Judges - For Older Children (Discussion Questions)

Read Judges 1:1-3:31

• How long after Joshua did it take the Israelites to forget God?
• What caused them to forget God?
• Is trying to please a family member a good reason to ignore God?
• Did God forget His children?
• To whom did God speak? [Othniel]
• To whom was Othniel related? [Caleb, one of the two spies rewarded with part of the Promised Land]
• Did the people listen to judge Othniel? [yes]
• Who was Ehud? [He was considered the second deliverer or judge]
• Why did Ehud come to the rescue?
• Which king did Ehud destroy?
• To which tribe did Ehud belong? [Benjamin]
• For how many years were the Israelites free from their enemies after Ehud delivered them? [80 years]