, read, or live this week?
    4. Who in your life could you share one of these truths with in the next seven days?