There is a lot to cover with your Bible class in the book of Judges! This crossword puzzle will help you go through all of the Judges to learn a little bit more about each one. This is a great activity to review all of the Judges at the end of a series of Bible lessons or it is a great one to do at home for further review throughout the week.
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Crossword Questions
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2. The eleventh judge of Israel judged for 8 years. He had 40 sons and 30 grandsons. (Judges 12:13-15)
4. The eighth judge was a Gileadite and mighty warrior. He trusted God and was victorious over the Ammonites. (Judges 11)
7. The twelfth judge of Israel who was a Nazirite from birth and had great strength. He judged for 20 years and defeated many Philistines until a woman he
loved tricked him. (Judges 13-16)
9. This man was not a judge but the men of Shechem made him king. He ruled for 3 years and did evil things. (Judges 9)
12. The seventh judge was a Gileadite who judged for 22 years. He had 30 sons who rode on 30 donkeys and had 30 cities. (Judges 10:3-5)
14. He was the first judge and the younger brother of Caleb. He went to war for the people and judged for 40 years. (Judges 3:9-11)
16. God was with this mighty man of valor. The Lord led him and an army of 300 men to defeat the Midianites. (Judges 6-8)
17. This woman prayed desperately for a child. When God gave her a child, she named him Samuel and dedicated him to the Lord. (1 Samuel 1)
18. The fourteenth and last judge of Israel was dedicated to the tabernacle when he was a child by his mother, Hannah. He also anointed the first kings of Israel,
Saul and David.
19. He was not a judge, but he led 10,000 men with judge Deborah to destroy the army of Sisera (Judges 4)
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1. The ninth judge of Israel was from Bethlehem and had 30 sons and 30 daughters. He judged for 7 years. (Judges 12:8-10)
3. She was the fourth judge of Israel and the only female judge. She heard the people’s problems under a palm tree and judged them for 40 years. (Judges 4-5)
5. The sixth judge was a man of Issachar who lived in Ephraim. He ruled for 23 years. (Judges 10:1-2)
6. The woman who Samson loved who tricked him into telling her that shaving his head would make him weak. (Judges 16)
8. We don’t know how long the third judge of Israel served, but we know he killed 600 Philistines with an ox goad (Judges 3:31)
10. The tenth judge of Israel was a Zebulunite who judged for 10 years. (Judges 12:11-12)
11. The thirteenth judge of Israel had sons that were wicked before the Lord. This man judged for 40 years and trained up Samuel.
13. This leader died at age 110. After he and the elders of the time died there arose a generation who did not know the Lord’s work and they turned to othergods (Judges 2:6-10)
15. The second judge of Israel who killed King Eglon with a sword then judged for 80 years (Judges 3:12-30)
